Zimbra Collaboration Suite Features
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) is a complete messaging and collaboration Server with an AJAX Web Client. It features Email, Contacts, Calendar, Documents, Instant Messaging, Tasks, plus synchronization to other desktops and devices.
Web client
- Rich browser-based AJAX interface with application-like features such as drag and drop, tagging and conversation views
- Comprehensive search, including within attachments, and saved search folders
- Share and collaborate any application with peers: inboxes, contacts, calendars, documents and tasks
- Enterprise calendars with shared free-busy times; interoperable with Microsoft Exchange
- Author documents online as well as instant messaging with archiving
- Integrate 3rd party applications as "mash-ups" such as maps, CRM, inventory and package tracking
Administration
- AJAX Admin Console and full Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage ZCS
- Migration wizards for Exchange, Domino, GroupWise, plus standard IMAP migration
- Real-time mailbox backup and restore; native hierarchical storage management (HSM); and high-availability (HA) / clustering
- Cross mailbox discovery and archiving for regulatory compliance
- Integrated Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, and Directory Services (LDAP, Active Directory)
- Open web service APIs / REST interfaces
Hosted Administration
- Fully supports multi-tenancy and delegated administration for hosting and service providers
- 24 / 7 support, guaranteed uptime
- Rebranding; choose custom domain
- Remote or local authentication option
- Manage user provisioning, Class-of-Service (CoS) in Admin Console
Zimbra Desktop
- Enables offline access to the Zimbra web experience on Mac, PC, and Linux desktops
- Aggregates Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, and other POP / IMAP accounts
- Sync Yahoo! and Gmail Address Book and Calendar
Other desktops
- Native MAPI synchronization to Outlook 2003 / 2007 with full delegate and offline access
- Native synchronization to Apple desktop applications via Zimbra iSync Connector, plus CalDAV support
- Support for all POP3 / IMAP4 Clients
Mobile
- Native synchronization to BlackBerry handsets via Zimbra Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)
- Native “over-the-air” synchronization to iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Palm, and Symbian OS Smartphones
- Over-the-air synchronization on popular J2ME devices like the Motorola RAZR 2
- Access Zimbra email, contacts, calendar on any device with an HTML capable mobile web browser
Platforms
- Browser Support (Advanced Client): Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari
- Server Operating Systems (Network Edition): Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE, Ubuntu LTS, Mac OS X
- 3rd Party Client Support: Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, Apple iCal, Apple Address Book, Mozilla Sunbird, Novell Evolution
- Protocol Support: IMAP, POP, XML, HTTP, HTTPS, SOAP, LDAP, MAPI, SIP, VoIP, ActiveSync, iSync, RSS, Atom, iCal, CalDAV, WebDAV (beta)