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FirstClass

FirstClass is a client–server groupware, email, online conferencing, voice and fax services, and bulletin-board system for Windows, macOS, and Linux. FirstClass's primary markets are the higher-education and K-12 education sectors, including four of the top ten largest school districts in the United States (Las Vegas, NV's Clark County School District…

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Developers
SoftArc, Centrinity, FirstClass Division of OpenText
License
Proprietary
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux (server only), iOS (client only), Android (client only)
Stable release
16.2 / March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29)
Type
Groupware

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Overview

Early history

FCP, the FirstClass Protocol

The BBS era

Corporate e-mail and collaboration

Tools

Company history

Market share challenges

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FirstClass

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples98
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
Components1

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FirstClass

Top relations

related to history · 39
FirstClass → After, As, At, Barry Carter, BBSes, Bell-Northern Research, Can, Centrinity, Edsby, Education, FirstClass's, GUI, GUIs, He, In, In September, Internet, John Myers, Jon Asbury, LAN
related to Tools · 13
FirstClass → API, Application Programming Interface, Customization Tools, FCAS, FirstClass API, FirstClass Application Services, FirstClass Collaborative, Help, Language Reference, RAD, Rapid Application Development, The BASIC-like, With
related to FCP, the FirstClass Protocol · 12
FirstClass → AppleTalk, Blowfish, Both, FCP, FirstClass Protocol, FirstClass's, Key, Later, Novell's IPX, TCP/IP, The, With
related to The BBS era · 12
FirstClass → After, An Apple Canada, Canada, FirstClass BBS, Having, Local Mac, Mac-oriented BBS, Macintosh Awareness Group, MAGIC, Mark Windrim, Toronto, Toronto-area Mac BBSes
related to Corporate e-mail and collaboration · 7
FirstClass → BBS, By, During, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Windows, The, Windows NT-based
related to External links · 4
FirstClass → FC, Free-Net, Official, Supporting Hardware
related to Market share challenges · 4
FirstClass → As, Education, Google Apps, Office
Developers · 1
FirstClass → SoftArc, Centrinity, FirstClass Division of OpenText
License · 1
FirstClass → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
FirstClass → Windows, macOS, Linux (server only), iOS (client only), Android (client only)

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Important terminology

system server product fcp client users windows bbs opentext offered company toronto internet macos support could systems protocol e-mail version

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FirstClassDevelopersSoftArc, Centrinity, FirstClass Division of OpenText1.00infobox
FirstClassLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
FirstClassOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux (server only), iOS (client only), Android (client only)1.00infobox
FirstClassStable release16.2 / March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29)1.00infobox
FirstClassTypeGroupware1.00infobox
FirstClassWebsitefirstclass.com1.00infobox
FirstClassis aclient0.90text
FirstClassrelated to Corporate e-mail and collaborationBy0.60section
FirstClassrelated to Corporate e-mail and collaborationBBS0.60section
FirstClassrelated to Corporate e-mail and collaborationMicrosoft Windows0.60section
FirstClassrelated to Corporate e-mail and collaborationWindows NT-based0.60section
FirstClassrelated to Corporate e-mail and collaborationDuring0.60section

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