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DNS: As we add more user-visible features, “open” becomes more important

Bert Hubert on Jun 13, 2016

DNS is an ancient protocol. Despite being invented in 1983, any software written at that time would still be compatible with the Domain Name System as it is used today.

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What keeps service providers up at night?

Bob Krulcik on Jun 7, 2016

Internet service providers are struggling now more than ever to stay relevant, and many are finding ways to maintain relevancy while others are being hit hard as they struggle to capture users’ time. ISPs are wor...

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Responsible Disclosure for better Security

Neil Cook on Jun 6, 2016

Here at Open-Xchange, as you would expect, we take security very seriously. In order to provide safe and reliable software for our customers and their users we believe security vulnerabilities must be handled wit...

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OX awarded ‘top player’ status in Radicati 2016 Market Quadrant

Rafael Laguna on May 31, 2016

When you’re busy developing the foundations of Trusted Internet Services, supporting 68.5% of all IMAP server installations and promoting the values of open-source software to society, it can be difficult to step...

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Secure email transport required by the German Federal Office

The Editorial Team on May 26, 2016

This important document has been developed over the past nine months by a working group consisting of both BSI employees and representatives from assorted email providers including your very own Open-Xchange.

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Rackspace chooses Open-Xchange’s Dovecot Pro on Scality Object Storage for ...

Christian on May 24, 2016

Nuremberg, Germany, May 24, 2016 – Dovecot, an OX company, has today announced that Rackspace, one of the largest managed cloud companies in the US, will be using Dovecot Pro to power Rackspace´s Email Platform, ...

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When it comes to Privacy, Senator Chuck Grassley and the US Senate must: Do...

Chris Latterell on May 18, 2016

Amidst a heated and chaotic election year, which is turning out to be quite possibly the most controversial in American history, it’s more important than ever that citizens of the United States can still trust th...

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Dismantling the Privacy vs Security Myth

Rafael Laguna on Apr 27, 2016

An encryption backdoor is an oxymoron. The mathematics behind cryptography and the realities of modern cybercrime mean that the presence of a single flaw in encryption technology ensures the inevitable failure of...

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Meet the OX Team at WHD.usa in Phoenix, May 25th-26th

Bob Krulcik on Apr 26, 2016

In May, over a thousand experts from the hosting and cloud industry will gather in Phoenix, Arizona for the second annual World Hosting Days USA. Among the many highlights on the agenda is internationally renowne...

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How about some actual innovation: Inventing the transistor and landing a nu...

Bert Hubert on Apr 18, 2016

I care deeply about innovation. It is literally where the future comes from, but it is a curious thing. Innovation and its more powerful partner, invention proceed at a snail’s pace. “In a world where change is t...

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