At VMware we are singularly focused on helping our customers transform their IT environments into a cloud that can deliver IT as a Service.  A lot has changed in the IT market over the last few years with the proliferation of tablets, iOS devices, browser based applications and pay as you go services.  VMware is committed to providing IT organizations the tools needed to deliver IAAS, PAAS and SAAS services to their users. As part of this commitment, VMware increased its investment in Zimbra during 2010 in order to accelerate the release of Zimbra 7 – the newest version of our collaboration platform.  Zimbra provides users with a collaboration cloud for accessing personal and shared information wherever you are while providing IT the controls to back up and secure the information. The first thing you might notice about this announcement is that we are releasing all three of our core products – VMware Zimbra Collaboration Server (formally Zimbra Collaboration Suite), along with beta versions of VMware Zimbra Collaboration Appliance (ZCA) and VMware Zimbra Desktop (ZD).  Going forward, we are committed to releasing future offerings of VMware Zimbra concurrently as a single platform. We believe that this commitment to a single platform provides huge benefits to both VMware Zimbra end-users and administrators.… Read more »

Our friends at Smartsheet have just posted a new Zimlet application tab in the Gallery that looks very promising; we have a few uses in mind already for our team and internal Zimbra deployment.  Here is a summary they kindly provided: Manage Any Kind of Work with the Smartsheet Zimlet Add the Smartsheet tab to your Zimbra solution and manage your projects, sales pipelines and crowdsourcing solutions as easily as you manage your Calendar.  Smartsheet puts a familiar spreadsheet-like face on a flexible work automation engine. Integration Overview Smartsheet is integrated with the following Zimbra features: Calendar - view key project dates in your Zimbra calendar or key Zimbra calendar dates in your Smartsheet project calendar Contacts - import Zimbra contacts into Smartsheet for streamlined sharing with colleagues and other collaborators Briefcase - attach files from your Zimbra Briefcase to any row in Smartsheet Email - receive Smartsheet notifications and reminders via email The Smartsheet Zimlet is now available in the Zimbra Gallery.  Or watch the brief demo video below for more information.… Read more »

We’re excited to be part of our first VMworld, where we’ll take center stage to showcase Zimbra products. August 30-September 2 at Moscone Center, San Francisco October 12-14, Bella Center, Copenhagen VMworld is a great chance to keep up on the latest technology trends, with over 300 different breakout sessions and labs on topics like leveraging the cloud, virtualizing enterprise applications and managing the desktop as a service. It is also a great opportunity to meet with knowledge experts or join group discussions with peers and industry experts. And, you’ll hear presentations from VMware leaders along with outside guest speakers. Plus you won’t want to miss the band. Last year was Foreigner, can you guess who it is this time? (Hints: + 30 million records;… Read more »