Instant OGo 2.2 got released. The product provides an inexpensive CD which installs a complete OpenGroupware.org server. It is probably the easiest way to get an up-to-date OGo installation including a mail server and more.
A major new feature of this release is an integrated software utility which is used to retrieve e-mail from remote POP3 or IMAP mail servers to the local user mailboxes. To improve the e-mail security, extended SMTP SASL options are supported now. The release incorporates a number of miscellaneous bugfixes and small enhancements. For your convenience the package now includes a trial version of the ZideLook Outlook connector.
[Instant OGo], [Website], [Release Notes]

ZideLook 2.1 - a new version of the WebDAV based Outlook connector for OGo just got released. The major new feature of this release are configurable write access permissions on appointments folders. Previously write access was restricted to the creator of an event.
ZideLook is available either in a bundle with instant OGo or as an addon for the regular packages provided by OpenGroupware.org. This is a free upgrade for customers which have a valid maintenance contract.
[Announcement], [SKYRIX]

Instant OGo 2.0 got released. The product provides an inexpensive CD which installs a complete OpenGroupware.org server. It is probably the easiest way to get an up-to-date OGo installation including a mail server and more.
A major new feature of this release is an integrated, easy-to-use Samba server. The distribution is now based on CentOS 5.
[Instant OGo], [Website], [Release Notes]

Come and meet the OpenGroupware.org project at CeBIT 2007!
Helge Hess is going to give a presentation about OGo, SOGo and GroupDAV on Tuesday the 20th at 11:15AM.
[LinuxPark], [CeBIT]

OpenGroupware.org got assigned a developers room at the Free and OpenSource Software Developer's European Meeting in Brussels! We are going to share the room with the friendly developers of the GNUstep project.
Three presentations on OGo, GroupDAV and SOPE are taking place in the developers room.
[DevRoom], [FOSDEM], [GNUstep Wiki]

After a beta phase of about 18 months the first stable version of OpenGroupware.org got finally released and packaged, OGo 1.0.0.
The development tree in trunk (OGo 1.1) will soon get branched to produce the first OGo 1.2beta in late February. Feature development will then continue at OGo 1.3 while the OGo 1.2beta API will be frozen. The next OGo 1.2.0 final release is roughly expected in summer.
Upgrading: if you are currently running OGo 1.0beta no specific things need to be done to upgrade to OGo 1.0.0.
[Subversion], [ViewCVS], [Tarball], [RPM/DEB Packages], [Changes 1.0b.2-1.0.0]

Mathew McBride announced the release 1.1.1767 of its GroupDAV Fumambol (formerly Sync4J) connector.
[Announcement], [Funambol], [GroupDAV]

Visit the OpenGroupware.org project on the LinuxWorld Expo in Köln and take a glimpse on the upcoming OGo 1.2 release!
Jens Münster and Silke Schwabe will be available on the OGo booth in hall 11.2, in the .org pavilon.
As always you can call our event coordinator Jens Münster (+49-391-6623-200) or write a mail to feedback@opengroupware.org to make an appointment.
[LinuxWorld Expo], [SKYRIX Software AG]

Instant OGo 1.1.6 got released. The product provides an inexpensive CD which installs a complete OpenGroupware.org server. It is probably the easiest way to get an up-to-date OGo installation including a mail server and more.
The major new feature of this release is an integrated, easy-to-use LDAP directory server. It allows access to the central email address and phone book serving public records stored in OpenGroupware.org's contact database.
[Instant OGo], [Website], [Release Notes]

OGo 1.1.6 is the sixth official trunk snapshot (alpha) of the upcoming OGo 1.2.
This release fixes plenty of bugs and enhances the XML-RPC server with a few methods. Attendee status changes and add-me/remove-me operations now work properly when one of the attendees is read-protected for the login. The appointment formletter feature supports even more keys. Dial URLs are properly escaped. Finally the FreeBSD port receives a few improvements.
Please check the changes file for a detailed listing.
Remember that 1.1.6 is an API unstable alpha release. OGo 1.1 is under active development. Please use OGo 1.0 releases if you need a higher level of stability.
[Subversion], [ViewCVS], [Tarball], [RPM/DEB Packages], [Changes 1.1.5-1.1.6]

Adam Williams announced the release of POGI 0.2.1.
POGI is a set of PHP wrapper classes around the OpenGroupware XML-RPC; the purpose is to allow anyone to integrate OGo into their PHP intranet/extranet without have to deal with RPC issues.
[ogo-n-php], [announcement]

Adam Williams announced the release of OGoMojo 0.0.19.
This is the interim 0.0.19 release of OGoMojo. This release features the first version of MOGIMon, a service which monitors the OpenGroupware.org log table in order to propogate changes to other applications, send user notifications, etc.
[Whitemice], [Download], [MOGIMon HowTo], [MOGIMon Sample Plugins]

ZideLook 2.0.3 - a new version of the WebDAV based Outlook connector for OGo just got released. This is a minor bugfix release which fixes a crash when objects are moved from MS-Exchange to ZideStore (#2108).
ZideLook is available either in a bundle with instant OGo or as an addon for the regular packages provided by OpenGroupware.org. This is a free upgrade for customers which have a valid maintenance contract.
[Buy ZideLook], [SKYRIX]

Adam Williams announced the release of MOGI 0.0.10 and the MOGoCal tool. The "Mono OpenGroupware.org Interface assembly" is a .NET wrapper for the OpenGroupware.org XML-RPC API and provides convenient access to OGo business logic from C#, VisualBasic.NET and other CLR languages.
MOGoCal is a first prototype of a gtk# based calendaring client.
[Whitemice], [Download]

The second public beta of OGo got branched and packaged in Subversion. It is considered API and feature stable and will soon lead to the 1.0 final release.
Development in trunk continues to move on with OGo 1.1. The versioning reflects that of Linux or Gnome with even version numbers representing stable versions and odd numbers marking development releases.
Note that the 1.0b.2 release changes install locations and binary names as per soname guidelines. So in case you upgrade von 1.0a you might need to adjust some configurations.
[Subversion], [ViewCVS], [Tarball], [RPM/DEB Packages], [Changes b1-b2]

Bipolar just announced a Sync4J / GroupDAV bounty: "I'm offering 100$ to anyone who can write a Sync4J connector for the GroupDAV specification. I think this is something that all open source groupware servers need. There is a huge gap in functionality when it comes to syncing. Since Sync4J has the ability to sync with just about everything, a connector for Sync4J will fill this gap. The connector will have to work with any server that properly follows the spec. I put the bounty on OpenSourceExperts.com."
Go for it! Helge already stepped up and is adding another $100 if the bounty is successfully completed.
[Bounty], [Sync4J], [GroupDAV]

The sources of Agenor 0.8 got released after a 21 day hack-o-ton in July. Agenor is the codename of a current customer project lead by Skyrix partner Linagora which has the goal to produce a massively scalable variant of the OpenGroupware.org server.
The software dubbed SOGo (Scalable OpenGroupware.org) is in development since Summer 2004. Note that the Agenor branch is non-trivial to install and not yet intended for public consumption. Stay tuned for a shrink wrapped version of SOGo.
Contributors: Marcus Müller, Laurent Pierre, Maxime Wacker, Francois Armand, Sylvain Lhullier and Helge Heß.
[Website], [Subversion], [ViewCVS], [Announcement], [Overview], [Subscribe ML]

A GroupDAV workshop is going to take place at the LinuxTag 2005 on Saturday at 3:00PM. We invite everyone to join us in room 2.08 to get an update on the status of GroupDAV and to discuss OpenSource groupware interoperability.
[LinuxTag], [GroupDAV]

Johannes Schneider announced groupdav_sync v0.1, a plugin to connect MultiSync to servers speaking the GroupDAV protocol.
The plugin is intended to allow you to perform a synchronisation of a groupware server like OGo with the large set of mobile phones and PDA devices supported by MultiSync.
[Announcement], [Download], [GroupDAV], [MultiSync]

Ultra 12 is one of the last alpha versions prior to the 1.0 beta getting branched in Svn. The focus of the work since 1.0alpha8 was to make the install process as easy as possible. Alpha12 packages contain automatic Apache configuration, automatic database setup, and a single-RPM package for testing purposes, as well as packages for a broad range of Linux distributions.
We encourage you to check out the new OGo packages and report bugs to guarantee an awesome OGo 1.0 release!
[Subversion], [ViewCVS], [Tarball], [RPM/DEB Packages], [Changes a11-a12]

Release early, release often. Adam Williams has put a first version of his GroupDAV.NET framework online. We'll appreciate feedback and patches, those should be directed to the GroupDAV mailing list.
[GroupDAV.NET], [GroupDAV], [Mailinglist]