Introducing Zimbra http://www.zimbra.com

Zimbra is a Email server with a innovative browser based email and can be accessed location and device independently.

Alternative to Microsoft Exchange server and currently the #3 in the market after the MSExchange, IBM.

Special features

E-mail, address book, calendars, contacts, document sharing, instant messaging integrated.

Accessed from web client, zimbra desktop, Microsoft outlook (using outlook connector), IMAP, CardDAV, CalDAV for Apple and other standard mail clients.

Support for wide range of Mobile devices, such as iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows phones.

Almost same features can be accessed through web mail and Desktop mail clients unlike Exchange.

Drag the email to calendar to populate the meeting schedule with all the receivers and Email remainders facility.

Mail Translation Service.

Improved search for messages which includes attachment search as well.

Calendar & Inbox Zimbra connects Zimbra connects

calendar with email.calendar with email. You do not have to You do not have to

switch between your switch between your calendar and inbox. calendar and inbox. You can “date hover” You can “date hover” in your e-mail to see in your e-mail to see your schedule.your schedule.

Zimbra will show you Zimbra will show you the day, date and any the day, date and any appointments as your appointments as your calendar along with calendar along with their status.their status.

Share schedule Share schedule information with all information with all colleagues.colleagues.

Allows administrators Allows administrators to schedule meetings to schedule meetings when there are a when there are a minimal number of minimal number of scheduling conflicts.scheduling conflicts.

Companies using Allows you to Allows you to

subscribe to RSS feeds subscribe to RSS feeds and sends them to and sends them to your inbox as e-mail your inbox as e-mail type documents.type documents.

Because they are e-Because they are e-mails, sharing mails, sharing information colleagues information colleagues is easy!is easy!

A new e-mail is sent A new e-mail is sent each time the each time the weblog/feed is weblog/feed is updated.updated.

This picture shows the This picture shows the creation of a creation of a folder/RSS folder/RSS subscription.subscription.

ZIMBRA FOR OFFICESZIMBRA FOR OFFICES

Rich, interactive web Rich, interactive web interface for complete interface for complete functionality from campus, functionality from campus, home, or any other PC home, or any other PC location location

Collaborative document Collaborative document authoring for efficient work authoring for efficient work on group projects and on group projects and

assignmentsassignments..

Comprehensive and Comprehensive and flexible sharing model, flexible sharing model, enabling sharing of enabling sharing of address books, calendars, address books, calendars, documents, or other documents, or other content by class list, study content by class list, study group, research team, group, research team,

faculty department, etc.faculty department, etc.

Strengths and Advantages

Allows for more rapid and efficient communication amongst different departments using calendar,messaging, mail.

Makes administration and integration less time-consuming through calendar & scheduling applications.

Encourages collaboration and communication.