The Zimbra development team has announced Zimbra support for Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0 will be generally available with the release of Zimbra Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 6.5 (ZCB 6.5). It is planned to be released in the first half of Q4 or around October this year. By releasing this connector, it will be the first alternative to offer full support for the latest BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

According to the announcement, the main goal of ZCB 6.5 is to offer a better alternative to frustrating traditional email platforms, adding platform support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express 5.0, providing native synchronization of mail, address book, calendar and tasks in BlackBerry devices. ZCB 6.5 will also provide support for Windows Server 2008 (32- and 64-bit).

Zimbra is committed to continue support of the latest and greatest BlackBerry platforms and to be the first alternative email and collaboration platform to offer customers native integration with BES 5.0 and BES Express 5.0.

About Zimbra

Zimbra, as part of VMware, Inc., is the leader in open source, next-generation email and collaboration software. Zimbra is simplifying IT and setting the standard for web and cloud based collaboration with innovative user experiences, such as a rich AJAX web interface. Streamlined administration, advanced mobility and both on-premises and hosted cloud deployment options have quickly made Zimbra a preferred collaboration platform for businesses, service providers, government and educational institutions. With more than 55 million paid mailboxes worldwide, Zimbra is one of the largest and fastest growing email providers.