Free software enables migration to latest product generation

NUREMBERG, January 21, 2010 – Open-Xchange, the most popular groupware for Linux, announces new data migration tools to easily upgrade to Open-Xchange Server 6.

Open-Xchange has completed the set of migration tools to switch from Open-Xchange Server 5 and Open-Xchange Express Edition to the latest product generation. The following migration paths are supported:

• Upgrade from Open-Xchange Server 5 to Open-Xchange Server Edition
• Upgrade from Open-Xchange Server 5 to Open-Xchange Appliance Edition
• Upgrade from Open-Xchange Express Edition to Open-Xchange Appliance Edition

All migration tools are available at no cost to clients and partners with valid maintenance subscriptions. The Open-Xchange Competence Center offers support for migration projects. For more information, please visit http://www.open-xchange.com/en/migration-en.

About Open-Xchange

Open-Xchange is the innovator of scalable and integrated open source e-mail and collaboration solutions for enterprises, academic institutions, and government authorities. The company provides on-premise versions called Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Appliance Edition, along with Open-Xchange Hosting Edition, which enables web hosting companies to provide an easy-to-use and feature-rich application delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is architected to integrate into a hosting provider’s existing infrastructure, such as authentication, provisioning, billing, and e-mail storage and does not require that these systems be replaced.

Open-Xchange AG is a privately-held company headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany with offices in Olpe, Germany and Tarrytown, N.Y. For more information, please visit http://www.open-xchange.com.