I was looking for the replacement of existing eMail Server - SuSE OpenExchange 4.1 and starting investigating different collaboration suits available in the market. Microsoft Exchange was the default alternative, and at the same time I was looking towards Linux solution as well. Thus I found a new product that is counted as one of the top rated Collaboration suite among Linux products - Zimbra.( www.Zimbra.com )
The product is very attractive and its website contains a lot of information to explore its feature. Its online demo made me more comfortable to look this as an alternative option for MS-Exchange. Now, I'm waiting for its commercial detials that will enable me to work-out one-to-one comparison with MS Exchange and if its TCO is reasonably lesser than MS Exchange, then I would look into Zimbra.
Another concern related to Zimbra is the recent news about the possible takeover of Yahoo! by Microsoft. If Microsoft “swallow” Yahoo!, the fate of this attractive product is certain to get scrapped. This will be known only by August 2008, and I don’t want to wait till then. Hence, a tough decision need to be done. If TCO of this product is reasonably less than the giant MS-Exchange, then it may be worth taking the risk.
Some information abount Zimbra found at Wikipedia
