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Zimbra originated from Zimbra, Inc., which was founded in 2003.<ref name="ZimABCYahooPurch">{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3637186&singlePage=true |title=Zimbra Users Vexed by Yahoo Deal |author=Perez, Juan Carlos |publisher=PC World; ABC News |date=23 September 2007 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> It's not clear how much work was being conducted on the software from 2003 to 2004, but Zimbra unveiled a new website in the fall of 2005, announcing the beta launch of its open-source Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS).<ref name="ZimSiteArch05">{{cite web |url=http://zimbra.com |title=Zimbra - Home |publisher=Zimbra, Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050923123048/http://zimbra.com/ |archivedate=23 September 2005 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> An official announcement followed soon after in October<ref name="ZimFirstAnnArch05">{{cite web |url=http://zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2005-10-04.html |title=Zimbra Unveils Innovative, Open Source Collaboration Software and Messaging Server |publisher=Zimbra, Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20051125070659/http://zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2005-10-04.html |date=05 October 2005 |archivedate=25 November 2005 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>, with an associated SourceForge project starting on November 17.<ref name="ZimSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/ |title=Zimbra Collaboration Suite |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> After a series of betas, the first stable open-source version of ZCS was released on February 8, 2006.<ref name="Zim30Arch" />
Zimbra originated from Zimbra, Inc., which was founded in 2003.<ref name="ZimABCYahooPurch">{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3637186&singlePage=true |title=Zimbra Users Vexed by Yahoo Deal |author=Perez, Juan Carlos |publisher=PC World; ABC News |date=23 September 2007 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> It's not clear how much work was being conducted on the software from 2003 to 2004, but Zimbra unveiled a new website in the fall of 2005, announcing the beta launch of its open-source Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS).<ref name="ZimSiteArch05">{{cite web |url=http://zimbra.com |title=Zimbra - Home |publisher=Zimbra, Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050923123048/http://zimbra.com/ |archivedate=23 September 2005 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> An official announcement followed soon after in October<ref name="ZimFirstAnnArch05">{{cite web |url=http://zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2005-10-04.html |title=Zimbra Unveils Innovative, Open Source Collaboration Software and Messaging Server |publisher=Zimbra, Inc |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20051125070659/http://zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2005-10-04.html |date=05 October 2005 |archivedate=25 November 2005 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>, with an associated SourceForge project starting on November 17.<ref name="ZimSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/ |title=Zimbra Collaboration Suite |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> After a series of betas, the first stable open-source version of ZCS was released on February 8, 2006.<ref name="Zim30Arch" />


On September 17, 2007, Zimbra, Inc. announced it had been acquired by Yahoo! Inc., causing some users to be wary of the software's future.<ref name="ZimYahooAcqAnn">{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2007-09-17.html |title=Yahoo! Announces Agreement to Acquire Zimbra |publisher=VMware, Inc. |date=17 September 2007 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="ZimABCYahooPurch" /> Shortly after the acquisition, ZCS source code stopped appearing on SourceForge.<ref name="ZimSFFiles">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/files/Zimbra%20Source/ |title=Zimbra Collaboration Suite > Files > Zimbra Source |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>
On September 17, 2007, Zimbra, Inc. announced it had been acquired by Yahoo! Inc., causing some users to be wary of the software's future.<ref name="ZimYahooAcqAnn">{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2007-09-17.html |title=Yahoo! Announces Agreement to Acquire Zimbra |publisher=VMware, Inc. |date=17 September 2007 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="ZimABCYahooPurch" /> Shortly after the acquisition, ZCS source code stopped appearing on SourceForge.<ref name="ZimSFFiles">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/files/Zimbra%20Source/ |title=Zimbra Collaboration Suite > Files > Zimbra Source |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> Zimbra releases were still available on the Zimba.com website after the acquisition, however.<ref name="Zim4510">{{cite web |url=http://blog.zimbra.com/blog/archives/2007/11/zcs-4510-has-been-released.html |title=ZCS 4.5.10 Has Been Released |author=Holder, John |publisher=VMware, Inc. |date=21 November 2007 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>
 


On January 12, 2010, open-source developer VMware, Inc. announced it had bought Zimbra from Yahoo! Inc., which needed to "get rid of non-core assets" as part of a refocusing effort.<ref name="ZimVMwareNYT">{{cite web |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/vmware-gently-nudges-microsoft-with-a-zimbra/ |title=VMware Gently Nudges Microsoft with a Zimbra |author=Vance, Ashlee |publisher=The New York Times |date=13 January 2010 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> Releases of the open-source ZCS as well as the company's commercial offerings continued via the website.


==Features==
==Features==


The features of Zimbra include<ref name="w2PHome">{{cite web |url=http://web2project.net/ |title=web2Project |publisher=web2project.net |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref>:
The features of the free open-source Zimbra Collaboration Server include<ref name="ZimZCSFeats">{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbra.com/products/compare_products.html |title=Compare Zimbra Products |publisher=VMware, Inc |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>:


* unlimited project, companies, departments, and users
* AJAX e-mail
* central information portal
* POP/IMAP e-mail support
* user-based and role-based permissions
* address book
* charting
* calendar
* calendar and iCalendar support
* task management
* modular architecture
* "Briefcase" application
* CardDAV, iCal, and CalDAV support for contacts and calendars
* support for mobile devices


==Hardware/software requirements==
==Hardware/software requirements==


Installation requirements for web2Project include:
Consult [http://files.zimbra.com/website/docs/8.0/ZCS_System_Requirements_8.0.2_Rev_2.pdf the documentation] (PDF) for more information about the installation requirements of the open-source ZCS.
 
* Apache 2.0 or greater; IIS 7 server software or greater
* PHP 5.3.x or greater
* [[MySQL]] 5.0 or greater
 
Consult [http://wiki.web2project.net/index.php?title=Installation the documentation] for more information.


==Videos, screenshots, and other media==
==Videos, screenshots, and other media==


* Installation videos of web2Project can be found on [http://wiki.web2project.net/index.php?title=Installation#Video_Training the wiki].
* A few videos of ZCS can be found on [http://www.zimbra.com/learn/zimbra-demos-cheat-sheet.html the site].
* Screenshots of web2Project can be found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/#screenshots SourceForge].
* A demo of the commercial Network Edition can be found [http://www.zimbra.com/products/hosted_demo.php here]. Registration is required.
* A demo of web2Project can be found [http://demo.web2project.net/ here].
* The open-source ZCS documentation can be found [http://www.zimbra.com/community/documentation.html here].


==Entities using Zimbra==
==Entities using Zimbra==
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==External links==
==External links==


* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/ Zimbra on SourceForge]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/ Zimbra on SourceForge] (deprecated)
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/zimbra Zimbra on Ohloh]
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/zimbra Zimbra on Ohloh] (deprecated)
* [http://blog.zimbra.com/ Zimbra blog]
* [http://blog.zimbra.com/ Zimbra blog]


Revision as of 22:17, 28 December 2012

Zimbra
Zimbra logo.png
Developer(s) VMware, Inc.
Initial release February 8, 2009 (2009-02-08) (3.0)[1]
Stable release

10.0.8  (April 22, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-04-22))

[±]
Preview release none [±]
Written in Perl, Java, JavaScript
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Multi-lingual
Type Productivity software
Project management software
License(s) Zimbra Public License
Website Zimbra.com

Zimbra is project management and productivity software software designed to help businesses collaborate better. The software is available both as a commercial fee-based product and a free open-source product called Zimbra Collaboration Server (ZCS) Open Source Edition.

Product history

Zimbra originated from Zimbra, Inc., which was founded in 2003.[2] It's not clear how much work was being conducted on the software from 2003 to 2004, but Zimbra unveiled a new website in the fall of 2005, announcing the beta launch of its open-source Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS).[3] An official announcement followed soon after in October[4], with an associated SourceForge project starting on November 17.[5] After a series of betas, the first stable open-source version of ZCS was released on February 8, 2006.[1]

On September 17, 2007, Zimbra, Inc. announced it had been acquired by Yahoo! Inc., causing some users to be wary of the software's future.[6][2] Shortly after the acquisition, ZCS source code stopped appearing on SourceForge.[7] Zimbra releases were still available on the Zimba.com website after the acquisition, however.[8]

On January 12, 2010, open-source developer VMware, Inc. announced it had bought Zimbra from Yahoo! Inc., which needed to "get rid of non-core assets" as part of a refocusing effort.[9] Releases of the open-source ZCS as well as the company's commercial offerings continued via the website.

Features

The features of the free open-source Zimbra Collaboration Server include[10]:

  • AJAX e-mail
  • POP/IMAP e-mail support
  • address book
  • calendar
  • task management
  • "Briefcase" application
  • CardDAV, iCal, and CalDAV support for contacts and calendars
  • support for mobile devices

Hardware/software requirements

Consult the documentation (PDF) for more information about the installation requirements of the open-source ZCS.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

  • A few videos of ZCS can be found on the site.
  • A demo of the commercial Network Edition can be found here. Registration is required.
  • The open-source ZCS documentation can be found here.

Entities using Zimbra

Further reading

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zimbra Launches Zimbra Collaboration Suite 3.0, With General Availability". Zimbra, Inc. 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 09 September 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060909231253/http://www.zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2006-02-08.html. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perez, Juan Carlos (23 September 2007). "Zimbra Users Vexed by Yahoo Deal". PC World; ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3637186&singlePage=true. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Zimbra - Home". Zimbra, Inc. Archived from the original on 23 September 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050923123048/http://zimbra.com/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Zimbra Unveils Innovative, Open Source Collaboration Software and Messaging Server". Zimbra, Inc. 5 October 2005. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051125070659/http://zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2005-10-04.html. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Zimbra Collaboration Suite". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Yahoo! Announces Agreement to Acquire Zimbra". VMware, Inc.. 17 September 2007. http://www.zimbra.com/about/zimbra_pr_2007-09-17.html. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Zimbra Collaboration Suite > Files > Zimbra Source". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/zimbra/files/Zimbra%20Source/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  8. ↑ Holder, John (21 November 2007). "ZCS 4.5.10 Has Been Released". VMware, Inc.. http://blog.zimbra.com/blog/archives/2007/11/zcs-4510-has-been-released.html. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  9. ↑ Vance, Ashlee (13 January 2010). "VMware Gently Nudges Microsoft with a Zimbra". The New York Times. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/vmware-gently-nudges-microsoft-with-a-zimbra/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Compare Zimbra Products". VMware, Inc. http://www.zimbra.com/products/compare_products.html. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
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