Inverse is proud to announce the fourth 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 TP3 was
released :
* Initial support for the Drafts and Deleted Items folders
* More internal cache fixes (which would prevent having to restart
OpenChange/Outlook for data coherency)
* Fixed the SeekRow/QueryPosition issue which would cause slowdowns
such as the ones experienced with the "Sent Items" mail folder
* Initial sorting support (for mails, the work is completed - GCS and
FS type folders are to be done)
* Tasks are now displayed immediately (ie., the window doesn't need to
be re-sized for them to appear)
* Various small bug fixes and minor improvements
== Upcoming improvements ==
The follow improvements will occur in the next following days, likely
resulting in a TP5 :
* Attachments support for email messages (send/receive)
* Initial recurrence support for events and tasks
* 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)
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
== 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
