Zimbra

Zimbra Collaboration
Developer(s)Synacor
Initial releaseJuly 26, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-26)
Stable release
10.1.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 16 August 2024
Repository
PlatformLinux
TypeCollaborative software
LicenseZimbra licensing
Websitewww.zimbra.com

Zimbra Collaboration, formerly known as the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 2019, is a collaborative software suite that includes an email server and a web client.

Zimbra was initially developed by LiquidSys, which changed their name to Zimbra, Inc. on 26 July 2005.[2] The Zimbra Collaboration Suite was first released in 2005. The company was subsequently purchased by Yahoo! on September 17, 2007,[3] and later sold to VMware on January 12, 2010.[4] In July 2013, it was sold by VMware to Telligent Systems[5] which changed its name to Zimbra, Inc. in September 2013.[6] It was then acquired by Synacor on 18 August 2015.[7]

According to former Zimbra President and CTO Scott Dietzen, the name for Zimbra is derived from the song "I Zimbra" by Talking Heads.[8]

  1. ^ "Release 10.1.1". 16 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Patent US20090100073 - System and method for enabling an external-system view of email attachments". google.je. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline". Wayback Machine. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Vance, Ashlee (13 January 2010). "VMware Gently Nudges Microsoft with a Zimbra". New York Times Bits Blog. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. ^ Henry, Tiffany (15 July 2013). "Telligent Acquires Zimbra from VMware". Telligent. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ^ Henry, Tiffany (25 September 2013). "Zimbra Unveils Integrated Team, Culture and Vision for People-Centered Collaboration at User Group Conference". Telligent. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Synacor Agrees to Acquire Zimbra, a Leading Provider of Open Source Based Email and Messaging Software" (Press release). Global News Wire. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ Dietzen, Scott (12 September 2005). "So what's a Zimbra?". Zimbra Blog. Retrieved 17 January 2013.