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SCO office Server Birds of a Feather Andy Nagle and John Boland

SCO office Server Birds of a Feather Andy Nagle and John Boland. SCO office BOF Topics. Product Positioning Product Roadmap Features on the Roadmap Connector 3 status SCO office Mail Appliance Overview & Demo Q & A. SCO office Server 4.1 Product Positioning.

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SCO office Server Birds of a Feather Andy Nagle and John Boland

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  1. SCOoffice Server Birds of a Feather Andy Nagle and John Boland

  2. SCOoffice BOF Topics • Product Positioning • Product Roadmap • Features on the Roadmap • Connector 3 status • SCOoffice Mail Appliance Overview & Demo • Q & A

  3. SCOoffice Server 4.1 Product Positioning • Turn-key, full featured, economical collaboration server • Alternative to Microsoft Exchange • Easy end-user friendly administration interface • Default configuration suits majority of customers • Targeted at small to medium businesses 50-500 simultaneous users. • Basic, but limited, migration tools supported for moving mail and other data from Microsoft Exchange Servers • Full range of Technical Support services available from SCO • Professional Services available from SCO to help with non-standard configurations or larger deployments.

  4. SCOoffice Roadmap • SCOoffice Appliance Program for Resellers - sign up today – see it in the SCO booth. • Connector 3 from beta to FCS in fourth quarter • SCOoffice Server release 4.2 in fourth quarter • New statistics reports • Basic support for private domains • Basic master-slave configuration support • OpenLDAP 2.2 • SCOoffice Server for OpenServer 6 – first half 2006

  5. SCOoffice Server 4.2 Feature List (4Q05) • OpenLDAP 2.2 • New Statistics module with a GUI interface • Webdav to replace proftp for free/busy information • Multi-server single domain configuration (master-slave • Basic Private Domain Support • Improved Localized Message Catalogs

  6. SCOoffice Server 4.3 Candidate Feature List • AD synchronization (local cache of AD users) • Samba integration • GUI for spam/virus configuration • External contacts • Auto-purge of old mail and events • Vacation expiry • Mail archiving tools • Merge Server administration interface code with WebClient templates

  7. SCOoffice Server 4.3 Candidate Feature List - 2 • Simple/Advanced configuration pages • Tasks migration support • Set options for users per domain, organization or group • Global disclaimer enhancements • Server-side push of new mail notification to clients • APIs for Application Integration

  8. Connector 3 Status • Connector 3 entered Beta on April 12, 2005 • Several beta refreshes have been issued • Beta feedback has been positive, with a handful of bug reports • Internal testing still in progress • Expect to release in fourth quarter 2005, after passing QA.

  9. SCOoffice Server for OpenServer 6 • Several SCOoffice Server components will take advantage of native SVR5 threads support • Porting effort will begin in September 2005 • Initial port to be based on SCOoffice Server 4.2 • Full migration from 5.0.7 will be fully tested and supported

  10. Before the SCOoffice Appliance Program? • To create a Small Business Collaborations Server: • Reseller had to install and configure: • SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 + Maintenance Pack 3 • SCOoffice Server 4.1 + Mainteance Pack 2a • Reseller needed: • A knowledge of UNIX • A knowledge of SCOoffice Server • About 1 day to stage and test solution

  11. The SCOoffice Appliance Program • With the SCOoffice Appliance Program a Reseller can: • Install all required software in under 10 minutes including: • OpenServer 5.0.7, SCOoffice 4.1 and Microlite BackupEDGE • New SCOoffice appliance configuration screens • Configure the server via an easy to use browser based SCOoffice Administration Interface including: • Server IP, DNS and DHCP Configuration • Server Licensing • Software Maintenance • ISP POP Configuration • No UNIX knowledge is required • Deploy a Small Business collaboration server in under an hour

  12. The SCOoffice Appliance Demo • For the Demo we will use: • A previously made Appliance Master on an Iomega Rev Disk • An Intel Based Server with Iomega Rev Drive • The Demo will cover steps required to install the Server from the Rev Disk

  13. New SCOoffice Admin Interface Screens • To ensure that all administration can be done from the SCOoffice Admin Interface we have added the following new Admin tasks to the interface: • Networking, shutdown, reboot • Licensing • Updates • ISP POP Retrieval

  14. SCOoffice Appliance benefits? • Alternative to Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) with Exchange • Lower cost than SBS over 15 users • Anti-Spam/Virus are standard (optional extra for SBS) • 3 to 4 times the margin • Easier to install and configure than SBS + Exchange • Great offering against Exchange 16GB file storage limit • @250Mb per mailbox, only 64 users • Disaster recovery included • Iomega REV disk + Microlite RecoverEDGE • Encryption available

  15. SCOoffice 4.1 Server Appliance • It’s not a product, it’s a solution • You choose the hardware • SCO Sales Engineer works with you to create a master that includes: • SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 & MP3 (including DNS and DHCP servers) • SCOoffice Server 4.1 & MP2 with Fetchmail (ISP POP retrieval) • Microlite BackupEDGE for backup and disaster recovery • Iomega REV drive 35GB / 100GB • Install and configure from master without UNIX knowledge • Sales training + sales sheets • Configuration #1 for 50 users, #2 for up to 100 … • Marketing assistance and a range of Support Services

  16. Summary • Limited skills required • Very quick setup • Low cost • High reseller margin • Disaster recovery included • Centralised mail store • Daily scheduled backup • Easy for sales team • MAPI Outlook support • Doesn’t just have to be SCOoffice

  17. SCOoffice Server BOF • Questions? Feedback?

  18. SCOoffice Server BOF • Thank You!

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