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Kolab Systems AG and OpenSource Training Ralf Spenneberg partner up for the creation of a professional training and certification program for the Free Software Kolab Groupware Solution. First courses and certifications will be available in autumn 2010.

The Kolab Groupware Solution provides an interoperable, open and fully Free Software based approach to Personal Information Management (PIM) for organizations of any size. Thanks to its hyper-modularity, Kolab's core groupware functionality of email, calendaring, contacts and task management can be integrated into a variety of scenarios and solutions. Kolab provides this in a variety of environments and platforms, including GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, including in mixed client environments.

Kolab Systems AG is the newly re-launched backbone of the Kolab Enterprise Community, a network of companies providing professional support, integration and other services around the Kolab Groupware Solution. To ensure highest levels of quality for customers, training and certification will be provided for administrators, help desk operators and users of Kolab. These courses and hands-on tests will be developed specifically by OpenSource Training Ralf Spenneberg in close cooperation with Kolab Systems AG and its partner companies.

„Kolab is a mature solution that has been in production for more than five years. So we were naturally aware of successes as well as problems, and our analysis showed that often problems were related to a lack of awareness for the elegant way to solve some of the advanced scenarios the Kolab Groupware Solution offers,“ explains Georg Greve, CEO of Kolab Systems. „With the training and certification we now employ proven methods to distribute the knowledge of best practices and practical experience in the field and ensure that customers have meaningful criteria to choose between different providers.“

The first Kolab administration classes and certifications are planned for autumn 2010. These classes and exams are conducted by OpenSource Training Ralf Spenneberg. „We are developing practical exams. The students need to demonstrate the ability to install, configure and troubleshoot the Kolab Groupware Solution to pass the exam. This garantees the high level of the exam.“ states Ralf Spenneberg. „Students may take the exam without attending the training class. Thus skilled administrators, knowing Kolab, can directly become certified.“

About Kolab Systems:

Founded in Zürich in 2010, Kolab Systems AG provides support to the enterprise community involved with the Kolab Groupware Solution. The Kolab Groupware Solution is a cross-platform personal information management solution with strong security, privacy and a unique design allowing very large deployments and federated groupware deployments. Through its partners in the Kolab Enterprise Community, Kolab Systems provides users of the Kolab Groupware Solution with the right level of professional consulting, support and warranties to enable productivity and collaboration.

For more information, visit http://kolabsys.com.

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About OpenSource Training Ralf Spenneberg:

Ralf Spenneberg offers training and support for open source software products since 1998. The author of several books is a renowned expert on network security solutions using free software. His company OpenSource Training Ralf Spenneberg provides public training classes and consulting services.

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