REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SpikeSource, a leading provider of business-ready open source solutions, today announced the addition of Open-Xchange Server to the company's growing line of open source applications that it will deliver to both small and medium size enterprises (SME) and larger companies through authorized channel partners. Open-Xchange Server Spike(TM) Certified integrates open and reliable messaging and collaboration tools into a single flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solution. The addition of Open-Xchange Server to SpikeSource's line of open source business-ready applications complements the company's current application solution offerings. SpikeSource also offers open source customer relationship management (CRM) and content management applications to solution providers. SpikeSource continues to expand the breadth and depth of its business application offerings by bringing a wide selection of open source applications to the SME market.

"Email, calendaring and collaboration applications are in high demand by the SME market, and we are very excited to offer our channel partners a solid, well integrated and highly functional messaging platform to satisfy that demand," said Joaquin Ruiz, vice president of marketing for SpikeSource. "As we expand SpikeSource's portfolio, our channel partners increasingly turn to us as the one stop shop for open source business-ready applications."

Open-Xchange Server Spike Certified provides all the features and functionality of asynchronous collaboration software: e-mail, calendar, address book/contacts, portal, project/task tracking, document sharing/version control, and bulletin board/threaded discussion/forum. End-customers can leverage this functionality anywhere, and with any device. Innovative extensions, "OXtenders", enhance customer flexibility to integrate to existing IT infrastructures, or even extend capabilities such as Fax, Backup, Archiving, Mobile Communication, or CRM solutions.

"Open-Xchange is built with ease of use, installation and management in mind," said Dan Kusnetzky, EVP Marketing for Open-Xchange. "SpikeSource works to ensure that open source applications are fully tested and integrated, and ready to deploy in a business setting; this approach perfectly aligns with our goal to provide the SME market with a safe, reliable messaging and collaboration tool."

"As a solution provider who is reselling SpikeSource application solutions, we can offer our customers the best of both worlds: affordable best-of-breed applications and the security of knowing that SpikeSource will always keep those applications working with the rest," said Alex Zaltsman, managing partner of Exigent Technologies.

The flexibility and low cost of open source gives the channel attractive alternatives for their portfolio. VARs and systems integrators can provide the implementation, customization and ongoing support services these companies require. In total, SpikeSource offers four different Spike application solutions to its channel partners. The current portfolio boasts open source application solutions for content management, messaging and collaboration, and CRM. Each of these solutions is fully integrated with the open source infrastructure, which is required for customization and deployment. All SpikeSource application solutions are sold with Spike(TM) Net, an ongoing stream of fully tested updates that correct critical security defects, improve operational characteristics and deliver new features. All SpikeSource products are backed by global, 24x7 professional support services.

About SpikeSource

SpikeSource is a software company which distributes, integrates, manages and supports open source applications to enterprises through trusted solution providers. SpikeSource integrates applications with the right components and then builds, tests and distributes these open source solutions. By testing and certifying open source applications, SpikeSource offers a portfolio of SpikeCertified and SpikeIgnited solutions for enterprises that may not have deployed open source before. These solutions are delivered with a comprehensive update and support service called Spike(TM) Net.

SpikeSource partners with the leading open source application companies to deliver business-ready open source solutions. Current applications include content management, customer relationships management (CRM), and e-mail, calendaring and collaboration. Through SpikeSource's trusted channel solution providers, companies can be assured that the applications have been deployed and customized for their unique business requirements. For a list of Trusted SpikeSource solution providers, visit http://www.spikesource.com/

About Spike Solutions

Spike Ignited and Spike Certified solutions from SpikeSource allow enterprises to capitalize on the same promise of lower cost and open standards that was fulfilled with open source operating systems and infrastructure. SpikeSource addresses the fact that open source applications depend on many middleware components. These dependencies can include as databases, web servers, servlet engines, scripting languages, authentication servers, and so forth, each with its own deployment and support issues.

Through the SpikeIgnite Platform, open source applications and their dependent components are integrated into a one-click install, tested rigorously with over 300,000 automated tests, and verified across multiple platforms and runtime languages. SpikeSource delivers these solutions with a comprehensive update and support service called Spike(TM)Net.

CONTACT: Alicia diVittorio for SpikeSource, +1-415-321-1875, or
alicia@sparkpr.com; or Bill Peterson of PageOne PR, +1-508-393-8551, or
bill@pageonepr.com, for Open-Xchange

Web site: http://www.spikesource.com/