Perhaps a bit overshadowed by all the Yah-Soft (or is that Micro-Hoo?) wheeling and dealing is today’s release of Zimbra Collaboration Suite 5.0, one of the most visible items in Yahoo’s enterprise open source pantry. While it’s probably not the main reason the boys in Redmond decided to plunk down $44B US to acquire the purple search giant, Yahoo! thought enough of the popular open source web-based e-mail suite to acquire it back in September for $350M US.

The new version adds Outlook 2007 compatibility, additional support for devices including “BlackBerry Enterprise Server, J2ME-enabled handsets such as the Motorola RAZR, and a new version of ZCS for mobile web browsers.” Plus Zimlets for Yahoo! services. To quote from the release announcement:

“New Zimlets in ZCS 5.0 leverage Yahoo! properties, including Flickr, Yahoo! Local, Yahoo! Finance, and Yahoo! Search. Later this year, Zimbra’s innovative technologies will be incorporated into properties including Yahoo! Mail and Calendar.”

Other enhancements include built-in IM, a shareable Zimbra Briefcase for email attachments and Zimbra Desktop, an AJAX-powered mode for online or offline access of IMAP and POP3 email servers. For a more in-depth look at ZCS 5.0 and some nifty screen shots, check out this item on Mashable.com.

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