Managed Linux services provider, SYNAQ, has been appointed as one of the first Zimbra VARs (value added reseller) in Africa, having trained and certified its technical and sales teams to provide consulting, integration and installation support of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS).
ZCS is the leading open source, next-generation e-mail and collaboration software platform with Zimbra, a Yahoo! company, among the fastest growing collaboration platforms in the world, with more than 40 million paid mailboxes.
It provides full e-mail and collaboration, built-in convergence communication, document sharing and creation, plus desktop and device synchronisation - all in one easy to use package.
“Our e-mail and collaboration services based on Zimbra Collaboration Suite are ideal for today's business climate,” says Yossi Hasson, CEO of SYNAQ. “We are able to offer a modern Microsoft Exchange alternative with cost-effective pricing, because ZCS is based on open source technology.
“We are also providing a full range of Zimbra and enhanced Zimbra solutions as part of our Managed Linux Services offering,” he adds.
For example, for businesses looking for advanced e-mail security functionality with protection from malicious email-borne threats and greater robustness and reliability of their e-mail infrastructure, SYNAQ is incorporating its advanced Pinpoint SecureMail product into its Zimbra managed services solution - SYNAQ Messaging Suite, powered by Zimbra.
ZCS itself is incredibly powerful and versatile. In fact, in a recent test, NetworkWorld magazine put six different Microsoft Exchange alternatives to the test and ZCS came out tops, ahead of CommuniGate Pro, Kerio MailServer, MDaemon Pro, MailSite Fusion and Scalix Enterprise Edition.
According to Hasson, quite apart from the functionality and power of ZCS, the cost benefits are substantial. In a direct comparison between SYNAQ Messaging Suite and an equivalent proprietary offering, including hardware, software and implementation, the initial cost of SYNAQ's offering is around two-thirds lower, while over three years, the saving is more than half the cost of the proprietary Exchange solution.
“Collaboration is becoming increasingly important in businesses that need to share information quickly and easily. We believe SYNAQ Messaging Suite, powered by Zimbra, provides the most cost-effective and powerful solution to meet every organisation's collaboration - and communication - needs,” Hasson concludes.
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