Oracle Communications Messaging Server has a long history, drawing technology from • Sun Internet Mail Server (SIMS) • Netscape Messaging Server (NMS) • PMDF from Innosoft In addition to the Messaging Server's three parents, the software has undergone multiple brand naming changes: •
iPlanet Messaging Server •
Sun ONE Messaging Server •
Sun Java System Messaging Server • Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server • Oracle Communications Messaging Server 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's
Java 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 the
Sun Java System Communications Suite which includes
Sun Java System Calendar Server,
Sun Java System Instant Messaging Server, and
Sun Java System Communications Express. This suite is now known as Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite. Supporting server software for the Messaging Server includes
Sun Java System Directory Server,
Sun Java System Access Manager, and
Oracle iPlanet Web Server. The supporting software is included in the Communications Suite bundle with limited-use license rights. Messaging Server also includes a
web application called Convergence, which provides
webmail as well as web-based access to other Communications Suite functionality such as
calendaring and
instant messaging. The Messaging Server is supported to run on multiple
operating systems including
Solaris and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Versions 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2 were also available for
HP-UX and
Microsoft Windows. ==References and footnotes==