La miglior alternativa a Microsoft Small Business Server

Collax Business Server mette a disposizione tutte le funzionalità utili alle aziende per comunicare con il resto del mondo o con il collega della scrivania accanto.

E-mail, Fax, Instant Messaging e condivisioni di rete utili ai vari gruppi di lavoro sono disponibili per gli utenti autorizzati.

Per l'accesso ad Internet è possibile attivare regole di filtering permettendo l'accesso solo ai siti idonei all'uso aziendale ed agli utenti che hanno effettivamente necessità di navigare su Internet.

Collax Business Server può essere implementato come soluzione sostitutiva di altri prodotti in quanto riesce a fornire i servizi necessari alla maggior parte delle piccole e medie aziende. Grazie alla possibilità di acquisire informazioni relative agli utenti tramite Active Directory può essere un eccellente complemento per infrastrutture esistenti.

Antispam

Antivirus

Local backup

Backup targets

Data synchronisation

Network routing and permissions

Server monitoring

Zarafa Communication Platform integration

Dal punto di vista dell'utente non viene notata alcuna differenza rispetto a soluzioni server tradizionali e può essere utilizzato in reti miste con Windows, OS X e Linux.

Per far un paragone semplice (e probabilmente diminutivo nei confronti di CBS) si può pensare a Collax Business Server, con il modulo Kopano Collaboration Platform, come ad un MS Small Business Server con funzionalità aggiuntive, gestibile con una semplice interfaccia web, praticamente inattacabile da virus e con costi di acquisizione e mantenimento notevolmente inferiori.

The IT infrastructure for SMEs

Collax Business Server is an all-in-one IT solution which provides all the communication, storage and security services an SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) may require.

It's a perfect alternative to Microsoft Small Business Server which will reduce by at least 50% your purchasing and maintenance costs while it provides more service and requires, thanks to its efficiency, servers with much lower specifications.

Collax Business Server can also replace a good number of devices like firewalls, faxes, storage servers and domain controllers so you'll be able to simplify your IT infrastructure, reduce your support and licensing costs while cutting also you electricity bill as you'll need only one low power server to perform all the tasks that where managed by different devices.

It can also be an excellent complement to existing IT set-ups as, being able to connect to Microsoft Active Directory, it can offload your main Windows server of some services maintaining a single authentication solution.

System administrators will find it very easy to manage a Collax Business Server as its comprehensive but easy to use web management interface provide total control over the server's features.  For easy and quick recovery, in case of hardware failure, all the configuration and data backup tools are included.

Antispam

Antivirus

Local backup

Backup targets

Data synchronisation

Network routing and permissions

Server monitoring

Zarafa Communication Platform integration

From a user point of view nothing changes, apart from the increase in services and responsiveness, and it can be used in mixed Windows, OS X e Linux environments.

E-mail, Fax, Instant Messaging, remote access and document sharing are just some of the services available to all authorised users.

To secure Internet access is possible to activate the built in web filtering features so that access will be restricted and filtered depending on the configured security levels based on user groups.

Collax, your IT infrastructure

Collax has been making system administrators' life a lot easier for many years by standardising and simplifying the management of Linux servers. There is no need to edit complex configuration files or manage many servers with different Linux distributions and versions.

As Collax produces a family of products, covering most of the requirements SMEs may have, the interfaces and the methodologies used are very similar so once you learned how to use one product all the others are a lot easier to learn than having to deal with different manufacturers with different web interfaces.

Not just a Linux server management console

While most users will just notice a professionally designed web interface there is a lot more to it. To guarantee maximum uptime for your infrastructure Collax runs its own software repository where all the packages of its Debian based distribution are tested for bugs and compatibility with other add-on software that you may have installed on your Collax server.

A team of engineers is constantly busy developing new features and improving existing ones so that you can enjoy the robustness, efficiency and cost savings a Linux platform can deliver without the management complexity.

With Collax products you have also the peace of mind that all configurations are well documented as it creates for you a report containing every single service running on the infrastructure.

A family of products for all your needs

Collax's family of products is divided in 3 macro categories with aggregated features that can be activated depending on your specific needs:

Virtualisation

Manage your virtualised infrastructure, clusters and storage

Collax V-Cube

Virtualisation platform

Collax Inter-V

Clustering extension

Collax V-Store

SANless HA

All-in-One

Software appliances for collaboration, security and remote access

Collax Business Server

For all your communication needs

Collax Security Gateway

Security and VPNs

Modular appliance

Any service you need, available in few minutes

Collax Platform Server

Your modular choice

• Commnication (E-mail, Fax, IM)
• E-mail archival (legally recognised)
• Network Storage
• Network backup
• Network monitoring (local and remote)
• Web Application
• VPN SSL and IPSec

• Net Security
• Mail Security
• Web Security
• Advanced Web filtering
• IDS and IPS
• Zarafa groupware
• Info@Hand CRBM
• SugarCRM
• Your web application?

Here are just some of the rewards won by Collax:

Collax, la tua infrastruttura IT

Collax ha semplificato la vita agli amministratori di sistema creando una suite di prodotti basati su Linux che permettono alle aziende di ogni dimensione di sfruttare a pieno le potenzialità del sistema operativo Linux rimuovendo ogni barriera di complessità.

Anche le configurazioni più complesse, che avrebbero richiesto ore di lavoro ad un sistemista Linux, adesso possono essere messe in produzione in pochi minuti grazie alla piattaforma di gestione semplificata via web ed gli strumenti di gestione guidata delle configurazioni.

Visto che i prodotti Collax possono coprire diverse aree della vostra infrastruttura IT semplifica e velocizza moltissimo l'apprendimento all'uso. Non vi è più bisogno di adattarsi a diverse interfacce e logiche di funzionamento di diversi fornitori, con Collax è tutto molto più semplice e veloce.

Anche la gestione dei report di configurazione è molto più semplice, basta cliccare su un pulsante e viene generato un report completo di ogni servizio attivato sul sistema, l'elenco degli utenti e tutti i relativi permessi di accesso ad ogni area.

Una famiglia di prodotti per tutte le vostre esigenze

La famiglia di prodotti Collax è suddivisa in 3 macro categorie con funzionalità aggregate o attivabili a seconda delle esigenze:

Virtualizzazione

La famiglia di prodotti dedicata alla virtualizzazione, clustering e storage

Collax V-Cube

Virtualizzazione server

Collax Inter-V

Estensione clustering

Collax V-Store

Embedded SAN

All-in-One

Appliance software dedicate alla collaborazione, sicurezza ed accesso remoto

Collax Business Server

Tutto il necessario per comunicare

Collax Security Gateway

Sicurezza prima di tutto

Appliance modulari

Una piattaforma standardizzata per tutti i servizi di cui hai bisogno

Collax Platform Server

Usa uno o tutti i moduli

• Comunicazione (E-mail, Fax, IM)
• Archiviazione e-mail (con valore legale)
• Network Storage
• Network backup
• Network monitoring (locale e remoto)
• Web Application
• VPN SSL e IPSec

• Net Security
• Mail Security
• Web Security
• Web filtering avanzato
• IDS e IPS
• Zarafa groupware
• Info@Hand CRM
• SugarCRM
• il vostro applicativo web?

I prodotti Collax sono interamente gestibili tramite un'interfaccia web comune a tutti i moduli, estremamente efficiente ed intuitiva, che permette a tecnici competenti nella configurazione di reti ma non necessariamente di Linux di configurare ogni funzionalità necessaria all'azienda.

Questo permette di poter implementare soluzioni complesse ma nel contempo gestibili da tecnici con diversi livelli di competenza dando la possibiltà al capo CED di delegare molte operazioni a tecnici con meno esperienza.

Naturalmente l'amministratore di sistema può preconfigurare i livelli di accesso più indicati ad il tecnico o all'utente al quale vuole delegare certe operazioni.

A chi può essere utile Collax?

Praticamente a tutte le aziende che vogliono gestire la sicurezza, la comunicazione, la virtualizzazione e lo storage dei loro dati in modo sicuro, integrato e semplice.
A partire da aziende con 5 utenti fino alle multinazionali con decine o centinaia di server. I prodotti Collax sono scalabili ed estensibili per accomodare anche applicativi web aggiuntivi o per virtualizzare server Windows ottimizzando ulteriormente le risorse.

Per ampliare ulteriormente le funzionalità dei prodotti Collax si possono installare ulteriori moduli aggiuntivi quali:

Zarafa - L'alternativa ideale a MS Exchange che permette a tutti gli utenti Outlook di condividere le informazioni con i propri colleghi e di sincronizzare anche con i loro palmari e telefoni cellulari.

E-mail Archive - Gestisce l'archiviazione automatica di tutte le e-mail in entrata ed in uscita con strumenti di ricerca ed inoltro di eventuali e-mail perse dall'utente ed archiviazioni su dispositivi ottici.

Per dimostrare la qualità dei suoi prodotti riportiamo alcune raccomandazioni ricevute da Collax:

Omnis Systems Ltd doesn't simply act as a box shifter on behalf of international manufacturers. We look for a more comprehensive relationship which brings value to our technology partners, our channel partners and naturally to the end customer.

Our selection of technology partners is the result of attentive analisys of the companies themselves and their products to make sure we are providing solutions that grow and adapt to the market needs over the years.

Here's a brief description of some of our technology partners:

1CRM blends a best-of-breed Customer Relationship Management system with comprehensive order management, project, resource, service & HR management, a free Self-Service Portal with eStore, and optional QuickBooks integration.

If you already know SugarCRM then 1CRM will allow you to work with the same interface you are used to but adding all the above mentioned features and much more... at a lower cost.

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Collax GmbH is a German company specialised in developing a complete set of easy to manage but features rich software appliances that satisfy all the SME's virtualisation, security and communication needs.

It only takes a few minutes to install any of Collax's products and in a few clicks it will be possible to configure services that even on a Windows system could take hours to set-up. Collax web based management interface doesn't just simplify the use of a Linux based solution but it's also an OEM software distribution platform which allows easy integration and standardisation of third party applications.

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Kopano is an Open Source communication platform that provides the services you may find in Office365 but with the added bonus that you are in full control of your data.

All the features you may expect from a Cloud collaboration platforms like email services, instant messaging, video conferencing and file sharing are all available under your control on your local server or as a hosted service.

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NComputing VERDE provides a fresh approach to Desktop Virtualisation. While other manufacturers of VDI products require expensive and complex infrastructures, VERDE, has been conceived to be very simple to set-up and cost effective. In a few minutes you can be ready to deploy your new virtual Windows and Linux desktops saving up to 60% in costs compared to other products.

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NextCloud GmbH is the company behind the homonymous secure file sharing and data synchronisation platforms.
NextCloud is very similar, in term of features, to DropBox, Microsoft Drive or Google Docs but it's instead of giving data to third parties your keep full control of it on your server and being an Open Source platform you are in control of the technology as well if you wish.

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OnApp, a London headquartered organisation, may be a new name to the general public as it delivered Cloud management and Cloud orchestration services to thousands of Internet Service Providers around the world.
More recently OnApp further optimised and simplified their solution and partnered with Intel to deliver the same ease of use you get from Public Cloud provider, such as Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure, but delivered on-premises, in your data centre or as a hybrid Cloud solution in partnership with selected service provider.

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Univention it's a major German software house specialised in the development of management tools that simplify the management of complex Linux servers, integrates with and often replaces Microsoft Windows servers. Their core product, the Univention Corporate Server (UCC) allows easy application integration and it already includes in its App Centre a vast number of ready to use solutions.

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