Bynari
| Company type | Email Software |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Insight Family |
| Website | www |
Bynariis a defunct company based inDallas,developing server and email software, mainly known for its Insight Family, similar toMicrosoft Exchange ServerwithOutlook.[2]
Development of the products is a joint effort with variousOEMpartners.
Insight Family
[edit]Bynari's products support various email clients.Microsoft Outlook,Novell Evolution,andMozilla Sunbirdare used forgroupwaresharing with the current products.
Bynari's products consist of:
- Insight Serveris anemail serverthat supportsLinuxandSCO'sOpen Serveroperating systems.[3]
- Insight Connectorprovides Outlook sharing forIMAP serverslikeCyrus IMAP server,Courier Mail Server,Kolaband Insight Server.[4]
- Insight Addressbookallows Outlook contacts sharing withLDAPservers.[5]
- Insight Clientis the web mail client, provides web browser access and shares calendars, contacts, folders and tasks with desktop clients.[6]
Insight Server
[edit]Insight Server, formerly known as TradeXCH,[1]is mostly a suite of many open source applications using components ofCyrus IMAP,[7]Exim,[7]Postfix,Berkeley DB,OpenLDAP,[7]Apache,[7]and ProFTP.[7]Bynari has developed aweb interfacefor administrating the different applications.[7]
It was the first commercial web server based on theopen source softwareKolabversion 1.[8]A version based on Kolab 2 was canceled, because of Kolab's change of storing the data.[8]It also usesSpamassassin,Clamav,and AMaViS for security. It conforms toopen standards:SyncML,GroupDAV,CalDAV,andWebDAV.Themiddlewareproducts are developed by Bynari and providegroupwaresharing with calendars, contacts, and tasks.
Insight Connector
[edit]The Insight Connector is a server that works like a Microsoft Exchange Server, but usingIMAPand aMicrosoft Outlookplugin.[1]The server also supportsMAPIMessage Store Provider and thus being able to edit and change thegroupware-Data "live and online"using anyIMAPserver.[8]The server is also used byIBMserving over 4.600 companies.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^abcvon Hagen, Bill (15 March 2002)."Bynari Compatability [sic]: Linux Software Vendor Provides Exchange Emulation ".LinuxPlanet.Retrieved3 March2012.
- ^Seltzer, Larry (27 August 2002)."Outlook is bleak for competition".ZDnet.Retrieved3 March2012.
- ^"www.bynari.net - Insight Server...more than a Linux E mail Server".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-01-29.Retrieved2008-01-30.
- ^"www.bynari.net - Insight Connector for calendar sharing".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-01-17.Retrieved2008-01-30.
- ^"www.bynari.net - Insight AddressBook: address book software".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-02-01.Retrieved2008-01-30.
- ^www.bynari.net - Insight WebClient: web mail clientArchived2008-02-07 at theWayback Machine
- ^abcdefGrahammerFeilner, Thomas (2003)."Verständnisvoll"(in German).3.Linux Magazin.Retrieved3 March2012.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^abcFeilner, Markus (18 January 2008)."Bynari erstellt neuen Kolab-Konnector für Outlook"(in German).Linux Magazin.Retrieved3 March2012.
- ^"IBM bags 10 new Linux customers".ComputerWire.The Register.12 August 2002.Archivedfrom the original on 2004-04-10.Retrieved3 March2012.
- ^Shankland, Stephen (7 August 2002)."Server sellers bang Linux drum".CNET.Retrieved3 March2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Böttger, Christian (2003). "Es muss nicht immer Outlook sein".iX(in German).4.Heinz Heise:48–56.
- Böttger, Christian (2010). "Groupware en miniature".iX(in German).4.Heinz Heise:74–80.