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Oracle Communications Messaging Server isOracle's messaging (email) server software. The software was obtained by Oracle as part of the company's acquisition ofSun in 2010.
Oracle's Messaging Server could potentially be the most widely deployed commercial email server on the planet, with claims of 150 million mailboxes deployed worldwide (mostly byISPs,telcos,universities,government, andcable TVbroadband providers).[1]
Oracle Communications Messaging Server has a long history, drawing technology from
In addition to the Messaging Server's three parents, the software has undergone multiple brand naming changes:
The code base has been carried on throughout these minor brand changes with only feature enhancements and bug fixes.
The Messaging Server was part of Sun'sJava Enterprise System bundle of Internet/Intranet server software from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, the Messaging Server was packaged as part of smaller bundle called theSun Java System Communications Suite which includesSun Java System Calendar Server,Sun Java System Instant Messaging Server, andSun Java System Communications Express. This suite is now known as Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite.
Supporting server software for the Messaging Server includesSun Java System Directory Server,Sun Java System Access Manager, andOracle iPlanet Web Server. The supporting software is included in the Communications Suite bundle with limited-use license rights. Messaging Server also includes aweb application called Convergence, which provideswebmail as well as web-based access to other Communications Suite functionality such ascalendaring andinstant messaging.[3]
The Messaging Server is supported to run on multipleoperating systems includingSolaris andRed Hat Enterprise Linux.[3] Versions 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2 were also available forHP-UX andMicrosoft Windows.