NUREMBERG, Germany, May 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The days of bloated, device-dependent, operating system dependent fat client software are over, according to Rafael Laguna, CEO, Open-Xchange, who will speak at Computerworld's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC).
"No one is better suited than the open source community to create the future of smaller, nimble, collaborative web and mobile applications," says Laguna. "All that is needed is a device that has a browser, which also lets users switch between devices, with the same software (delivered over the Internet), as well as the same data."
His session, titled Delivering Productivity from the Open Cloud is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22 at 2 pm and OSBC is from May 21-22 in San Francisco. Open-Xchange, supplier of email and collaboration software, is a Gold sponsor of the event.
Open-Xchange is a pioneer in enabling service providers to offer Software as a Service (SaaS) to customers. Its software reaches customers through partners worldwide that include web hosting companies, telecoms, cable carriers, system integrators, value-added resellers and distributors.
The Open-Xchange software integrates email, calendar, contact and task management with advanced collaboration features such as information management and document sharing, along with cutting-edge social network integration. By adding the Open-Xchange mobility capabilities, users can receive push email and synchronization of contacts, calendar and other information from their Open-Xchange account to their smartphones, including iPhone, Android-based devices, Nokia, and Windows Phone.
About Open-Xchange
For more than a decade, Open-Xchange has been delivering innovative, cost-effective, open source collaboration alternatives for email, calendar, contacts and document management. The company is a pioneer in SaaS (software as a service) and now a leading email and collaboration cloud application, which provides integration with social and business networks, as well as mobile access. Open-Xchange is used by the largest web host providers in the world, as well as on-premises by some 3,500 businesses, governments and educational institutions. Open-Xchange AG is a privately-held company headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany with offices in Olpe, Germany, plus San Jose and Tarrytown, N.Y. in the U.S. For more information, visit www.open-xchange.com.