- Synacor accelerates delivery of
new features by integrating VNCtalk into its core, open-source
based Zimbra email and collaboration platform
- VNCtalk adds chat, audio and
video conferencing technology into the Zimbra user
experiences
- Zimbra / VNC demo at World
Hosting Days Booth Z30 or download free
30-day trial
RUST, Germany, March 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Today at the World Hosting Days Conference (WHD), Synacor, Inc.
(Nasdaq:SYNC) announced it has signed an original equipment
manufacturing (OEM) agreement with VNC to incorporate VNCtalk,
VNC's chat and conferencing solution, into the Zimbra Email and
Collaboration platform, the world's leading open-source based
collaboration software. VNCtalk provides Zimbra users with a
simple, open and affordable way to conduct online meetings,
eLearning events, desktop sharing and webinars from their web
browsers, desktops and mobile devices. Synacor is rapidly enhancing
and extending the Zimbra platform-accelerating the delivery of new
and innovative features for Zimbra users through deeper
partnerships with its global network of Zimbra integrators and
developers.
A photo accompanying this announcement is
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Leveraging Community
Innovation
"Zimbra's worldwide partner and open source communities have been a
rich source of innovation," said Brent Rhymes, EVP of Channel Sales
and Marketing for Synacor. "The VNC partnership leverages Zimbra's
extensibility and open source heritage to expand our product line
by integrating innovative features from partners like VNC. We
expect this to be the first of many strategic OEM partnerships, as
we look to formally incorporate innovation from our partner and
open source communities into the Zimbra product suite."
Open, Affordable &
Proven
"VNCtalk has provided Zimbra customers in Europe with an open,
proven and affordable solution for chat, audio and video
conferencing," said Bernd Rodler, VNC Chairman of the Board. "Our
partnership with Synacor provides customers worldwide with access
to our collaboration technology under the Zimbra brand, sold by
Zimbra's partner network of value added resellers (VARs) and cloud
service providers."
Applauded by Zimbra Partners
& Customers
"Our customers have been clamoring for a Zimbra-integrated chat,
audio and video solution," said John Webster, VP Business
Development at XMission, a Zimbra Gold Partner. "We are excited
that Synacor has started to incorporate community-developed
innovation into the Zimbra product suite. We look forward to
incorporating these new capabilities into our host-collaboration
services soon."
- Visit Zimbra Talk product page
- Download free 30-day trial
- Read "Introducing Zimbra Talk" blog post
Forward-Looking
Statements:
This release includes certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs
of management of Synacor, and are subject to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from
those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes
in economic, business, competitive, technological and/or regulatory
factors, and other factors affecting the operation of the
respective businesses of Synacor. More detailed information about
these factors may be found under the captions "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," in Synacor's most recent Form 10-Q, filed
with the SEC on November 17, 2015, which is available on the
company's website at investor.synacor.com and on the SEC's website
at www.sec.gov. Synacor is under no obligation to, and expressly
disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter their respective
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
Meredith Roth
mroth@synacor.com
+1 716-362-3880
pr@vnc.biz
VNC - Virtual Network Consult AG
Phone: +41 (41) 727 52 00