eWeek has a story about a new product to be released by SuSE that will provide an affordable Microsoft Exchange alternative. “The Openexchange Server will combine the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system, an e-mail server and groupware functionalities in what a SuSE spokesman says is an 'innovative all-in-one communication and groupware solution for companies of all sizes at an unmatched price/performance ratio.'”
“By deploying SuSE Linux Openexchange Server, enterprises will achieve substantial cost savings. Depending on the number of users, the total cost of ownership of a system with SuSE Linux Openexchange Server is between 59 percent and 64 percent lower than the costs for a Microsoft Exchange-based system,” the spokesman said. “The resource-friendly, central organization of all communication functions and the ongoing maintenance of the operating system by SuSE result in a drastically reduced administration workload and unlimited scalability.”