Microsoft SharePoint Connects with Novell GroupWise

EDMONTON & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omni, in association with its Scandinavian Distributor, Liga ApS, today announced two Microsoft® SharePoint® integration options for Novell® GroupWise® customers who want to leverage their existing Novell GroupWise technology investments. Omni's Riva Integration Server provides transparent, server-side synchronization of GroupWise and SharePoint appointments, tasks, address books and issues -- without any modifications required to SharePoint or the GroupWise clients. Option two is to use Riva to quickly and easily add GroupWise WebAccess™ Web Parts directly to the SharePoint Portal user interface.

“Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange migration. Omni's integrations for GroupWise and SharePoint provide the same functionality as is available for Outlook/Exchange -- without having to deploy Microsoft Active Directory or Exchange.”

"SharePoint is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft's history," said Trevor Poapst, Director of Global Marketing for Omni. "While other enterprise information portals exist, Novell customers were telling us that they wanted SharePoint integration for their existing Novell GroupWise investment rather than having to incur the massive, and unnecessary, expense of a "rip-and-replace" Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange migration. Omni's integrations for GroupWise and SharePoint provide the same functionality as is available for Outlook/Exchange -- without having to deploy Microsoft Active Directory or Exchange."

"Leading industry analysts such as Gartner Group, Forrester, Burton Group and others have positioned SharePoint as the leading portal product," continued Poapst. "The key business drivers behind the deployment of SharePoint and other enterprise information portals, such as Novell's Teaming and Conferencing, work to satisfy the need to centralize and secure business-critical information and create a comprehensive framework for team collaboration, communication and information-sharing. Omni has developed the critical bridge and interoperability between Microsoft SharePoint and Novell GroupWise and opened up unprecedented integration and collaboration possibilities for Novell customers. Our customers appreciate the fact that they can use Novell eDirectory, Active Directory or SharePoint Services authentication to provide transparent, single sign-on and interoperability between SharePoint and GroupWise."

Key Benefits

Omni's SharePoint Integration for GroupWise fosters and enhances corporate productivity and collaboration without users having to change the way they use either application.
Novell customers can avoid "rip-and-replace" upgrades and leverage their existing investments in Novell GroupWise.
Omni enhances corporate profitability by giving users access to SharePoint information any time and anywhere they have access to GroupWise.
Riva provides SharePoint information on all GroupWise clients (Windows®, Linux®, Mac®, WebAccess™, Evolution®, Outlook®, IMAP and BlackBerry® and GroupWise Mobile Server mobile devices).
GroupWise Web Parts can be added directly to the SharePoint Portal interface using standard SharePoint Web Part administration tools. Riva GroupWise Web Parts include: Summary view; Expanded view; Mailbox view; Address Book view; and single day, week and month Calendar views.
GroupWise users benefit from full BlackBerry and GroupWise Mobile Server mobile device client support (e.g., tasks marked as completed on a BlackBerry or GroupWise Mobile Server device are marked as completed in SharePoint).
Transparent, server-side synchronization does not require users to install client-side email plug-ins.
Emails and notifications sent to SharePoint team members are received directly in GroupWise. Attachments associated with SharePoint activities are available directly through GroupWise.
Riva leverages Novell eDirectory, Microsoft Active Directory or SharePoint Services authentication to provide transparent, single sign-on between SharePoint and GroupWise. There is no need to deploy Active Directory for authentication -- SharePoint authentication can be configured to leverage eDirectory.
Riva provides the same integration functionality for GroupWise WebAccess and SharePoint as is available for Outlook WebAccess and SharePoint.

For more information on Omni's SharePoint Integration for Novell GroupWise, visit www.omni-ts.com or call +1.780.423.4200. Danish Novell customers are invited to contact Liga at www.liga.dk or +45 3536 9505.

About Omni Technology Solutions

Omni, The GroupWise Integration Company, delivers a portfolio of integration, management, security, mobility, messaging and Linux desktop solutions for enterprise users of Novell GroupWise, eDirectory, SUSE Linux, and mixed Novell and Microsoft networks. www.omni-ts.com

About Liga LinDist ApS

Liga is a leading distributor of Novell and other Linux-based solutions in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Liga is a Novell Authorised Training Partner and strong proponent of Open Source and Mixed Source solutions. www.liga.dk