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Video: Zimbra Co-Founder On Open Source Messaging

Zimbra, the open source software company trying to take on conventional e-mail systems, such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes, made a new beta version of its Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)available this week. It also landed a few more large-deployment customers, including H&R Block, Interim Healthcare, Sunterra and others. I recently caught up with Zimbra co-founder Ross Dargahi. You can click the play button below to see what he had to say about competing with traditional e-mail systems. And you can find out where the Zimbra name comes from. You fans of '80s music might already know! Flash player 7 or higher needs to be installed on your computer. If you wish to get the latest version of Flash player, please download it here. If you've ever seen a Zimbra demo or tried out the software, you know it's pretty cool.

The interaction with other applications is impressive and convenient. For example, hover over a date in an email message and you can check your calendar for appointments on that date; hover over a FedEx tracking number and you can get to the FedEx package tracking site. Users can create their own third-party interactions using Web services.

The latest beta allows users to interact with ZCS by typing requests and through keyboard navigation. There's also some fun stuff -- customizable skins, including a World Cup version, and more "Zimlets" such as customizable flight tracker. Earlier this year, Network Computing tested the ZCS beta. You can read the review here

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