October 17, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Open-Xchange (http://www.open-xchange.com) and Funambol (http://www.funambol.com) have partnered, it was announced recently. The companies will work together on mobile email and Personal Information Manager (PIM) Sync for popular handsets including iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile phones, and BlackBerries. Users will be able to “easily receive push email and synchronize with contacts, calendar and other information on their desktops using open source software from Open-Xchange”.
The Open-Xchange Hosting Edition offers PIM features alongside email, calendaring, contacts, task management, and “groupware features” including “Documail and Smart Document Sharing”. The solution is of importance to smaller businesses with a geographically diverse workforce and individuals involved in projects. A number of providers currently offer an online Open-Xchange solution.
“Business users and consumers want easy-to-use mobile messaging and collaboration capabilities such as personal information management services, on all the devices they use, anywhere, anytime, at a reasonable cost,” explained Open-Xchange CEO, Rafael Laguna. “Our work with Funambol combines leading open source technologies to drive the latest SaaS innovation for small and medium enterprise (SME) users.”
“The tandem of Open-Xchange Hosting Edition and Funambol provides an open source Mobile'We' for the rest of us,” added CEO of Funambol, Fabrizio Capobianco. "Beyond just working on the iPhone, it also supports the most popular smart phones, including the BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Android, and common feature phones. This enables everyone in the workplace to have push email and mobile sync for low cost."
