Indian software developer Synovel released the latest 0.4 version of its groupware client, Spicebird, just a few days ago.

Security experts are advising users to update to the latest version of the Web-based Horde groupware, which was released just a few days ago.

En route to version 2.0 of its Web-based groupware product, Egroupware has reached the first milestone of three, which was scheduled for late in 2008.

The installation routine with Version 8 of Lotus Notes for Linux, which was released by IBM in September, leaves a whole bunch of files with read, write and executable permissions set for any user behind on the filesystem.

The Linux distributor Collax has updated its Open-Xchange server groupware product to version 5.1. Besides the basic system several services were also updated.

Open Source service provider Corratech recently released Opensuite, a platform for the integration of heterogeneous enterprise applications.

The latest 11.2 update of the Scalix groupware supports multi-tenant environments and hosting as a groupware service.

Open source groupware tools have come of age. You are no longer limited to email and an address book. Some of these tools surpass the commercial alternatives – once you get them installed.