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<p>GroupWise is a <a href="/facts/Message_transfer_agent/9SJG5sbb">messaging</a> and <a href="/facts/Collaboration_platform/YFaMuQdA">collaboration platform</a> from <a href="/facts/OpenText/PoGvt3jC">OpenText</a> that supports <a href="/facts/Email/6pD9GLtI">email</a>, <a href="/facts/Electronic_calendar/ICfDpsUR">calendaring</a>, <a href="/facts/Personal_information_manager/rdukbr96">personal information management</a>, <a href="/facts/Instant_messaging/8lwwDyjK">instant messaging</a>, and <a href="/facts/Document_management/cgmjwyKV">document management</a>. The GroupWise platform consists of desktop client software, which is available for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, (formerly <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, and <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>), and the server software, which is supported on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Servers/mLeSDdQH">Windows Server</a> and <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>. </p><p>The platform also supports WebAccess, its <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">browser</a>-based <a href="/facts/Webmail/bLkNmBYn">webmail</a> client. Mobile access to messaging, calendaring, contacts and other data from <a href="/facts/Smartphones/cSIrBMWG">smartphones</a> and <a href="/facts/Tablet_computers/6pGX2I7b">tablet computers</a> is supported (through the GroupWise Mobility Service software) via the <a href="/facts/Exchange_ActiveSync/0dakgPQF">Exchange ActiveSync</a> protocol. Enterprise instant messaging and <a href="/facts/Presence_information/0BsLtUFM">presence</a> is handled by GroupWise Messenger, which integrates with GroupWise. </p><p>The product's ownership history includes <a href="/facts/WordPerfect/x0R6HU9f">WordPerfect</a>, <a href="/facts/Novell/lABGMT7U">Novell</a> and <a href="/facts/The_Attachmate_Group/GB7eXbk7">Attachmate</a>; <a href="/facts/Micro_Focus_International/LuuMMtYQ">Micro Focus</a>'s 2014 acquisition of <i>Attachmate</i> resulted in the product's Micro Focus GroupWise name. Micro Focus was acquired by <a href="/facts/OpenText/PoGvt3jC">OpenText</a> and the product name was changed to OpenText GroupWise. </p><p>The latest generation of the platform is GroupWise 24.4. </p>