* Thanks to online calendars, e.g. Google Calendar.
* Thanks to Linux Exchange-compatible server, e.g.:
Open-Xchange Server 5: Groupware done the OSS way
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| IBM's Domino, and Microsoft Exchange are the two big names in this
| field, with Novell Groupwise right behind them. These 800-pound gorillas
| have everything you need, but the flip side is the high costs of
| installation, and the need for experienced people to keep everything
| running smoothly.
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http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/08/1356258&from=rss
Newly Developed Open Source Adapter Opens for Alternatives To Microsoft
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| OMC Denmark ApS being a Danish cutting edge software and technology
| development company have after several years of development launched its
| Open Source adaptor, (BRUTUS) for Microsoft Exchange servers.
|
| With OMC Denmark's newly developed adapter "BRUTUS", the market is no
| longer tied up to Microsoft's own software. "Brutus" will enable the
| market, hereunder the public sector to choose the most optimal solutions
| for communicating with the Exchange server.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb396312.htm
The PostPath Server
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| A Linux-based email and collaboration server that is the only
| drop-in alternative to Exchange. It provides granular backup and restore,
| on or offsite redundancy, 5X Exchange performance, and AJAX web access.
| The result: powerful, easy-to-operate, low-cost infrastructure
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http://www.postpath.com/
At university, GroupWise on Linux beats out Exchange
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- For Golden Gate University, patience and sticking with
| a legacy application may end up paying dividends. An e-mail/collaboration
| package and related products long used by the university have matured
| to a point of being positioned for a glove-like fit with the university's
| aggressive new Linux and open source strategy.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1186035,00.html
* And now this (that's the /news/ in this newsgroup post):
"Share Microsoft Outlook Calendar and Contacts with OfficeCalendar"
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| The easy, effective, and affordable Outlook shared calendar
| software alternative to Exchange Server!
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http://www.officecalendar.com/index.asp
So, Linux mail servers can finally live in peace, without the intrusion of
that lockin-oriented appliance.
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