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Scalix Enables Resellers to Deliver Hardened Email and Collaboration Appliance with Rich Email Client Support and Integrated Hygiene

Scalix Appliance Kit Combines Best of Appliance Model with Open Architecture, Provides Value-Added Service Opportunities for Channel Partners

SAN MATEO, CA — APRIL 3, 2006 — Scalix, the leading provider of enterprise email and calendaring on Linux, today announced the availability of the Scalix Appliance Kit to their channel. The appliance kit is a channel-friendly email and collaboration software suite that provides the best aspects of the appliance model -- plug-'n-play convenience, reliability and low-cost -- with the openness and service opportunities sought by resellers. It is an integrated, preconfigured open source and open systems software stack based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, the award-winning Scalix email and calendaring system, and email hygiene components ClamAV and SpamAssassin. Resellers combine the kit with an Intel-compatible server to provide a complete hardware/software solution featuring a robust email server with rich email client support, high reliability, security and low cost of ownership. This empowers resellers to deliver a messaging solution that leverages the benefits of Linux email and calendaring, without customers requiring Linux expertise. It automates installation, configuration and maintenance, letting resellers focus on higher value services such as email migration, security and management. For customers, the kit reduces the technical expertise needed to set up and operate a world-class messaging server. They just plug it and answer a few questions to get a reliable, easy-to-use and secure email system that supports rich email clients, including Outlook, Scalix Web Access (SWA) -- the AJAX-pioneering web email client, Evolution, POP/IMAP clients and wireless devices. The appliance kit leverages carrier grade Linux features to enhance reliability and availability. It is based on a self-sustaining future-proof design for software and security updates that ensures that Scalix appliances remain secure with high uptime. Scalix Appliances built with the kit represent a major advance over alternative "black box" email appliances that are based on proprietary hardware and software and that are difficult to extend and integrate. The Scalix Appliance Kit uses open source and industry standards for easy customization and integration.

"The Scalix Appliance can benefit a large number of organizations that lack modern, secure email and calendaring because they have found the alternatives to be too complex, costly, and often require too steep of a learning curve," said Gregory Rosenberg, Chief Technology Officer, RICIS, Inc. "By making it easy to provide a plug-'n-play, reliable and secure email appliance, resellers can now service organizations that they never could before."

The Scalix Appliance Kit enables resellers to deliver a complete messaging solution based on open source software, industry standards and the innovative Scalix email and calendaring system. Plug-'n-play, turnkey installation, ease-of-administration, "mail-tone" reliability (99.99% uptime) and rich functionality make deploying an enterprise email/collaboration system easier than ever before. Customers literally plug in a server based on the appliance kit and answer a few questions. Setup and configuration are automated, eliminating the need for an experienced email administrator. The kit enables Scalix Appliances to support rich email clients, including the industry's most advanced third party native Outlook support, SWA, ScalixConnect for Evolution and wireless email/PIM. SWA provides users on any platform with a significantly enhanced webmail experience by offering a desktop-grade interface in a cross-browser (Mozilla, Firefox, IE) and cross-platform (Linux, Windows and Mac) environment. Migration to a Scalix appliance is non-disruptive to end users, because they can continue using their email client of choice. Scalix appliances also are interoperable with Exchange and Active Directory for seamless co-existence and phased migration.

The Scalix Appliance Kit uses an open source stack that consists of these integrated components:

The Scalix Appliance Kit is designed for high-volume global distribution channels. Highly scalable and affordable, a single Scalix appliance based on the kit can support from 50 to 5,000 users.

"The Scalix Appliance Kit enables partners to address the large pent-up demand for a secure email appliance with rich client support," said Glenn Winokur, Chief Executive Officer, Scalix. "We view the channel with strategic importance, and offering a Scalix appliance only through authorized partners reinforces our commitment to the channel. Furthermore, the appliance kit is the perfect addition for any reseller that sells complementary appliances into IT infrastructure."

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Pricing for the software-only Scalix Appliance Kit starts at $995 (995 Euros for European customers) for 50 users (Red Hat software license cost not included). It will be generally available in April, 2006. Resellers can learn more by emailing http://www.scalix.com/about/contact and requesting information on the Scalix Appliance Kit. End user organizations interested in a Scalix appliance based on the kit should contact their nearest Scalix reseller which can be located via the Scalix Partner Directory at http://www.scalix.com/partners/partnerdirectory.html.

ABOUT SCALIX CORPORATION

Scalix is the leading provider of enterprise email, calendaring and collaboration software based on Linux and open source. Scalix allows companies of all sizes to reduce the cost and complexity of their email environment with a richly-featured, reliable and scalable messaging solution that blends seamlessly with both open source and proprietary software, including Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and Active Directory. Scalix offers customers flexibility and freedom of choice at all levels of the IT stack from the desktop to email related infrastructure components, helping them achieve independence from vendor, technology and licensing lock-in. Customers include the Fortune 1000, public sector and higher education . The privately held company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices and distribution partners in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. For more information, visit www.scalix.com.

Contact Information

Krause Taylor Associates for Scalix

Barbara Krause
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barbara@krause-taylor.com

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