conversations is VIPcom ´s cost-effective MAPI based groupware server, designed for optimal Outlook-support. It gives you the freedom of choice for your server operating system while all Outlook-clients maintain their usual set of features. Highlights - Compatible with all Outlook-versions - Maps "Public" and "Private" areas on the server - Platform independent - Push functionality - Integrates existing applications via open interfaces (MAPI, C++ Library, CDO Library, Java SDK) - Builds new mailboxes on demand if the user is defined in your directory server (LDAP) - Optional IMAP access to your stored messages (compatible with Thunderbird-, Netscape-Messenger, Outlook-Express etc.) - Easy to administer in various different types of environments (Web GUI, Commandline interface) - Object oriented -This allows e. g. to move a folder and all its subfolders and files contained inside, for example. - Integrates PAPAGENO, the Unified Messaging Server - Automatic correlation of HTML encoded messages with the alternative plain text part - Make consistent backups of your store while the server is running because the underlying database server supports transactions - Efficient and reliable management of large volumes of data and of many users Additional benefits of the MAPI architecture - Support of Outlook forms - Support of Multi Value Properties - Applications can dynamically add new properties to their data records - Since the internal character representation is based on Unicode, no adaptation to national character sets is required Looking at the technology A teamXchange MAPI Connector is installed on each Windows- desktop and is used by the Outlook-client or another Windows-application to communicate with the teamXchange server. It runs on all Windows-platforms. Network protocol TCP/IP Supported databases: PostgreSQL;Soon: MS-SQL, Oracle, DB2, Sybase Mail servers: Apache JAMES (Windows), Postfix (Linux)