This is the server of the Kolab Groupware Solution, a Free Software Personal Information Management (PIM) solution developed by the Kolab.org Community. Any installation of the Kolab Groupware Solution would normally include one or more of these servers, in combination with a variety of clients for its users. If you are interested in the technology, you can read more about it on the dedicated technology page.
There is a wide variety of reasons why Kolab should be your choice. To summarize just some points, Kolab is your solution, if
This is the Kolab.org Development Edition of the Kolab Groupware Server. It is provided by Apheleia IT as fully Free Software and you can use it to the fullest extent and any purpose. There are no license costs or other obligations other than those set forth in the respective Free Software licenses of the various components. There are no warranties or guarantees of any kind, nor is there any guaranteed support. You are running this software entirely at your own risk.
There is a wide variety of commercial support options and warranties available by Apheleia IT and its network of partners, the Kolab Enterprise Community. This support comes with access to the additionally quality assured and hardened Kolab Enterprise edition, which like the Kolab.org edition is fully available as Free Software, so has all the advantages of the Kolab.org Edition and is free of hidden lock-in.
Apheleia IT will only provide very limited community assistance for the Kolab.org Edition on a case-by-case basis, but with no guaranteed response times, as availability permits, and at rates that may be adjusted due to the work load at the time of the request. It is strongly recommended that for mission-critical professional deployments of the Kolab Groupware Solution you use Kolab Enterprise with an SLA.
This edition | Kolab Enterprise | |
Support channels | Wiki & public mailing lists only | Apheleia IT Ticketing |
Guaranteed response times | NO | YES |
Access to Kolab Enterprise repositories | NO | YES |
Security Updates | NO | YES |
Warranties | NO | YES |
Access to custom versions | NO | YES |
Discounts on Kolab services | NO | YES |
Direct access to Kolab developers | NO | YES |
Apheleia IT provides an overview of all available Service Level Agreements (SLA). To upgrade your installation to Kolab Enterprise, please contact sales@apheleia-it.ch or visit their web page.