VMware Zimbra is a next generation email and collaboration solution that delivers on the End User Computing vision and enhances productivity by connecting people, applications and data on any device or platform. Zimbra provides an open platform designed for virtualization and portability across private and public clouds, making it simpler to manage and more cost-effective to scale. With more than 60 million paid mailboxes and 150,000 organizations worldwide, Zimbra is one of the largest and fastest growing email providers and now every partner can sell this solution!
Productivity
Zimbra empowers end users with an innovative, feature-rich user experience integrated with all business applications and collaboration tools and accessible from any device or even offline. Exceptional email and calendaring performance without storage limits accelerates decision-making for increased productivity.
• Rich web UI, indexed search and innovative tools to organize your mailbox
• Access email from anywhere, any device, anytime – even offline
Openness
Zimbra’s modular architecture is based on proven open source components and designed for virtualization, making it easier to maintain, and more cost-effective to scale. Zimbra allows IT to support all clients and operating systems seamlessly, and easily integrates with 3rd party platforms.
• Compatibility and interoperability help leverage current investments
• Best cross-platform support in the industry, including: Windows/Mac/Linux desktops;IE/Firefox/Safari/Chrome browsers; Outlook, Zimbra Desktop and other desktop clients; BlackBerry, iPhone and other smart phones.
• More than 100 third party extensions available through gallery.zimbra.com
Manageability
Zimbra offers administrators a web-based application which reduces support costs, streamlines email deployment, management and provisioning with greater reliability, and easier administration, all resulting in up to 50% lower total cost of ownership.
• Optimize for virtualized infrastructure
• Improve scalability and performance
• Provide visibility into application usage
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