Inverse is proud to announce the third downloadable version of SOGo ZEG
with native Microsoft Outlook compatibility.
The virtual appliance consists of the latest development version of
SOGo, SOPE and OpenChange, properly installed and configured. Note that
the native Microsoft Outlook compatibility is still *considered as
experimental*. The fundamentals have been developed and the progress
towards an end-user usable version will be fast from now on.
Nonetheless, we release this "Technology Preview" ZEG edition to show
how promising this is.
== Getting it ==
To download ZEG "Technology Preview", simply point your browser to
http://www.sogo.nu/english/downloads/zeg.html
Look for "Virtual Appliance - Native Outlook Compatibility".
For configuration instructions, look at the following FAQ:
http://www.sogo.nu/english/nc/support/faq/article/how-to-configure-outlook-to-work-with-openchange.html
== Changes ==
Here is a list of changes performed by the Inverse team since TP2 was
released :
* It's now possible to handle event attendees in Outlook - which
triggers all the proper scheduling code of SOGo
* It's now possible to modify notes - they will no longer be corrupted
upon modification
* Deleting support for all kind of "messages" (contacts, emails,
events, notes and tasks) is now supported
* More properties are being saved during creation/modification of
"messages"
== Upcoming improvements ==
The follow improvements will occur in the next following days, likely
resulting in a TP4 :
* Initial recurrence support for events and tasks
* Internal cache fixes (which would prevent having to restart
OpenChange/Outlook for data coherency)
* Integrate the mapistore_v2 work which will allow us to support all
SOGo user folders and all SOGo users easily (making freebusy lookup for
other users more easy)
* SeekRow/QueryPosition issue which can cause slowdowns such as the
ones we experience with the "Sent Items" mail folder
Some bug fixes or improvements need to be added in OpenChange to make
the solution even more usable and we are working with them to :
* Add notifications support, so refresh of views will occur after
creation/modifications of "messages"
* Reminder issues which can cause Outlook to disconnect momentarily
== Installation / Update ==
The TP3 virtual image contains a good amount of uncommitted code. It's
available for testing but you should not try to update it. You can also
not update from TP2 to TP3.
== Helping Out ==
There are many ways you can help us. You can:
* spread the good word about this technology preview!
* follow our development in the [email protected] mailing list and update
regularly the components mentioned above
* contact us if you want to sponsor specific features with regard to
Outlook / SOGo compatibility
Thanks,
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Ludovic Marcotte
[email protected] :: +1.514.755.3630 :: www.inverse.ca
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu) and PacketFence
(www.packetfence.org)
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https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
