VMware releases Zimbra 8.0 simplified cloud trip

VMware Company recently announced the launch of Zimbra? Collaboration Server? 8.0. For many organizations interested in cloud e-mail, the Zimbra 8.0 provides a clear path for message handling and collaboration to turn to the cloud. Zimbra can be easily deployed in private or public clouds, providing a flexible solution that best meets the customer's current and future needs. VMware also announced that the Zimbra 8.0 beta release is open to organizations around the world.

The latest version of Zimbra is based on the strong cloud expertise of VMware, providing all organizations from small business to large enterprises with the option of deploying browser-based e-mail solutions in private cloud or public cloud, while providing the advanced functionality and enterprise-class capabilities required by users. The Zimbra 8.0 is delivered in virtual software devices, deployed in 10 minutes, and minimizes subsequent management requirements, simplifying the IT department's work.

"We see a fundamental shift in the way people work, which puts new demands on IT infrastructure and applications for e-mail, integrated communications," says John Robb, senior director of VMware. Zimbra 8 is designed to support end-user access to data more efficiently, while enabling IT departments to manage the transition to a public cloud or private cloud in a simple way to achieve the many benefits of the post-PC era for the enterprise. ”

Zimbra 8.0 allows users to access personal clouds through redesigned interfaces and smarter mailboxes to help users manage the flow of information through e-mail, voice, and social channels. VMware, in collaboration with Cisco and Mitel, provides unified communications functionality in Zimbra 8.0. These deeply integrated features enable users to access voice and messaging systems in a unified mailbox, implement Click2call, voice mail, participate in meetings, and chat in Zimbra Web applications. Zimbra 8.0 has a user interface and integration options that enable users to access their personal cloud and implement new ways of working in the post-PC era.

"In the post-PC era, employees collaborate in innovative ways," said Laurent Philonenko, vice president of Cisco Unified Communications. More and more customers are asking us to provide cloud-based collaborative services that provide an attractive, integrated, and efficient user experience. Innovative partners, such as Cisco and VMware, integrate collaborative applications such as Cisco Jabber and Cisco WebEx to provide a consistent user experience across PCs, Macs, tablets, and smartphones, including attending meetings, instant messaging, voice video, voice messaging, desktop sharing, and meetings. ”

"Mitel and VMware have provided virtualized voice applications to more than 2,000 Mitel customers of all sizes," said Alan Zurakowski, director of Mitel Business development and strategic alliances. Integrated with Zimbra, we extend the benefits of virtualized voice applications by providing an excellent, simplified and unified communication experience for end users while simplifying the use, deployment, maintenance, and upgrades of Zimbra and Mitel applications. ”

Main functions of Zimbra 8.0

Integrated Unified Communications

Now the Unified Communications feature has been implanted into Zimbra through a new voice application. It integrates Cisco and Mitel Unified Communications solutions that can be accessed directly from the main user interface. This integration also includes:

· By routing to a device or software phone, click to call any phone number

• Visual voice mail, including inside play, admin, and MWI status updates

• Bring online instructions and click Calls via integrated Cisco Jabber

· Cisco WebEx integration, arranging and launching Cisco WebEx meetings directly from Zimbra

• Call history, viewing from Zimbra, connected and not answering calls

· Ability to extend or integrate third party unified communications solutions

Connect Personal Cloud

For the backward PC ERA user experience transition, Zimbra has been updated to provide browser-based capabilities, where smart mailboxes can help users manage the flow of information through e-mail, voice, and social channels. This feature includes:

• Update the user interface in the browser to provide a social conversation view

• Automatic filtering of bulk and distribution lists

• Extended search capabilities, end-user-managed distribution lists, shared tags

· Enterprise Calendar--Provides scheduling recommendations for complex meetings to manage smart views of multiple calendars

Managing it as a service (ITAAS) in the cloud era

Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0 provides consolidated collaboration services for message processing, calendars, and contacts, as well as enterprise IT security control services provided in private cloud or public cloud solutions. Zimbra 8 provides simplified IT management capabilities, such as:

• full-featured new Virtual Software appliance for any size deployment

· Simplifies upgrades and migrations, less than 60 seconds for mailboxes to stop service when switching to new Zimbra

· SaaS Management and self-service experience, minimizing end-user requirements for IT departments

• Manage end user distribution lists from network clients. DL managers can create and manage distribution list subscriptions based on IT department policies

• End users can search for and recover items deleted in messages, calendars, contacts, and tasks based on the recovery retention policies established by IT departments

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