Zextras Company the formation and publication of ready builds of the Zimbra 9 collaboration and email suite, positioned as an alternative to MS Exchange. The builds are prepared for and (260 MB).
Previously, Synacor, which oversees the development of Zimbra, announced the cessation of binary builds of Zimbra Open Source Edition and its intention to develop Zimbra 9 as a proprietary product without publishing new changes for the community. Later, Synacor made the decision to publish the source texts and continued to publish changes on , but refused to create ready builds. In response, Zextras, which is involved in the development of Zimbra, started publishing ready builds on its website.
The Italian company Zextras began its history as a Zimbra integrator in Europe. The Zimbra collaboration system was well-received by Europeans; however, many expressed that the open-source version lacked functionality while the commercial version 'Zimbra Network Edition' was overly complex. They felt it would be beneficial to have a middle ground with fewer features at a lower price. To meet these needs, Zextras Suite was created — for the free version of Zimbra OSE, allowing users to add some features from the commercial version without significant extra costs.
Source: opennet.ru
