Zimbra Features and Benefits

The overwhelming complexity of managing high volumes of email communication with legacy systems is painful. Which administrator really likes getting yelled at when messages or mailboxes are lost? How many employees enjoy scrolling through of hundreds emails because searching is too hard?

Zimbra Collaboration Suite 4.5 solves the problems faced by administrators and their end-users:

Key Administrative Benefits		Key End-user Benefits
Better reliability. Faster online move, backup and recovery of individual or a group of mailboxes		Elegant experience. Innovative Ajax-based web client with search, shared calendar and mail that is integrated with contacts and calendar
Cost effective. Native hierarchical storage management and clustering		Flexibility. Use web client, Microsoft Outlook, or Apple for email, contacts, and calendar
Easy to maintain. Simple to integrate with Microsoft Active Directory and existing LDAP directories		Stay Connected. Support for mobile smart devices: Blackberry (via partner solutions), Treo and etc
Extensibility. Web services integration with existing enterprise applications		Freedom of choice. Support of Windows, Apple and Linux computers
All in one. Integrated anti-spam and anti-virus		Save time. Zimlet "mash-ups" simplify tasks
Lower-Overhead Management Native Hierarchical Storage Management or Information Lifecycle Management (HSM / ILP) Multi-domain support and administration on a single node Online single mailbox restore to point-in-time Online mailbox moves (and backups) Integrated High Availability Solution Rich, zero footprint, AJAX-based administrator interface (cross browser/OS) Dashboards for real-time system activity Comprehensive command-line tools SOAP APIs for every administrative action Server and Storage Consolidation Substantial reduction in managed storage - One copy of email & attachments per server (rather than one per user or one per storage group) Substantial increase in the number of users per CPU - Multi-level caching and optimization of underlying system. Compatibility with Existing Infrastructure Web services – Full API for easy Bi-directional integration with enterprise applications like CRM, ERP, etc… Client - Outlook, Mobile, IMAP, POP, iCalendar, RSS, etc. Directory - Active Directory/LDAP integration, provisioning support Messaging Server - Co-existence and migration tools (including Microsoft Exchange) Security Web security model - Single sign-on, TLS/SSL, no VPN required Secured attachment opening and HTML rendering SpamAssassin and ClamAV included Compatibility with existing anti-spam/anti-virus (via Postfix & amavisd-new) Open solution Open source Open formats - One MIME message per file means Zimbra storage is not opaque to sys. admin. or operating system utilities		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 (expressable via hover-over and/or click) 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

Please contact us so we can determine the Zimbra and components required for your installation. We would be happy to help!

Zimbra@scalar.ca