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Office Revolution Web 2.0

Open Source vendor Zimbra has recently released the Zimbra Collaboration Suite 3.0. This suite of applications includes a mail client and a calendar. The interface is similar to that of other rich mail suites like Evolution and Outlook. Built on AJAX, the application feels like a locally installed application. The application is built around a server-client technology. It is not mandatory to use the richt webbased client - the server [...] Read More


Zimbra too slow for older hardware Web 2.0

Richard MacManus on ZDNet reports about ZDNet readers commenting on his first review of the Zimbra Office Suite saying the suite is way too heavy for older hardware. Especially the fact that a comparison between GMail and Zimbra on older hardware reveals this very clearly is somewhat worrying : "the GUI is way too slow: it takes over 4 minutes to load on my old Pentium III, while GMail loads in [...] Read More


*Breaking news* : Zimbra aquired by Yahoo Web 2.0

Zimbra is one of these companies that started not too long ago, is very innovative and has achieved a steady market position with customers that are confident in the service Zimbra offers. And they should. In fact, Zimbra offers a service that is good enough for Yahoo to acquire, and Yahoo just did that. Zimbra operates in the same field as Google Docs&Spreadsheets and Zoho.Yahoo will announce the acquisition of [...] Read More


Zimbra makes its presence felt in Yahoo! Calendar Java Entrepreneur

It was almost a year ago yahoo took over Zimbra but it took Yahoo more than a decade to update its calendar service and for this purpose it deployed the technology of Zimbra. The latest Yahoo Calendar is based on the Zimbra platform which deploys Ajax functionality in its online calendars and iCalendar and CalDAV3 standards. This new Calendar from Yahoo is interoperable with other calendar services such as Apple, AOL, [...] Read More


Yahoo! hops onto Zimbra Java Entrepreneur

Zimbra which claims itself to be a leader in open source messaging and collaboration has been acquired by Yahoo for $350 million. With its rich AJAX-based e-mail, calendar, and contact management features for both online and offline use Zimbra has been credited with creation of Zimlets which can be used for offering updated information inside the email. As per Yahoo this expansion would help them to create a stronger presence [...] Read More