Big news for Zimbra - On January 12, 2010 VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zimbra, a leading vendor of email and collaboration software, from Yahoo! Inc.
Zimbra re-esured its community that it stays 100% committed to its mission, and together with Vmware will accelerate its investments in Zimbra and strive to be even better at building and supporting the best open source email and collaboration software in the market.
At VMware, Zimbra will continue focusing on its product roadmap and setting the standard for web-based collaboration. Look forward to Zimbra Desktop 2.0, more real-time messaging, new ways for sharing content in collaborative workspaces, enhanced team scheduling and business continuity services. Over time Zimbra will also adjust the scope and scale of its roadmap to reflect incremental investment, plus it will integrate Zimbra with VMware’s vSphere cloud infrastructure.
Source: http://www.zimbrablog.com/blog/archives/2010/01/zimbra-to-join-vmware.ht...
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