Zimbra
Developer(s) | Synacor |
---|---|
Initial release | July 26, 2005 |
Stable release | 10.0.6[1]
/ 29 November 2023 |
Repository | |
Platform | Linux |
Type | Collaborative software |
License | Zimbra licensing |
Website | www |
Zimbra Collaboration, formerly known as the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 2019, is a
Zimbra was initially developed by LiquidSys, which changed their name to Zimbra, Inc. on 26 July 2005.[2] The Zimbra Collaboration Suite was first released in 2005. The company was subsequently purchased by Yahoo! on September 17, 2007,[3] and later sold to VMware on January 12, 2010.[4] In July 2013, it was sold by VMware to Telligent Systems[5] which changed its name to Zimbra, Inc. in September 2013.[6] It was then acquired by Synacor on 18 August 2015.[7]
According to former Zimbra President and CTO Scott Dietzen, the name for Zimbra is derived from the song "I Zimbra" by Talking Heads.[8]
Edition
The software consists of both
The now discontinued Zimbra Desktop was a full-featured free desktop email client.[10] Development was discontinued under VMware's stewardship in 2013 but was restarted in February 2014, but was ended again by 2019. The web client featured an HTML5 offline mode starting with version 8.5.[11]
The Zimbra Web Client is a full-featured collaboration suite that supports email and group calendars. At one time it featured document-sharing using an Ajax web interface that enabled tool tips, drag-and-drop items, and right-click menus in the UI. Today it has document sharing, chat, and videoconferencing. Also included are advanced searching capabilities and date relations, online document authoring, "Zimlet" mashups, and a full administration UI. It is written using the Zimbra Ajax Toolkit.[12]
The Zimbra Server uses several open source projects (see the section,
Zimbra can synchronize mail, contacts, and calendar items with open-source mail clients such as
Software license
The closed source variant Network edition is distributed under the Zimbra Network Edition EULA.
Starting with version 8.5 the Zimbra source code is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 (backend) and the Common Public Attribution License version 1 (frontend).[15]
Previous versions were released under the Zimbra Public License (ZPL). The
Included open source projects
The Zimbra Server uses open source projects such as:[17]
- Postfix
- MariaDB (since version 8.5)
- OpenDKIM (since version 8.0)
- OpenLDAP
- Jetty (since version 5)
- Lucene
- ClamAV
- SpamAssassin
- Amavis (amavisd-new)
- DSPAM (deprecated starting 8.7)
- Aspell
- nginx (since 5.0)
- ØMQ(since 8.0)
It previously used:
- MySQL (last used in version 8.0)
- Apache Tomcat (last used in version 4.5)
- Perdition mail retrieval proxy (until 4.5)
See also
References
- ^ "Release 10.0.6". 29 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Patent US20090100073 - System and method for enabling an external-system view of email attachments". google.je. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline". Wayback Machine. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Vance, Ashlee (13 January 2010). "VMware Gently Nudges Microsoft with a Zimbra". New York Times Bits Blog. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ Henry, Tiffany (15 July 2013). "Telligent Acquires Zimbra from VMware". Telligent. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Henry, Tiffany (25 September 2013). "Zimbra Unveils Integrated Team, Culture and Vision for People-Centered Collaboration at User Group Conference". Telligent. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Synacor Agrees to Acquire Zimbra, a Leading Provider of Open Source Based Email and Messaging Software" (Press release). Global News Wire. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Dietzen, Scott (12 September 2005). "So what's a Zimbra?". Zimbra Blog. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Zimbra Compatibility with Other Desktop Clients". VMware Zimbra Official Web Site. VMware Zimbra. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Zimbra Desktop". VMware Zimbra Official Web Site. VMware Zimbra. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Zimbra Collaboration 8.5: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device". Zimbra Blog. Zimbra. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Zimbra Documentation for the Zimbra Web Client". VMware Zimbra Official Web Site. VMware Zimbra. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Zimbra Open Source". Zimbra Official Web Site. Zimbra. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Exchange ActiveSync(EAS) Outlook 2013". Zimbra Official Wiki. Zimbra. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "OSI Licenses for Zimbra Collaboration Open Source Edition". Jon Dybik. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Various Licenses and Comments about Them". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Zimbra Components". Retrieved 16 July 2014.