SYDNEY, Australia -- 3 June 2004 -- Custom Technology today announced a distribution partnership with Scalix Corporation to bring Scalix to the Australian market.

"Business and Public Sector organisations moving to Linux need full featured Enterprise-Class Email and Calendaring", said Gordon Hubbard, Managing Director, Custom Technology. "Scalix answers their needs with servers that scale from the SMB to the 100,000 user enterprise, while supporting Open Systems based clients like Netscape, Mozilla and Evolution, plus Microsoft Outlook."

Scalix offers rich email and calendaring functionality on a highly reliable platform. Based on Linux and an Open Systems Architecture, Scalix helps free customers from technology and licensing lock-in. The Scalix platform scales up to support organizations with hundreds of thousands of users and scales down for offices with fewer than one hundred users, making it a viable alternative for a broad range of organizations.

Scalix Server runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.0, or Red Hat Linux 9.0. Supported clients include Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2002, Scalix Web Access, POP3 and IMAP4 clients on a variety of operating platforms, such as: Microsoft Outlook Express, Netscape Mail, Mozilla Mail, Eudora and Ximian Evolution, and BlackBerry devices.

Availability

Custom Technology is shipping Scalix now. A FREE trial is available via download or CD. For small quantities the list price of Scalix is A$979 per server plus A$97.90 (incl. GST) per user with discounts for volume.

About Custom Technology Australia

Custom Technology Australia Pty Ltd provides value added product distribution, technical support, integration and development services for Open Systems including Linux and UNIX. Our vision is to deliver Open Systems that provide real competitive advantage to our business partners. Custom Technology is the Scalix Distributor for Australia, the Samsung SDS Certified Distributor for Samsung Contact, an IBM Business Partner and a Sun iForce Partner. Visit Custom Technology at http://www.customtech.com.au

About Scalix Corporation

Scalix has created the industry's most powerful email and calendaring platform on Linux. Scalix offers rich functionality on a highly reliable and scalable platform that significantly reduces cost of ownership. Based on an open systems architecture, Scalix's next-generation messaging platform is based on a proven technology foundation, HP OpenMail, which Scalix licensed from Hewlett-Packard. Scalix's veteran team has helped pioneer the world's best messaging systems at IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, cc:Mail, and Hewlett-Packard. The privately held company is backed by Mayfield, New Enterprise Associates and Mohr Davidow Ventures and is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in New York, Chicago, United Kingdom and Germany. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.scalix.com.

Press Contact

Gordon Hubbard
Managing Director
gordon@customtech.com.au
Tel: 02 9659 9590
Fax: 02 9659 9510

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