[Kolab-devel] Kolab Systems AG re-launches Free Software Groupware business

[Bernhard Reiter]

Dear friends of Kolab,

attached the press release "our" new company 
Kolab Systems AG for professional Kolab services:

http://kolabsys.com/index.php/resources/81-news2010-03-01

Spread the word.

Best Regards,
Bernhard
ps: I am a member of the board ("Verwaltungsrat").

1 March 2010: Kolab Systems AG re-launches Free Software Groupware business 
  (Zurich/Hanover) CeBIT 2010 in Hanover sees the re-launch of the Kolab Free 
Software business into the Kolab Systems AG. Professional service, certified 
packaging, quality assurance, and a strong partnership model characterise the 
new business built on a proven solution with 5 years of productive use. 
Customers and partners have the opportunity to meet Georg Greve, CEO of Kolab 
Systems AG, and Dr. Paul Adams, COO of Kolab Systems AG during CeBIT 2010 to 
discuss business opportunities.
"The award-winning design of the Kolab Groupware Solution has proven its value 
in many deployments with thousands of users who have used it productively 
throughout the past five years," states Georg Greve, CEO. "We feel that 
nurturing the surrounding business ecosystem is essential if Kolab is to 
fully realize its technical potential for all its users. Kolab Systems AG is 
the consequence of this and the answer to feedback that we received from 
partners, customers and the community alike."

Dr. Paul Adams, COO: "The new business will be focused on a strong partnership 
model to provide users with a service chain that combines fast 1st level 
support out of a single hand with Kolab Systems AG as a strong 2nd and 3rd 
level partner that focuses on testing, QA, packaging and continuous 
development and maintenance of the technical basis."

Managed by the founding president of FSFE and a senior Free Software expert 
and researcher with strong ties to the KDE community, the new business will 
continue to work closely with the Free Software community and ensure the 
future of the Kolab Groupware Solution as an independent and secure choice 
for all users.

Potential customers and companies interested in providing Kolab Groupware 
Solutions in the future are invited to contact

 Georg C. F. Greve, CEO
 Email:          <greve -- AT -- kolabsys.com>
 Mobile:         +49 - 1578 - 711 43 33
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/GeorgGreve

 Dr. Paul J. Adams, COO
 Email:          <adams --AT -- kolabsys.com>
 Mobile:         +44 - 7745 - 13 32 85
 http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pauljadams

for a meeting during CeBIT 2010.

Journalists are invited to join the Kolab Introduction on CeBIT on

 
Tuesday, 2.3.2010, 10:00
at the  Univention Stage, Hall 2, Stand B36

The managing directors of Kolab Systems AG will be available after the event 
to provide further information.


About Kolab Systems AG:

 Kolab Systems AG is a Swiss corporation based in Zürich founded as a new, 
independent business in February 2010 by two of Europe's leading companies in 
the Free Software area that were deeply involved in the development of the 
Kolab Groupware Solution and continued to provide development and services 
throughout the past years. Intevation GmbH, Germany, with 10 years of 
strategic Free Software expertise in GIS, security and public administration 
software and KDAB, Sweden, the world’s largest independent source of Qt 
knowledge, providing consulting, training and mentoring for developing Qt 
applications from scratch as well as expertise in porting from all popular 
and legacy frameworks.

 For more information about Kolab Systems AG, see http://kolabsys.com


About Kolab:

 The Kolab Groupware Solution has initially been developed by a consortium of 
some of Germany's premier Free Software companies in 2002-2004 on principles 
of security, privacy and scalability. It follows best design and engineering 
principles inherent in Free Software to achieve a highly modular, scalable 
and distributed setup. Unlike other groupware solutions, Kolab is built upon 
the understanding of different information spheres: The primary Kolab Client, 
KDE Kontact, is a smart client that assembles each user's personal 
information view. Alternatively, deployments can involve Microsoft Outlook 
through one of three connectors, web clients, or mobile clients through one 
of several synchronisation paths.

 The Kolab community web site is available at http://kolab.org
-- 
Managing Director - Owner: www.intevation.net       (Free Software Company)
Deputy Coordinator Germany: fsfe.org. Board member: www.kolabsys.com.
Intevation GmbH, Osnabrück, DE; Amtsgericht Osnabrück, HRB 18998
Geschäftsführer Frank Koormann, Bernhard Reiter, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner