Now, data and groupware information stored on Open-Xchange can be accessed on Macs, or the AJAX-based web interface, or by using Microsoft Outlook on PCs, or virtually any smartphone. With OXtender for MacOS X, end users can access and edit all information and documents stored on the Open-Xchange server with their familiar desktop Mac applications.

This makes Open-Xchange e-mails, appointments, contacts, tasks and documents available to end users through their Mac applications -- Mail, iCal and Addressbook. Even without a connection to the Internet, users can continue to work without interruption. When connected the next time, changes on the Mac and Open-Xchange Server will be synchronized immediately.

In addition, with OXtender for Mobile Web all mobile devices connected to the Mac -- like iPhones, iPods and cell phones from other manufacturers, as well as software from third-party ISVs that support iSync -- will now have access to Open-Xchange data. Plus, users of Apple´s MobileMe will receive new e-mail, calendar and contact entries by the "over the air" push service to their iPhone.

If customers don't use Apple`s push services, Open-Xchange now offers end customers online access to their appointments, contacts and tasks while on the road using their smartphones. Now, users can access a phone number in their Open-Xchange contacts and click on it from the smartphone to initiate a call. OXtender for Mobile Web uses the standard web browser on their smartphone and is optimized for mobile devices such as Apple´s Safari on the iPhone.

OXtender for Mac OS X and OXtender for Mobile Web are available now at no extra cost for all Open-Xchange users. The software extensions can be used with on-premise solutions, Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Appliance Edition, as well as Open-Xchange Hosting Edition, which is available through large service providers, such as 1&1 Internet, NameCheap, and Network Solutions. For more information, go here.