About Zimbra

Maximum flexibility, power and deployment control.

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Zimbra Collaboration Suite is an enterprise-class open source email, calendar and collaboration server. With the most innovative web application available today, Zimbra boosts the productivity of users on any desktop and dramatically reduces TCO compared to legacy platform vendors.

Other key advantages include advanced compatibility with existing desktop email clients, over-the-air sync to smartphones (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry) as well as better server scalability and more efficient administration.

Zimbra is the leading open source solution for enterprise, service provider, education, and government environments; offering end-users unmatched benefits.

Ajax based web collaboration is at the heart of ZCS. The powerful web client can integrate email, contacts, shared calendar, VoIP, and online document authoring into a rich browser-based interface.

Compatibility

Zimbra leverages existing desktop investments by supporting existing offline clients such as Microsoft® Outlook®, Apple® iCal and Apple® Address Book and Novell® Evolution™. Zimbra also supports existing infrastructure,such as leading anti-spam, anti-virus solutions and existing enterprise directories including Microsoft Active Directory®. Better Messaging

Zimbra has invested in improved search, security, performance, archiving, reliability and administration to make users’ day-to-day experiences better. Zimbra has developed Zimlets™ as an easy way to link different systems with users’ collaboration experience. Zimbra features Zimbra Mobile which includes over the air syncing to a wide range of devices. Zimbra is committed to open source in order to maximize the power of community and to provide investment protection.

Freedom of Client Choice

  • Browser – Zimbra Ajax client
  • PC Client – Outlook (Online, Offline, Cached Mode), Apple Mail and iCal, Eudora, Evolution, Thunderbird/Sunbird, RSS, etc.
  • Mobile – Wireless devices “over the air” synchronization: Blackberry (via partner solutions), Palm, Nokia, Motorola, Good, PocketPC, etc.

Self-Organizing Mailboxes

  • Powerful, fast search (including messages and attachments)
  • Saved searches across folders
  • Conversation views across folders
  • Filters

Comprehensive Calendaring

  • Group scheduling with free/busy management and controls
  • Multiple calendars per user
  • Calendar delegation and sharing
  • Multi-calendar views
  • Subscribe to external calendars in .ics format

Extensible model for linking message content to external web services and applications

  • Intranet – ERP, CRM, Support, Finance, HR, VoIP phone, etc.
  • Internet – Google/Yahoo Maps, Skype, Travel, Package Tracking, etc.

Efficient context switching

  • Quickly view/create calendar appointments while in mail
  • Quickly create/edit contacts while in mail
  • Quickly view sender’s website while in mail

Any Place, Any Machine

  • Rich, zero footprint, AJAX-based end-user interface (cross browser/OS)
  • Security sans VPN
  • Secure, read-only access to attachments without special-purpose client software

Modern collaboration styles/formats

  • RSS/ATOM feeds
  • Tags




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