Potsdam, Germany, August 2, 2007 -- Mindquarry, an Open Source collaborative software vendor, today announced 'Mindquarry PRO', a standalone teamwork solution for corporate users. Mindquarry PRO bundles Mindquarry's software with professional support for high availability, automated updates and upgrades as well as administration tools to ease maintenance work.

"Mindquarry PRO provides the software, support and services that a company needs to manage and maintain a high-performance collaboration environment for teams.", says Stephan Voigt, CEO of Mindquarry. "Customers regard Mindquarry as an Open Source alternative for Microsoft SharePoint or IBM Lotus Quickr due to its ease of use, short deployment time and seamless integration in existing workspaces."

Gartner Research predicts a yearly growth rate of collaboration software of 22% reaching $2,8 billion in 2010.(1) IDC, another independent analyst firm, sees Open Source software reaching $5,8 billion by 2011, growing by 26% per year until then.(2) Mindquarry PRO has a unique selling proposition, serving both markets by combining Open Source software for collaboration with reliable IT support and services.

"Mindquarry PRO complements our scalable product portfolio", says COO and co-founder Lars Trieloff. "The entire offer serves do-it-yourself users who download and install Mindquarry for free under an Open Source license as well as consumers who just need to sign up to collaborate online in teams in our on-demand solution. Last but not least, Mindquarry PRO addresses the needs of the Intranet of enterprise customers."

Mindquarry PRO Product Features

The Mindquarry PRO product offer provides the following benefits for fail-safe team collaboration in corporate environments:

• Enterprise-grade Mindquarry collaborative software - The most reliable, secure stable version of Mindquarry, the Open Source Collaborative Software.
• System management tools - Mindquarry PRO allows system administrators to continously monitor the teamwork software and identify critical problems before they arise. Furthermore, they can automatically apply patches and upgrade to new releases.
  
• Professional support and services - The support package included in Mindquarry PRO ensures high availability of Mindquarry installations with a guaranteed response time and unlimited number of incidents to safeguard maintenance. Aditionally, Mindquarry PRO customers can exclusively buy consulting or development services for system integration matters.

Price and Availability

Mindquarry PRO is available now for Windows, Linux and Mac for an annual subscription price of $2995 per installation of Mindquarry Server and an unlimited amount of users.

More information about Mindquarry PRO is available at www.mindquarry.com/pro.

About Mindquarry

Mindquarry is an Open Source collaborative software platform for file sharing, task management, team collaboration and Wiki editing that meshes simplicity and functionality. As a result, knowledge workers are able to connect with team members and share information from wherever they are, effectively improving team-work and increasing productivity within the company. Developed in Java and built upon a scalable REST architecture with AJAX interfaces and Web 2.0-style user interfaces, Mindquarry is offering a free download version, a hosted solution and an enterprise-grade support package of its signature Open Source Collaboration Platform. Unlike many other team collaboration tools, Mindquarry blends the innovation of an Open Source product with a sound business model based on integration and consultation services. Founded in 2006, Mindquarry is privately held and funded by SAP co-founder VC Hasso Plattner. For more information, please visit www.mindquarry.com.

###

(1) Gartner: "Forecast: Web Conferencing and Team Collaboration Software, Worldwide, 2006-2011”, June 18 2007

(2) IDC: “Worldwide Open Source Software Business Models 2007–2011 Forecast: A Preliminary View,” May 2007