The Web is a massive, globally accessible and ever growing information repository. Just about any information you can think of can be discovered and retrieved via the Web. Until recently much of this content has been accessible through web sites and web applications that tightly coupled application data, business logic (a.k.a. services), and presentation into […]
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Ajax impact on server scaling
Our discussion of Zimbra server scaling has engendered at least one spin-off: The question of the impact of rich Ajax client applications on the servers that support them. Let’s consider the big picture first, and then we will dig into Ajax … (more…)
Scaling up Zimbra
We are now working with some of the Zimbra early adopters on larger-scale deployments, including enduser deployments upwards of 100 thousand mailboxes, and hosted/internet service provider deployments north of 1 million mailboxes. In general, the individual (per mailbox) profiles tends to be on the smaller side (typically, <100 messages/day, <200Mb average mailbox size), but the […]
Will there be a Web 2.0 browser war?
IE 6 is an inadequate platform for developing advanced Web 2.0 applications. I suspect that a number of hard core web application developers will nod their heads in agreement with this statement. From my experience, IE 6 is certainly more challenging to work with than some of its competitors, and it exhibits some very unpleasant […]
Zimbra 3.1 released – MacOSX Network Edition now available
Zimbra today released version 3.1 3.1 introduces MacOSX as a supported OS for the Network Edition. We’ve also added the following new features: (more…)
Best Enterprise Project – Zimbra Collaboration Suite
Zimbra wins Best Enterprise Project at Linux World Boston!!! Thanks to all who voted. 2006 SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards SourceForge.net 2006 Community Choice Awards Winners Announced (more…)