Rafael Laguna

Rafael Laguna
Co-founder and former CEO of Open-Xchange

Parallels’ Application Packaging Standard picking up steam

Rafael Laguna on Jan 25, 2012

The Application Packaging Standard (APS), an industry initiative by Parallels, has gathered significant momentum in 2011. Earlier this month, Tier 1 Research commented on a larger trend among ISVs and service pro...

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Tier 1 reports “Open- Xchange’s OX7: a cloud platform in the making”

Rafael Laguna on Jan 4, 2012

We’ve started previewing Open- Xchange 7 – our next version coming in the second half of 2012. The industry analyst firm, Tier 1 Research, had a look and wrote up this report providing a nice explanation of what ...

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Another year is about to be over…quick note on Open-Xchange

Rafael Laguna on Dec 23, 2011

I like this time of year. Sure, there is the time off with family, there are the gifts, there’s even the time for a little skiing. And on top of all that, for the third year in a row – I get to brag a little abou...

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40 Years of Email – you’ve come a long way baby

Rafael Laguna on Nov 9, 2011

It’s interesting that in this year when email turns 40 (yes, it really has been 40 years) that the voices banging the death knell of email seems to be reaching a crescendo. And, as the CEO of an “email” provider ...

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Univention Previews UCS 3.0 and Unveils Cloud Pricing at Open-Xchange Summi...

Rafael Laguna on Oct 28, 2011

For those of you who still haven’t registered, here is a another great reason to join us at Open-Xchange Summit in Cologne on November 4.

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Come to the Open-Xchange Summit and See the Future

Rafael Laguna on Oct 20, 2011

A revolution is coming and you’ll get to see it’s origins first hand November 4th at the Open-Xchange Summit when we preview the next generation of Open-Xchange.

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The Need to Move at the Speed of the Internet: Telco’s Finding their Voice

Rafael Laguna on Oct 13, 2011

The telecommunications industry – including mobile providers – are just beginning the long, potentially painful process of rediscovery and transition. Well, the ones who will succeed at least are.

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Work, Play and Big News at Parallels APAC Summit

Rafael Laguna on Sep 21, 2011

Off to Singapore for the Parallels APAC Summit. Looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Since reinventing Open-Xchange a few years ago (actually it’s more than 5 now), I’m still impr...

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The Resurgence of the MSP and Telcos

Rafael Laguna on Sep 9, 2011

The battle for customers in the world of communication is about to become a lot more heated as the lines between telcos and managed service providers on one side and mega-sized providers like Google, Facebook, Ap...

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Acens Enters Cloud Application Market

Rafael Laguna on Sep 8, 2011

Today, we announce our agreement with Acens, one of Spain’s largest web hosting service providers, to bring our cloud-based business E-Mail and collaboration capabilities to Acens’ customers.

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