Bynari Inc. Maker of Exchange Replacement Software Going Open Source.Business Editors & High Tech Writers Today, Bynari, Inc. announced that it has made its acclaimed Exchange replacement software open source. The Company has made its source code for InsightServer, InsightConnector and Bynari's LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. Client for Outlook available to resellers, manufacturers and customers for a fee. The software runs on IBM's S/390 through xSeries Intel platforms and all versions of Windows with Outlook. "We've decided to let everyone with a need into the party," says Tom Adelstein, Bynari Inc.'s CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and founder. "Demand for our products far exceeds our ability to provide the needed resources. Beside end-user demand, manufacturers of products which compete with Exchange have attempted to license our software. Now, they can have the source code as well as the product for a modest fee." Under the terms of Bynari's new model, end users can purchase the entire suite of Bynari Inc. products with source code for a flat rate. The software agreement allows the end user to modify the software to meet their specific needs. If a purchaser chooses to redistribute the software, Bynari will retain a modest royalty. Bynari Inc. also sees a need for localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. in various overseas markets. "One of the most pressing requirements Bynari Inc. sees is the need to provide the product in numerous languages," says Adelstein. "This should allow companies to purchase the source code and localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. it for their market." Bynari's value proposition involves what it sees as a large scale movement away from Microsoft(R) Exchange and into server consolidations. Bynari's products allows organizations to use Outlook with native functions while doing away with Exchange. "In most respects," Adelstein says, "the user experience is transparent." Similar to other applications running on Linux, the Microsoft desktop users doesn't realize they are connector to a Linux server instead of NT or Windows 2000. About Bynari Bynari develops advanced messaging, e-mail and workgroup collaboration products See collaborative software. using Open Standards-based software. The Company's best-known product, InsightConnector(TM) provides connectivity for Microsoft(R) Outlook with Internet Mail See Internet e-mail service. Access Protocol while interoperating with Exchange. Bynari Inc. distinguished itself as the first IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Linux Influencer Partner. Bynari's server products run on IBM eServers including zSeries, S/390 and iSeries and Intel based See Intel-based system. platforms. Bynari also markets though distributors, third party solution providers and global IT consulting firms. All trademarks of companies and products mentioned above belong to their respective owners. |
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