Pre-release of Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux Now Available for Downloading (7.3.2000)

Teamware Group today announced the open pre-release download of Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux platform. The product is available for a 90-day evaluation period with a 50-user license at www.teamware.com/linux/. It is a ready-to-run groupware product with a customizable user interface and state-of-the-art communications features.

After registering for the download an e-mail will be sent with a Unique Serial Number and Activation Key. This evaluation version can then be upgraded to a production system. The final product will ship in mid-April.

This download can be used on Linux distributions that use the Red Hat Package Manager for installing binary files. This is currently supported on Red Hat Linux, SuSe Linux and Turbo Linux.

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux is an ideal intranet solution for small and medium size organizations who need cost effective and vendor independent support for common industry standards.

The Linux software is a Teamware Office server component with no native Linux clients. The server is accessed through the Web Service. Windows PC clients also work with a Teamware Office Linux server. There is client support for POP3 and IMAP4 mail standards.

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux is ready-to-run groupware where you can immediately build a communication infrastructure on Linux for users through Web browsers and standard interfaces. People can then access mail, discussion forums, library folders and calendars from any computer connected to the network. If the computer is connected directly to the Internet, then these services are available from anywhere in the world.

The customizable user interface and layout based on HTML templates empower the user to change the look and feel to match the corporate identity.

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux also provides state-of-the-art scheduling of meetings, allocating of resources and arranging your own time. Communication features including notifications of meetings and attaching of documents to appointments are easy to perform. PDA browsers such as the one in Nokia Communicator are supported through Teamware’s WebService, so mobile users can access their mail and other Teamware Office services.

Notes for the editors

Teamware Office is a complete groupware suite for corporate collaboration and communication and it has about 2.5 million users in 34 countries worldwide. Teamware Office is used for mission critical operations from corporations with tens of thousands of users to small 10-user offices. Teamware Office is the number one groupware in the Japanese market and it is very well known in the European market. Teamware Office 5.3 is currently available on Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms.

About Teamware

Teamware Group develops and markets software products and services designed to facilitate human networking and make Internet communities of professionals intelligent. Teamware is a Fujitsu company. It operates through sales offices and development centers in Europe, the USA, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region employing 1000 people worldwide. Teamware has developed a substantial skill base and product portfolio in collaborative applications, groupware and workflow. Teamware Pl@za provides an application platform for communities of professionals.

For more information on Teamware, please contact Ingrid Korpela, Marketing Communications Manager, tel. +358 (0)9 5128 2539 / ingrid.korpela@teamware.com