News: Press Release
Scalix Wins LinuxWorld Best Messaging Solution Award Third Time in a Row
Scalix Appliance, a Secure Email and Collaboration Appliance with Rich Client Support and Integrated Hygiene, Wins LinuxWorld Product Excellence Award
LINUXWORLD BOSTON AND SAN MATEO, CA — APRIL 6, 2006 — For the third time in a row, Scalix's email and calendaring platform has won top honors at LinuxWorld. The Scalix Appliance, which eliminates barriers to Linux adoption with its plug-and-play hardware/software solution, was named winner of the Messaging Category.
The Scalix Appliance is the industry's first complete hardware/software, messaging and collaboration solution that promotes the adoption of Linux on desktops and servers alike. Plug-and-play, turnkey installation, ease-of-administration, "mail-tone" reliability (99.999% uptime) and rich functionality make deploying an enterprise-wide email/collaboration system on Linux more viable than ever before. Customers literally plug in the Scalix Appliance, answer a few questions and are ready to go. Configuration and setup are automated, eliminating the need for an experienced Linux administrator.
"Scalix products are a testament to the quality of a new breed of highly functional, rich client desktop and web applications,” said Mark R. Hinkle, Editor in Chief of LinuxWorld Magazine. “As a Linux advocate, I applaud applications like the Scalix messaging solution which offers independence in desktop platform choices as well as convenient access to email and calendaring from any web browser. I am pleased to announce that Scalix has been recognized by an esteemed panel of judges for their Scalix Appliance, naming it the best messaging solution of the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards."
The Scalix Appliance offers many advantages over hardwired, "black box" solutions commonly offered by appliance vendors. Customers new to Linux get an integrated, turnkey solution, while customers and partners with Linux expertise get an open, flexible system that can be enhanced and customized. The Scalix Appliance has been specifically designed for global distribution channels, enabling them to more aggressively promote the adoption of Linux-based messaging and collaboration, from the desktop to the server.
The Scalix solution brings email and calendar innovations to the Linux platform, resulting in a compelling alternative to proprietary messaging solutions. Customers are embracing Scalix because it dramatically reduces messaging cost and complexity, and avoids technology and licensing lock-in. Scalix was first crowned winner of the Messaging Category for its flagship email and calendaring software at the February 2005 LinuxWorld and again at the August 2005 LinuxWorld for its free, unlimited use Scalix Community Edition.
Divided into 12 product categories, the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards recognize product and service innovations by LinuxWorld exhibitors. The judges were comprised from an independent panel of technical professionals, business professionals and journalists from the Linux and open source industry.
The Scalix Appliance was one of three new versions of the Scalix messaging system announced at LinuxWorld this week. Other new versions include the Small Business Edition for smaller organizations and Scalix Community Edition Raw, a free version for Linux enthusiasts. For more information on all of Scalix's products, go to www.scalix.com.
The Best Messaging Product award comes on the heels of an "Excellent" rating by InfoWorld Labs for Scalix 10, the newest release of the Scalix email and calendaring system introduced in February 2006.
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
408.918.9081 direct
408.918.9080 main
barbara@krause-taylor.com
Scalix is a trademark of Scalix Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.