The university’s WebMail and calendar systems are scheduled to be replaced by the Zimbra collaboration suite starting in January 2009, with phased implementation over 18 months. According to Media Relations’ Aug. 21 news release, Zimbra provides integrated e-mail, calendar, and roaming file space.  See the www.zimbra.com site for details about the new system.

Lynn Carlin, interim vice provost for Information Technology Services, said expanded services will include:

  • larger (6GB) e-mail accounts
  • a single system for e-mail and calendaring
  • improved remote access to files
  • support of document sharing
  • more effective filtering of unsolicited (spam) e-mail
  • better synchronization with mobile devices