I would call Zimbra about their version of the open source product.   
My understanding is that it doesn't do a lot.  You would have to pay  
for the real version.

We are currently using Horde, which I like and It has kept us from  
buying into a big product like exchange or firstclass.  Now I think we  
have grown in terms of users ability and we are looking for a better  
solution like http://www.citadel.org/doku.php.  Something more of a  
groupware.

Although we might stay with Horde for a while cause I think they are  
moving in the right direction:  
http://www.horde.org/groupware/screenshots/.

regards,
-- 
Paul Wood
IT Coordinator, RNESU
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Quoting Bjorn Behrendt <[log in to unmask]>:

> At proctor I have decided to put StarOffice on all the computers as an
> option, and give out Oo cds like candy to all the students.   The
> suggestion to move away from MS has been resistant at the High School and
> More accepted at the Elementary School.    The best argument by teachers
> is a lack of Textbooks and Training material, compared to MS.
>
> Tip:  StarOffice is free to educational institutions, and the only
> difference between So and Oo is that So has some templates and stuff that
> cannot be sold under the open agreement.
>
> Our SU is also looking to move to the Zimbra email system (there is an
> opensource version, or the paid version can do Archiving).   We are going
> to implement either Moodle or Atutor.   Lastly at the elementary school I
> am going to be running a mixed environment of Edubuntu and Windows.   If I
> can get Edubuntu to kick off, the thin client stuff built in will mean a
> whole lot of savings for the school.
>
> -bj
>