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Kubi Software Expands Collaborative
Email Solutions with the Introduction of Kubi Server
Centralizes Storage and Management
of Collaborative Workspaces; Extends Availability of Kubi Client
LINCOLN, Mass. - June 23, 2003 - Kubi Software Inc. today broadened the
company's Collaborative Email solutions - which combine the power of
collaborative software with the familiarity and ease of use of Email - by
announcing Kubi Server. Kubi Server enables organizations with multiple Kubi
Client workspaces to store and manage project data centrally, thereby
consolidating business-critical corporate knowledge separately from burgeoning
Email stores (messaging servers or individual inboxes). The announcement that
Kubi Server is in Beta evaluation follows closely on the general availability
of Kubi Client.
Kubi Software's approach provides structured team spaces for individuals and
teams to collaborate spontaneously and securely within familiar Microsoft®
Outlook® or IBM Lotus Notes Email clients. The company's product offerings are
now optimized to support collaboration either for workgroups or enterprises.
For individuals and workgroups, Kubi Client makes it easy to spontaneously
create and share workspaces with internal and external partners, without
leaving the familiar Email environment. Little training and no involvement from
IT is required. For enterprises, Kubi Server offers IT the ability to
synchronize, replicate, store and manage Kubi workspaces from a central
location, while still extending the benefits of Kubi Client to users. Kubi
Client and Kubi Server will be sold and licensed separately.
"Since our launch at DEMO 2003 in February, the Kubi team has continued to focus
on eliminating the traditional barriers to collaboration," said Julio Estrada,
Kubi Software's founder and CEO. "With our user-centric approach to
collaboration, we have helped our customers to easily and quickly experience
the power of Collaborative Email. Kubi Server will enable IT to better
consolidate and capture important knowledge, without impeding the ability of
users to spontaneously collaborate. As we extend our product family, our
approach remains consistent - to transform Email into a powerful collaborative
application, and to keep users engaged and active in Kubi workspaces by making
collaboration part of their familiar Email environment."
Installed on an existing messaging server or on a dedicated server (Microsoft
Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino), Kubi Server can support hundreds of users'
sharing a centrally stored Kubi Space. Kubi Server also makes it easy for IT to
administer the use of Kubi:
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Users can be enrolled from the corporate directory;
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Setup is simple and secure, as a single certificate stored on Kubi Server
governs all Kubi Clients;
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Configuration is streamlined, as each Kubi Client automatically detects Kubi
Server; and
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Kubi Server automatically tracks licenses and usage of Kubi Client.
Capitalizing on capabilities that are inherent within Exchange and Domino
servers, Kubi Server extends the availability of Kubi Spaces. Browser-based
access to Kubi workspaces is provided for remote or traveling users. Kubi
Server also provides an "always on" copy of a Kubi workspace, so that Kubi
Client users can access up-to-date project information, regardless of who is
online.
Protecting customer investments in technology, Kubi Server uses proven,
industry-standard messaging platforms as well as their associated data stores,
directory services, and security mechanisms. Kubi Server supports the most
popular current and future versions of Microsoft Outlook and Exchange, and IBM
Lotus Notes and Domino.
Kubi Server will be generally available in Q3 2003.
System Requirements
Kubi Server supports Microsoft Exchange 5.5, 2000, and 2003 (when the latter
becomes available), and IBM Lotus Domino 5 or 6. Kubi Server runs on Windows NT
and Windows 2000 servers (Windows 2003 support is planned), on a dedicated or
existing messaging server. Kubi Server requires Kubi Client (upgraded for Kubi
Server) or a Web browser for server access.
About Kubi Software
Kubi Software was founded in 2001 to create a new class of business software
called Collaborative Email that enables employees, customers, and partners to
collaborate easily and securely. Collaborative Email combines the power of
collaboration with the familiarity and ease-of-use of Email. Kubi Client, the
first Collaborative Email solution, was delivered in April 2003, after winning
a coveted DEMOgod™ award at DEMO 2003 and completing a beta-testing program
that included more than 300 organizations.
Founder and CEO Julio Estrada has extensive experience in developing
commercially successful software, including chief-architect roles for Lotus
QuickPlace and Lotus Domino Web Server - collaboration solutions used today by
tens of millions of users. Kubi Software's world-class executive team brings
management expertise from enterprise software companies, while its blue-chip
investors include Lazard Technology Partners and VIMAC Ventures, LLC.
Contact Kubi Software.
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