Scalix and Copaco Partner to Deliver Award Winning Linux Email, Group Calendaring, and Messaging to Dutch Market
Agreement Highlights Growing Demands for Alternatives to High Costs of MS Exchange Email
Frankfurt, Germany — April 15, 2010 — Copaco, the leading distributor of enterprise software in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, today announced its partnership with Scalix, the award-winning Linux email, group calendaring, and messaging subsidiary of Xandros, Inc., to distribute, license, implement and support Scalix software products.
"Our agreement with a major distributor like Copaco opens major strategic opportunities," said Andreas Typaldos, CEO of Xandros. "The Dutch market is leading the way to the Linux adoption in Europe, and our alliance with Copaco will greatly enhance the presence of our Scalix messaging solutions in The Netherlands and beyond."
With an already strong prescense in the English and German speaking markets within Europe, Scalix's partnership with Copco will help it further expand its footprint in Europe. Scalix has seen a recent spike in demand for its easy to use, low-cost MS Exchange alternative since the release of Exchange 2010 late last year.
About Scalix
Scalix is the most field-proven Linux-based e-mail, calendaring and messaging software with thousands of corporate customers in 65 countries, more than two million mailboxes deployed, 8,000 active community members and 200,000 downloads. Scalix delivers premier enterprise collaboration for standalone and hosting environments, reducing the cost and complexity of messaging and fostering freedom of choice with products based on open standards and open source. Scalix is owned by Xandros, headquartered in New York, with R&D offices in Ottawa, San Diego, Bracknell, Frankfurt, Mumbai, and Taipei and sales and support offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.scalix.com.
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