1. An E-mail and Collaboration Suite LI 815 XR Kristen Gripp

2.  http://www.zimbra.com  An open source email and collaboration suite that allows for email, chat, organization of calendar events and tasks, and document storing.  History 2004 – Company Started 2007 – Bought by Yahoo 2010 – Bought by VMware from Yahoo (VMware, 2010)

3. STANDARDAJAX  Email  Address Book  Calendar  Tasks  Briefcase  Email  Address Book  Calendar  Tasks  Briefcase  Social  Phone (VMware Zimbra, n.d.)

4. Zimbra Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Briefcase, Social, and Phone

12.  Email POP or IMAP  Contacts and Calendars CardDAV, iCal, CalDAV  Standard, AJAX, Mobile versions  Allows Unlimited Users  Windows, Mac, Linux compatible  Can use AJAX mobile web browser

13.  Not easy to find how to download the open source software version  Search Feature – Can only do a search in one tabbed area at a time, not the entire system

14.  Connect multiple email accounts into one  Briefcase can keep useful files from emails, instead of only in the email  Calendar feature can be set up so that multiple people can view another person’s schedule.  Social Features – Use Twitter directly from the program  Zimlets – One click access to popular websites

15.  Communication between staff members through email or chat  Use the Briefcase to post documents that people may need often and find useful  The Social area allows for easy access to popular social networks that libraries need to use to keep patrons interested

16.  Library Types Public Academic  Staff All staff could use it, some would use more features than others Reference – Staff could use chat if they are having difficulty answering a patron’s question Managers – Use the Calendar and Briefcase features to share information that would impact multiple people

17.  Spicebird – Open Source  HyperOffice – Licensed software  SmarterMail – Licensed software  Microsoft Exchange – Licensed software

18.  I believe Zimbra would be a good email and collaboration suite for a small or medium sized library because it is easy to use, once downloaded, and offers access to popular social networking tools that the younger generation is relying on more and more.

19.  VMware confirms Zimbra buy. Jan 18, 2010. Client Server News, 820, 7. Retrieved from Computer Database via Gale: http://0- find.galegroup.com.www.whitelib.emporia.edu/gtx/sta rt.do?prodId=CDB&userGroupName=empsu_web  VMware Zimbra. n.d. Zimbra collaboration server: Open source edition. Retrieved from http://www.zimbra.com/products/zimbra-open- source.html