42244 2 3 econsultancy_xml <p> <a href="http://www.zimbra.com/products/demos.html">Zimbra</a> is currently the email provider for a number of colleges, ISPs and universities, as well as businesses like Digg and Mozilla. The company had around 6m users of its service in May this year. </p> <p>Yahoo! Mail is the current leader in web based email services, with around 250m users. <a href="http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/09/17/zimbra-is-so-damn-cool/">The acquisition</a> strengthen that position, as well as helping Yahoo! create a suite of office applications to compete with the likes of Google and Microsoft. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/1704-yahoo-buys-online-ad-network-bluelithium">Yahoo! buys online ad network BlueLithium</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/1690-yahoo-tests-new-social-network">Yahoo! tests new social network</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.zimbra.com/products/demos.html" Window="Self">Zimbra</Link> is currently the email provider for a number of colleges, ISPs and universities, as well as businesses like Digg and Mozilla. The company had around 6m users of its service in May this year. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Yahoo! Mail is the current leader in web based email services, with around 250m users. <Link URL="http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/09/17/zimbra-is-so-damn-cool/" Window="Self">The acquisition</Link> strengthen that position, as well as helping Yahoo! create a suite of office applications to compete with the likes of Google and Microsoft. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1704-yahoo-buys-online-ad-network-bluelithium" Window="Self">Yahoo! buys online ad network BlueLithium</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1690-yahoo-tests-new-social-network" Window="Self">Yahoo! tests new social network</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-09-18T08:39:00+01:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Yahoo! has acquired Zimbra, a provider of web based email and online/offline office software, for a cash price of $350m (£175.5m).</strong> </p> <p>Zimbra's product is essentially a web based version of Outlook, though the company recently added Zimbra Desktop, which allows users to access email and other functions when offline. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Yahoo! has acquired Zimbra, a provider of web based email and online/offline office software, for a cash price of $350m (£175.5m).</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Zimbra's product is essentially a web based version of Outlook, though the company recently added Zimbra Desktop, which allows users to access email and other functions when offline. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1750 <p>For further information about email marketing, download Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/email-census">Email Census</a></strong> (based on a survey of digital marketers) and the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/email-marketing-buyers-guide">Email Marketing Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong> (particularly relevant for the UK market). See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/email-marketing-statistics">Email Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>For further information about email marketing, download Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/email-census">Email Census</a></strong> (based on a survey of digital marketers) and the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/email-marketing-buyers-guide">Email Marketing Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong> (particularly relevant for the UK market). See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/email-marketing-statistics">Email Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> 364238 Yahoo! acquires email provider for $350m false 2007-09-18T10:42:00+01:00 yahoo-acquires-email-provider-for-350m 2009-04-28T22:58:16+01:00 2009-10-13T09:19:15+01:00 379