<s>
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
web-based	B-Protocol
email	I-Protocol
and	O
groupware	B-Application
service	O
,	O
based	O
completely	O
on	O
free	B-Application
and	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Kolab	B-Language
Systems	O
AG	O
and	O
was	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
MyKolab	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolab	B-Language
Systems	O
AG	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
the	O
Kolab	B-Language
groupware	B-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
Zürich	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Language
Systems	O
has	O
taken	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
Kolab	B-Language
Konsortium	O
which	O
initially	O
provided	O
Kolab	B-Language
services	O
primarily	O
in	O
German	O
speaking	O
areas	O
from	O
2004	O
to	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
largest	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
Roundcube	B-Language
web	O
mailer	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
CEO	O
Georg	O
Greve	O
,	O
the	O
founding	O
president	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	O
Europe	O
,	O
CTO	O
Jeroen	O
van	O
Meeuwen	O
,	O
Michael	O
Moser	O
,	O
CCO	O
and	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Switzerlands	O
leading	O
Open	O
Source	O
Integrator	O
Adfinis	O
AG	O
,	O
and	O
Philipp	O
Koch	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Swiss	O
hosting	O
company	O
Nine.ch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
,	O
under	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
"	O
MyKolab	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
release	O
and	O
became	O
fully	O
available	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
Pamela	O
Jones	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
now-defunct	O
legal	O
site	O
Groklaw	B-Application
,	O
revealed	O
her	O
use	O
of	O
MyKolab	B-Protocol
in	O
her	O
farewell	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
 '	O
endorsement	O
increased	O
demand	O
for	O
MyKolab	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Language
Systems	O
received	O
media	O
attention	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
and	O
most	O
secure	O
alternatives	O
still	O
in	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosted	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
claims	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
strict	O
privacy	O
laws	O
;	O
it	O
uses	O
exclusively	O
free	B-Application
or	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
guaranteeing	O
transparency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
service	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
national	O
laws	O
of	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
states	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
data	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
without	O
a	O
duly	O
authorized	O
warrant	O
issued	O
by	O
a	O
Swiss	O
judge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
any	O
company	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
obliged	O
to	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
lawful	O
interception	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
1	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
reports	O
having	O
granted	O
only	O
one	O
request	O
from	O
a	O
government	O
agency	O
for	O
data	O
concerning	O
a	O
customer	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
note	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
administrative	O
request	O
"	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
received	O
two	O
further	O
requests	O
but	O
denied	O
them	O
because	O
they	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
agency	O
with	O
no	O
jurisdiction	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
(	O
both	O
were	O
from	O
U.S.	O
local	O
police	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
,	O
not	O
much	O
will	O
change	O
for	O
its	O
customers	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
chose	O
not	O
to	O
provide	O
server-side	O
encryption	O
,	O
and	O
recommends	O
using	O
Kontact	B-Language
or	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
with	O
Enigmail	B-Operating_System
for	O
proper	O
end-to-end	O
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
offers	O
2	O
types	O
of	O
accounts	O
:	O
Individual	O
and	O
Group	O
manager	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
individual	O
who	O
wishes	O
a	O
more	O
secure	O
and	O
private	O
alternative	O
to	O
free	B-Protocol
email	I-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
full	O
groupware	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
a	O
Lite	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
the	O
email	O
service	O
only	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
groupware	B-Application
synchronisation	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
account	O
type	O
provides	O
the	O
customer	O
with	O
an	O
administration	O
login	O
,	O
used	O
purely	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
actual	O
groupware	B-Application
account	O
within	O
a	O
domain	O
under	O
the	O
customer	O
's	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
administrate	O
users	O
existing	O
within	O
that	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ActiveSync	O
option	O
allows	O
to	O
synchronize	O
emails	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
events	O
and	O
tasks	O
from	O
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
to	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
CalDAV	B-Protocol
and	O
CardDAV	B-Protocol
capable	O
clients	O
to	O
synchronise	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kolab	B-Language
Client	O
runs	O
on	O
all	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Linux	O
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
MacOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Kontact	B-Language
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
Technology	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allows	O
to	O
see	O
whether	O
the	O
participants	O
of	O
events	O
are	O
free	B-Application
or	O
busy	O
without	O
revealing	O
any	O
information	O
about	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
doing	O
during	O
these	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolab	B-Protocol
Now	I-Protocol
currently	O
supports	O
PayPal	O
and	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
as	O
well	O
as	O
credit	O
card	O
as	O
payment	O
methods	O
for	O
monthly	O
subscriptions	O
and	O
wire	O
transfer	O
for	O
yearly	O
payments	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
monthly	O
price	O
for	O
individual	O
accounts	O
with	O
standard	O
groupware	B-Application
functionality	O
is	O
8.99	O
CHF	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
email-only	O
version	O
,	O
4.55	O
CHF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Kolab	B-Language
Systems	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Apheleia	O
IT	O
AG	O
,	O
collected	O
approximately	O
US$	O
103,000	O
through	O
crowdfunding	O
to	O
modernise	O
the	O
Roundcube	B-Language
email	O
client	O
as	O
"	O
Roundcube	B-Language
Next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
