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| Zimbra Launches Zimbra Collaboration Suite 3.1 Zimbra has announced the launch of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 3.1. In keeping with Zimbra's commitment to deliver consistently on a solid product line, new features in ZCS 3.1 include a new module in the administrator interface for improved management of message queues and storage, advanced Resource scheduling capabilities, the first public beta of "Zimbra Mobile", and general availability of the ZCS Connector for Outlook. ZCS 3.1 includes a new module in the AJAX-based administrator interface that provides comprehensive visibility and management of messages in the ZCS message queues. Administrators can view queued messages grouped by various sender/receiver criteria, providing visibility into potential spam activity or other security breaches, and can force queue-level actions on messages or groups of messages directly from the administrator interface. ZCS 3.1 also provides a new "Mailbox Quota" view of users sortable by total mailbox size or percentage of quota consumed. This enables administrators to monitor which users on each ZCS server are consuming the most storage or approaching their quota limits. These new ZCS 3.1 administrative capabilities complement existing ZCS administrator benefits such as native hierarchical storage management; online backup and recovery of a mailbox or a server; single-copy message storage; migration tools for Microsoft Exchange, Outlook and IMAP; and native anti-spam and anti-virus capabilities. ZCS 3.1 builds on Zimbra's advanced AJAX-based calendaring features with new Resource scheduling capabilities, which allow users to search for and schedule Locations (such as meeting rooms) and Resources (such as projectors). Meeting organizers can intelligently match Locations and Resources to meetings by searching on attributes such as building, floor, and capacity, and can also view consolidated Free/Busy schedules for Locations, Resources, and Attendees - simplifying the overall scheduling process. Additionally, when an appointment with a Location or Resource is requested, the Location or Resource will automatically accept or decline the request based on availability. If there is a conflict, the auto-response will include the organizer of the conflicting meeting without disclosing any potentially private meeting details, enabling the requester to follow up with the organizer of the conflict if desired. Resource scheduling in ZCS 3.1 is also fully compatible with Outlook, for both meeting organizers and invitation recipients using Outlook as their email client. ZCS 3.1 includes the first public beta of "Zimbra Mobile", Zimbra's technology for over-the-air synchronization between the ZCS server and popular handheld wireless devices. With ZCS 3.1, Zimbra Mobile enables calendar sync for the Treo 650, and calendar/contacts sync for the Treo 700w and other devices running the Windows Mobile 5 operating system. In addition, Zimbra Mobile functions without requiring users to download new software to their devices, and without the need for mobility middleware software. ZCS already enables over-the-air syncing of email using IMAP and is available in the Zimbra Network Edition. With ZCS 3.1, Zimbra announces general availability (GA) of the ZCS Connector for Outlook in the Zimbra Network Edition, a MAPI-based connector that enables the use of Microsoft Outlook with the ZCS server. In addition, ZCS 3.1 adds support for Outlook archiving, enabling Outlook users to manage server-side quotas effectively by archiving data into a local Outlook data store. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |