<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
is	O
free	B-Application
open-source	B-Application
groupware	B-Application
software	O
intended	O
for	O
businesses	O
from	O
small	O
to	O
enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
either	O
via	O
its	O
native	O
web-interface	O
,	O
making	O
access	O
platform-independent	B-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
different	O
supported	O
groupware	B-Application
clients	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kontact	B-Language
,	O
Novell	B-Language
Evolution	I-Language
,	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
mobile	O
phone	O
or	O
PDA	B-Application
via	O
SyncML	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
is	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
script	O
language	O
PHP/TypeScript	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
platform-independent	B-Operating_System
(	O
Linux	O
,	O
Windows	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
source	O
databases	O
(	O
MariaDB	B-Application
,	O
PostgreSQL	B-Application
or	O
also	O
MySQL	B-Application
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authentication	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
against	O
the	O
own	O
user	O
accounts	O
in	O
SQL	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
LDAP	O
,	O
mail	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
,	O
Active	O
Directory	O
(	O
AD	O
)	O
,	O
CAS	O
,	O
SAML	O
2.0/Shibboleth/SimpleSAMLphp	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparable	O
programs	O
are	O
proprietary	O
groupware	B-Application
servers	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
or	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Domino	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
can	O
manage	O
mail	B-Protocol
servers	I-Protocol
(	O
Dovecot	B-Language
,	O
Cyrus	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
administration	O
,	O
e-mail	O
accounts	O
,	O
absence	O
notes/filters	O
( via	O
Sieve	O
)	O
,	O
mail	O
aliases	O
,	O
quotas	O
and	O
forwardings	O
are	O
directly	O
administrable	O
in	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
or	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
suitable	O
e-mail	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
is	O
offered	O
as	O
an	O
installation	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
most	O
current	O
manifestation	O
of	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
phpgroupware	O
began	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
webdistro	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
2003	O
the	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
fork	O
was	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
very	O
pronounced	O
community	O
character	O
compared	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
constitution	O
,	O
adopted	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
guarantees	O
freedom	O
and	O
security	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
and	O
establishes	O
admin	O
elections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
Tine	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
was	O
an	O
official	O
subproject	O
of	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
subproject	O
was	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
future	O
technologies	O
for	O
the	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
internal	O
disagreements	O
,	O
the	O
projects	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
and	O
Tine	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
had	O
separated	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
July	O
2009	O
the	O
first	O
professional	O
Version	O
of	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
called	O
„EGroupware	O
Premium	O
Line	O
“	O
(	O
EPL	O
)	O
includes	O
a	O
maintenance	O
agreement	O
for	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
corresponding	O
RPMs	O
,	O
that	O
enables	O
automatic	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-Share-Option	O
:	O
Since	O
version	O
14.2	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
Filemanager	O
offers	O
a	O
filesharing	O
option	O
for	O
an	O
easy	O
data	O
exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
send	O
links	O
to	O
read	O
or	O
edit	O
files	O
to	O
persons	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filemanager	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
filehosting	O
service	O
Dropbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
enables	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
on	O
tablets	O
and	O
supports	O
swipe	O
gestures	O
and	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
format	O
while	O
turning	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
push	O
server	O
was	O
implemented	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
TypeScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
20.1	O
,	O
the	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
solution	O
Jitsi	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
web	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
solution	O
Apache	B-Protocol
Guacamole	I-Protocol
were	O
integrated	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Corona	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
innovations	O
:	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
Firewall	B-Protocol
Dark	O
Mode	O
,	O
File	O
sharing	O
for	O
internal	O
users	O
,	O
EGroupware	B-Protocol
Mail	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
is	O
being	O
developed	O
in	O
PHP	B-Application
and	O
therefore	O
platform	B-Operating_System
independent	I-Operating_System
(	O
Linux	O
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
BSD	O
Server	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
open	O
source	O
databases	O
(	O
as	O
MySQL	B-Application
,	O
MariaDB	B-Application
,	O
PostgreSQL	B-Application
)	O
are	O
usable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authentication	O
can	O
occur	O
via	O
private	O
user	O
accounts	O
in	O
SQL	O
or	O
LDAP	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
external	O
system	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
Mailserver	B-Protocol
or	O
Active	O
Directory	O
Server	O
(	O
ADS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparable	O
programmes	O
are	O
proprietary	O
groupware	B-Application
servers	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
or	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Domino	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGroupware	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
synchronised	O
with	O
Apple	O
-	O
and	O
Android	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESync	O
and	O
CalDAV	B-Protocol
are	O
thereby	O
used	O
as	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
