Professional Collaboration – Powered by ForgeOne
With ForgeOne Collaboration, ForgeOne expands its portfolio with a fully managed platform for email, calendaring, and collaboration.
The solution is designed for companies and organizations that want to use a modern collaboration platform without having to manage infrastructure, updates, monitoring, or backups themselves.
As its technological foundation, ForgeOne Collaboration is built on the European open-source groupware platform grommunio. This is complemented by professional operations, personal support, and managed services provided by ForgeOne.
The result is a solution that enables modern collaboration while offering greater control over data, infrastructure, and future development.
More Than Just Email and Calendars
Modern collaboration today involves much more than sending emails.
With ForgeOne Collaboration, companies receive a central platform for:
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Tasks
- Mobile synchronization
All functions are integrated into a single environment, enabling efficient collaboration—regardless of whether employees work in the office, from home, or on the move.
A particular focus during development was to keep existing workflows as unchanged as possible.
Outlook and mobile devices can continue to be used via Exchange-compatible protocols. Existing mailboxes, calendars, and contacts are migrated as part of a planned migration process, allowing users to continue working without extensive retraining.
Three Deployment Models for Different Requirements
Every company has different requirements for its collaboration platform. Therefore, ForgeOne Collaboration is available in three editions.
Collaboration Start
The ideal solution for smaller businesses that want to use a professionally managed collaboration platform without having to take care of the technical operation.
Collaboration Business
For companies with individual requirements, a dedicated instance is available. This enables flexible implementation of features such as Single Sign-On, customized security policies, and additional integrations.
Collaboration Enterprise
For larger or particularly critical IT environments, Collaboration Enterprise provides a highly available platform with customized backup concepts, tailored service hours, and an architecture designed specifically for the organization.
Expandable into a Central Digital Workplace
If required, ForgeOne Collaboration can be extended well beyond traditional groupware functionality.
This includes, among other things:
- Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor Authentication
- Email archiving
- Mobile Device Management
- File and document management
- Office functionality
- Knowledge management with XWiki
- Project management with OpenProject
This creates a central workplace platform that can be flexibly adapted to the company's requirements.
Why We Rely on Open Source
ForgeOne Collaboration is based on the European open-source groupware platform grommunio.
Open technologies provide organizations with greater flexibility and reduce long-term dependence on individual vendors. At the same time, companies retain control over how and where their collaboration platform is operated.
With ForgeOne Collaboration, we combine these advantages with a professional managed service. Our customers benefit from a powerful open-source solution without having to compromise on the security and convenience of professionally managed operations.
Key Benefits at a Glance
With ForgeOne Collaboration, companies receive:
- A professionally managed collaboration platform
- A modern alternative to traditional Exchange environments
- Reduced administrative effort in day-to-day operations
- Flexible deployment models: from shared services to dedicated enterprise solutions
- Greater control over data and infrastructure
- Personal support from ForgeOne—from migration through ongoing operations
Who Is ForgeOne Collaboration For?
ForgeOne Collaboration is particularly suitable for companies and organizations:
- Looking for a modern alternative to Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft 365
- Wanting to reduce their dependence on proprietary cloud platforms
- Valuing data protection, flexibility, and predictable operating costs
- Wishing to entrust the operation of their collaboration platform to experienced professionals
Rethinking Collaboration
Not every company wants to operate its collaboration platform itself. At the same time, many organizations are looking for greater flexibility and less dependence on individual vendors.
ForgeOne Collaboration closes exactly this gap.
By combining the European open-source groupware platform grommunio with ForgeOne's managed services, organizations receive a modern, secure, and future-ready collaboration platform.
