Zimbra, a Yahoo!-owned provider of collaboration software for universities, businesses and service providers, has announced it has expanded its mobile email availability.As of yesterday (April 3rd), users of Java-enabled mobile phones are able to access ZimbraME, an email and calendar service.
ZimbraME is a Java-based application that can be downloaded wirelessly using mobile devices. It allows users to access their email, contacts and calendars.
Commenting on the new offering, Satish Dharmaraj, Zimbra co-founder and Yahoo! vice president, stated: "ZimbraME is key to delivering on our strategy and commitment to provide the best experience and widest range of desktop and mobile support of any messaging platform in the market today."
He added that in an "increasingly mobile world", a significant number of people use mass-market mobile devices and expect to be able to access information without requiring a smartphone.
Meanwhile, Tom Riley, chief executive officer of Crossroads Wireless, stated: "ZimbraME will provide our users [with] a Web 2.0-like experience on practically any wireless device, giving them functionality previously only available to them via a smartphone or on their PC."
Among the devices that support ZimbraME are the BlackBerry 8800 and 8820 series, the Nokia E61 and N73 handsets, the Motorola RAZR2, and the Sony-Ericsson W950i handset.
Yahoo! purchased Zimbra in September 2007 in a cash deal worth $350 million. In a statement made at the time, Zimbra described the acquisition as a "major opportunity" to accelerate its growth.
