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Yahoo!
CEO Jerry Yang says, "Our industry-leading
communications products, including Yahoo!
Mail, are critical to the future growth
and success of Yahoo!. Zimbra's tremendous
talent and innovative technology will help
to extend our core Mail offerings, further
strengthening our strong leadership position
in this space.
"Additionally,
Zimbra's successful relationships with large
ISPs are key as we expand our worldwide
partner network and continue to focus on
our commitment to being the partner of choice."
The
acquisition of Zimbra will help Yahoo! to
expand its presence in universities, businesses
and through ISPs by enabling organizations
to host e-mail on or off premises with their
own domain. Zimbra's offerings include rich,
AJAX-based e-mail, calendar, and contact
management features that can be used both
on and offline.
Their
open platform enhances the user experience
by enabling creative mash-ups called Zimlets
that tie in valuable Web services to e-mail,
and can be tailored to fit the needs of
every customer.
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