Synacor Launches Enhancements to Zimbra Communications and Collaboration Suite
December 13 2017 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Zimbra 8.8 Provides Updates in User Experience
and Tech Stack
Synacor Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNC) today announced the commercial launch
of Zimbra 8.8. The easy-to-use collaboration platform comes with
new user experience features such as Zimbra Drive for
enterprise-level file sync and sharing and Zimbra Chat. The Network
Edition features tech stack enhancements including real-time
backup, ActiveSync across mobile and desktop, hierarchical storage
management (HSM) that enables customers to move archival data to
less expensive storage solutions, and improved delegated admin
functionality.
“Zimbra 8.8 is an exciting update for end users and technical
decision makers,” said Marcus Teo, Vice President, Enterprise Sales
& Marketing, Synacor. “Customers look to Zimbra for security,
privacy and transparency through open code, extensibility,
accessibility on multiple devices and deployment flexibility. This
update builds on these tenets and incorporates enhancements that
improve end-user and system admin experiences.”
Users who purchase or update to Zimbra 8.8 will enjoy the
following features and benefits:
- Zimbra Chat: Peer-to-peer text
chat is now included in all versions of Zimbra 8.8. Users will no
longer need a third party to host instant messages. These
capabilities will be native to the platform.
- Zimbra Drive: Zimbra Drive
allows users to host and manage file storage, synchronization, and
sharing. Customers benefit from enhanced data security since users
no longer need to access third party storage tools to sync and
share documents.
- Real-Time Backup: Zimbra 8.8
ensures that no data is lost during back-up. This is the first
solution in the market that natively enables real-time back-up
allowing customers to reduce server space required for back-up by
up to 50 percent.
- ActiveSync: With updated mobile
and desktop syncing services, customers can access all Zimbra
functionality seamlessly across devices.
- Hierarchical Storage Management
(HSM): The improved HSM allows customers to move archival data
to lower cost S3-compatible storage services. This enhancement
enables customers to save up to 50 percent on storage space.
- Delegated Admin: Zimbra 8.8 has
a new-and-improved Delegated Admin module. Customers can create a
delegated admin in minutes allowing hosting providers and large
enterprises to decentralize core admin functions while protecting
platform stability and security.
"For 11 years, In-Tuition Networks Ltd has supported
Synacor’s Zimbra product because it offers excellent features,
reliability and security for our customers along with the lowest
TCO of any commercial email solution. The
enhanced functionality will allow us to offer even greater
value and to launch innovative offerings. This
upgrade highlights the steps Synacor is taking to make Zimbra the
best solution in the market,” said Marc Gadsdon, CEO In-Tuition
Networks Ltd, a Gold-level Zimbra Business Services Provider and a
leading Zimbra Partner in EMEA.
This launch comes on the heels of the announcement that Zimbra
was ranked a Top Player by market research firm The Radicati Group.
The ranking appears in the firm’s annual 2017 Messaging Platforms
for Service Providers report.
About Zimbra
Zimbra, a Synacor product, connects people and
information with unified collaboration software that includes
email, calendaring, file sharing, chat and video chat. It powers
approximately 500 million mailboxes and works with 1,500 partners.
More than 2,500 enterprises, 1,000 governments and 100 service
providers trust Zimbra.
Zimbra can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud or as a hybrid
service. The Zimbra Business Solution Provider Network offers it as
a Hosted Service. Synacor operates a turnkey, fully
hosted/managed, and monetized solution for Service Providers.
The global email market is still growing. According to The
Radicati Group, nearly half of the global adult population will
have an email account by year-end 2020.
Recently, Synacor released a new
whitepaper, “Email’s Renaissance,” that outlines changing
consumer behaviors, attitudes and habits around email, key
challenges facing email providers and the benefits of leveraging
collaboration to accelerate innovation.
About Synacor
Synacor (Nasdaq:SYNC) is the trusted technology
development, multiplatform services and revenue partner for video,
Internet and communications providers, device manufacturers,
governments and enterprises. Synacor’s mission is to enable its
customers to better engage with their consumers. Its customers use
Synacor’s technology platforms and services to scale their
businesses and extend their subscriber
relationships. Synacor delivers managed portals,
advertising solutions, email and collaboration platforms,
end-to-end video solutions and cloud-based identity management.
www.synacor.com
For more information about becoming a Zimbra Partner visit
https://www.zimbra.com/partners/become-partner/
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