Inverse is proud to announce the fifth beta release of SOGo v2.0.0 with
native Microsoft Outlook compatibility.
This release allows Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 or 2010 to talk
directly to SOGo - just like if it was a Microsoft Exchange server. No
plugins are required for Microsoft Outlook to make this work.
This beta release is available as source or as RPM packages for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux/CentOS version 5 or 6. Packages for other distributions
will be offered in upcoming beta releases. The Zero Effort Groupware
("ZEG") virtual appliance is available for testing purposes.
The virtual appliance consists of the latest development version of
SOGo, SOPE and OpenChange, properly installed and configured. Note that
the native Microsoft Outlook compatibility is still a prerelease. The
fundamentals have been developed and should suit normal end-users.
Progress towards the final version will be fast from now on.
== Getting it ==
To download SOGo ZEG v2.0.0beta5, visit
http://www.sogo.nu/english/downloads/zeg.html#outlook
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS version 5 or 6 packages, use the
nightly builds and follow the configuration instructions from the "SOGo
- Native Microsoft Outlook Configuration" guide.
== Changes ==
Here is a list of changes performed by the Inverse team on native
Outlook compatibility since beta 4 was released :
* Freebusy support in Outlook 2003
* Auto-provisioning of user metadata, simplifying the installation
procedure and enabling the user of multiple calendars, address books and
mail folders at the root level
* Lots of small performance and stability enhancements
Refer to the "SOGo - Native Microsoft Outlook Configuration" guide for
current known issues or limitations.
== Upcoming improvements ==
The follow improvements will occur in the next following days, likely
resulting in a release candidate :
* Speed improvements for IMAP and SQL requests
* Memory usage improvements
== Installation / Update ==
For the impatient, once started, point your browser to your ZEG IP
address and read the "Clients" section to configure your favorite fat
client.
Please refer to the "SOGo - Native Microsoft Outlook Configuration"
guide if you are installing the solution for the first time. The ZEG
appliance can also be updated using the compilation instructions from
the same guide.
In the SOGo 2.0.0 beta virtual appliance, sources for OpenChange, SOGo
and SOPE are in /home/sogo. If you want to completely reinitialize the
OpenChange profiles for the sogo1..3 users, simply run the
/home/sogo/oc-cleanup-reinit.sh, as root.
== Helping Out ==
There are many ways you can help us. You can:
* Tests with Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010 and send us detailed reports.
Bugs should be filed at http://www.sogo.nu/bugs/ in the "SOGo Native
Outlook Compatibility" project
* Spread the good word about this beta release!
* Follow our development in the users@sogo.nu mailing list and update
regularly the components mentioned above
* Contact us if you want to sponsor specific features with regard to
Outlook / SOGo compatibility
=== Getting Support ===
For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by writing to
supp...@inverse.ca
Customer support packages for SOGo are available from
http://inverse.ca/support.html
Thanks,
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Ludovic Marcotte
+1.514.755.3630 :: www.inverse.ca
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu) and PacketFence
(www.packetfence.org)
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