OpenGroupware.org

OpenGroupware.org is an Open Source collaborative software (groupware) server for multiple clients. It is mostly written in Objective C and uses PostgreSQL and Apache. OpenGroupware.org is built on code released in 2003 by SKYRIX Software AG, it represents a product that been under development since 1996.

OpenGroupware.org differs from many other groupware offerings in that it is not only a suite of bundled collaboration applications but focuses on providing a platform for groupware solutions through the use of standard protocols and XML based APIs. Accordingly projects to support clients such as Kontact and Novell Evolution via GroupDAV, are either complete or underway. Synchronization of mobile devices is supported via BionicMessages' GroupDAV connector for the Funambol DS server. The zOGI XML-RPC API enables easy integration with existing custom applications. OpenGroupware.org has been used as groupware platform to build CRM and scheduling solutions in conjunction with other Open Source software including LAMP and Mono.

Development of the Novell Evolution connector was arranged by Toltech Solutions.

License: GPL/LGPL

A commercial edition is also available that adds Oracle Corporation support and load-balanced clustering. Microsoft Outlook support is provided via commercial client and server add-on known as Zidelook. All features besides Oracle Corporation support, clustering, and Microsoft Outlook support are provided in the Open Source edition; this includes XML-RPC, web interface, GroupDAV, CalDAV, and iCalendar.

Features

* An XML-RPC API for developing clients or integrating with other applications.
** This API is implemented as a ZideStore bundle named "zOGI".
* Support for network hotsync of Palm PDA devices.
* The ZideStore integration server.
** WebDAV access to projects files and notes
** CalDAV support for clients like Mozilla Sunbird
** GroupDAV access to groupware information
** Retrieval of calendars in iCalendar format via HTTP
** A commercial Microsoft Office Outlook plugin (Zidelook)
* Full featured scheduling
** Conflict reporting
** Free/Busy
** Resource reservation
* Comprehensive Contact management
* Document Sharing
* Project and task management including task workflow
* IMAP4/MIME Webmail Client with good integration to projects / documents
* Arbitrary linking of objects to represent relationships

External links

* http://www.opengroupware.org/
* http://www.opengroupware.org/en/license/index.html
* http://www.opengroupware.org/en/devs/faq/index.html, visited on 11.04.2006
* http://www.toltech.nl
* http://www.skyrix.com/
* http://bionicmessage.net/
* [http://code.google.com/p/zogi/ zOGI API documentation]