Novell® Groupwise® 2014 Vs. Zimbra Competitive Comparison See How Novell Groupwise 2014 Stacks up Against Zimbra
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Novell® GroupWise® 2014 vs. Zimbra Competitive Comparison See how Novell GroupWise 2014 stacks up against Zimbra. Feature GroupWise 2014 Zimbra Installation and Deployment Best of class Appliance/custom install Available On-Premises Yes Yes, with Network Edition. Available in a Hosted Deployment Yes, through third-party partners. Yes Platform Flexibility Choice of server OS (Novell Open Enterprise Server, Linux Supported on Linux platforms (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or Windows). SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu) only. Directory Flexibility Support for NetIQ eDirectory, Active Directory or a no Only Active Directory support. directory option. Customization Robust set of Web Services APIs. Zimlets can be used to add functionality. Security Recognized as one of the most secure email and Security limited in open source version. No way to know collaboration platforms. who has access to your confidential company information in a cloud implementation. Upgrade Options Options include upgrading in-place or migrating to new Upgrade options limited in open source version. No hardware on the server side; client upgrades can be done control over when software is upgraded; changes made at using a phased approach. vendor’s discretion. Web Administration Console Yes Little control over administration options in open source version. Coexistence with Competing Platforms Yes, with Exchange. No Global Signatures Yes Yes Welcome/Tutorial Page Yes No Search, then Open and Navigate to Folder Yes No Email Retraction Yes No Ability to Forward Inline, as Attachment, Flat Forward and Yes Forward inline; no forward as attachment. Delegate Items Instant Messaging Included Yes Yes Task Management Yes Yes Contact Management Yes Yes Saved Filters Yes No Shared Address Books Yes Yes Server-Side LDAP Authentication Yes Yes Routing Slips (Workflow Processing) Yes Requires Workflow Zimlet add-on. Rich Editing Capabilities When Composing Email Yes, full support for Microsoft Word or LibreOffice word Limited HTML editing options. processing capabilities. Attachment Preview Yes, with support for over 600 file types. No, only provides a “View as HTML” option. Quick-View of History Per Contact Yes No Threaded View on All Messages Yes No Novell® GroupWise® 2014 vs. Zimbra Competitive Comparison (continued, pg. 2) See how Novell GroupWise 2014 stacks up against Zimbra. Feature GroupWise 2014 Zimbra Native RSS Reader Yes No External Free/Busy Search Yes Can free/busy search to Exchange servers. Receive RSS Feed Subscription for File/Folder/Page Yes Yes Updates Native Support for Mobile Devices Yes Yes, but requires Professional Edition. Licensing Per-mailbox license covers both client and WebAccess. Open source version available. Free SUSE Linux entitlement for the servers; Novell Standard version sold on a per-mailbox basis. Messenger (IM) and Novell GroupWise Mobility Service (mobile device support) included with GroupWise Professional version sold on a per-mailbox basis. Includes maintenance. Zimbra Mobile, Zimbra Connector for Outlook, and Zimbra Archiving and Discover. User Experience/Desktop Client Client supported across multiple platforms Client supported across multiple platforms (Windows/Linux/Mac/WebAccess/tablet/mobile device). (Windows/Linux/Mac). Performance/Scalability Best of class Unproven Relevance-Sorted Contacts, Folders, Categories Yes No Hierarchical and/or Nested Folders Yes Yes Rules Yes Yes Multiple Calendars Yes Yes Shared Folders Yes Yes Offline Mode Yes Yes Caching Yes Yes POP/IMAP/NNTP Support Yes Yes Native Personal Backup/Archiving Yes Yes Proxy (Delegation) Yes Limited Auto-Cleanup Yes Yes Integrations with Other Desktop Apps Yes No, requires Zimlets. Status Tracking Yes Yes Change Item Type (“Change To”) Yes No Digital Signatures/Encryption Yes Yes Size Limits and Other Administrator Controls Yes Yes Auto-Save Yes Yes Export/Import Address Book, Email Yes Can export/import iCal. Dual Time Zones Yes Yes Multi-User Calendar Yes Yes, but limited views. Modify Appointment Yes Yes Novell® GroupWise® 2014 vs. Zimbra Competitive Comparison (continued, pg. 3) See how Novell GroupWise 2014 stacks up against Zimbra. Feature GroupWise 2014 Zimbra Work Day Settings Yes Yes Time Zone Settings Yes Yes Native Support for Resources Yes Yes Meets Data Governance Requirements Yes Like most cloud solutions, open source version can lead to data governance issues. Unlimited Attachment Size Yes Yes, on open source version. Unlimited Number of Message Recipients Yes Yes Unlimited Number of External Messages Per User Per Day Yes Yes Native Alias Support Yes Yes View Attachments Natively Yes; can view more than 600 file types without needing the No, app or viewer must be purchased and installed. application installed. Reminder Notes Yes Yes, but requires Zimlets. Random Patterns for Recurring Appointments Yes No Management of Tasks Sent to Multiple Recipients Yes Yes Automatic Updating/Revising of Appointments by Sender Yes Yes Drag Content to Begin Email Yes No Drag and Drop Messages in Web Client Yes Yes Rich Busy-Search Capabilities Yes Yes Native Phone Items Yes Yes Feature-Rich, Customizable Home View Yes—enhanced even more in GroupWise 2014. Limited Navigation Bar Yes Yes Photos in Address Book Yes, in personal address books. Photos and images can be uploaded to contacts in address books. Preserve Attachments When Changing Item Type Yes No Add Web Panels to Home View Yes No Browse Team Collaboration Sites/Files/Folders from Email Yes, natively with Vibe. No.