Below are some of the new features of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite 5.01. You can also view the Zimbra website for more detailed information.

Zimbra Advanced Web Client (AJAX)

• Email Folder Sharing: Any folder in your inbox (including RSS feeds and subfolders) can be shared with others. You have the ability to provide read only access or allow others to manage.
• Many Productivity Enhancements: Pick from multiple email signatures, set message priority, add images to contacts, and select multiple messages and forward them all at once are among the many features added to the Zimbra Web Client.
• Browser Compatibility: Safari 3 now works. Firefox 2 remains the best supported browser.
• More Calendar Scheduling Options: New advanced features in Calendar include: the ability to mark events in your shared calendar as 'private,' move events from one user's calendar to another's; import and export calendar events as standard ICS (iCal) files.
• Tasks: Manage all your tasks including select start and due dates, choose their priority as well as keep track of progress and percent complete. Tasks can also be organized and saved into folders and easily be shared with other end-users as view-only or full management access. Tasks also sync to Outlook via our MAPI Connector.
• Documents: Zimbra Documents is out of Beta. Users can create and edit wiki-style documents online with tables, images, or spreadsheets and can easily share and collaborate with others. Document history lets users quickly revert unwanted changes.
• Faster Performance: New optimizations such as 'lazy loading' further reduce Web Client start up time
• Choose your Language: Many popular languages are pre-installed (such as French, German, and Spanish); end-users can now select their display language of choice in "Preferences"

Zimbra Standard Web Client (HTML)

• Many Usability Improvements: Keyboard shortcuts, faster page refresh, and address complete-as-you-type. The Standard Client is now officially ready for general use.
• Calendaring and Tasks: View and manage your calendar and tasks, as in the Advanced Client.
• IMAP and POP Aggregation: New support for adding external email accounts using IMAP or POP (already available in the Advanced Client)
• Themes and Identities: Support for advanced custom themes and the ability for users to select from multiple identities when they send and receive email (already in Advanced Client)

Zimbra Mobile Options

• iPhone and Mobile Browser Support: iPhone and other devices that support HTML/JavaScript can access the Zimbra server directly to view email, contacts, and calendar. You can compose messages as well as view folders and tags. Zimbra search is also included.
• Rich J2ME Client (Beta): The Zimbra experience is now available on popular phones like the Motorola Razr and Blackberry Pearl. Get email in conversation view plus your contacts and calendar all in real time.
• Task Sync: Zimbra Mobile server can now sync your Tasks to Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 devices
• More information about Zimbra Mobile.

Zimbra Desktop Connectors

• Zimbra Connector for Outlook 2007 GA: End-users can now sync their Zimbra email, filters, contacts, calendar, and tasks to Outlook 2007 using our MAPI connector. Other enhancements include: view your Zimbra mailbox quota, improved support for Roaming Windows Profiles, Reminders sync, and support for Zimbra Mail Identities
• Upgraded iSync Connector for Macintosh: The Zimbra Apple Desktop Connector also provides real time two-way synchronization of mail, contacts, and calendar between the Apple Desktop and the ZCS server using a native iSync interface.
• More information about Client Compatibility.

If you have more questions about Zimbra or our upgrade, please contact ITS Rapid Response at x5999 and rapidresponse@carleton.edu.