Extend SugarCRM with Open-Xchange and Add Social Networks to Your CRM

Telegraph Hill

Open-Xchange´s email and groupware and SugarCRM are a perfect match. Both are based on proven open source technologies and use open standards. That has made it easy to integrate the two applications. The session will show you the benefits of an integrated solution of SugarCRM and Open-Xchange.

Open-Xchange's unique "Social OX" features give users the ability to consolidate any kind of existing webmail accounts — for example from Google and Yahoo — into Open-Xchange. Plus, contact details from social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Xing can be added automatically to the Open-Xchange address book — giving users easy access to the latest contact information within their personal network. By adding Open-Xchange´s mobility support, users can receive push email and synchronization of contacts, calendar and other information from their Open-Xchange account to their smartphones, including Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia, Windows Mobile and others.

With the combination of Open-Xchange and SugarCRM, users can leverage the potential of their social networks and have consistent contact and calendar information available everywhere, on all their devices!
 

Rafael Laguna, CEO and Co-Founder, Open-Xchange

Laguna was co-founder of Open-Xchange and chairman of the board until he took over responsibility as CEO in January 2008. Laguna was crucial to Open-Xchange’s extention to Software as a Service in 2006. He also formed the partnership with the world’s largest web host by known servers, 1&1 Internet AG.

Laguna worked as a business angel and consultant of software technology for several Venture Capital Funds. From 2002 to 2004, Laguna was crucial to the investment and the successful sale of SUSE Linux to Novell. From 2003 to 2006, he managed as chairman the turnaround of bäurer AG until its acquisition by Sage. Laguna acts as board member for asknet AG and comparis.ch
 

SugarCon 2011