Feature Comparison Zimbra Web Clients, Google Apps for Education and MS 365

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1 Comparison Zimbra s, and MS 365 The table lists the features each of the candidates in the Next Gen Collaboration Project. General Interface End-user interface Online end-user help Themes Cross Application s Rich, interactive, webbased interface enduser functions. Online help accessible directly from the interface Ability to customize the colors and appearance of the web interface Drag/Drop items Ability to drag and drop items with indication of the number of items being dragged and valid drop zones (limited) (Chrome and Firefox) Auto-complete addresses Tags HTML matting Addresses auto-complete as they are being typed, including a dynamically updated selection dialog when multiple addresses match. Ability to categorize messages, contacts, and documents by attaching tags with user-defined names and colors. Ability to create messages in HTML Next Gen Comparison.docx 1 9/17/2013

2 Spell check Option to check and correct spelling in a mail message, calendar appointment, or web document. * * HTML compose must be selected No * * Spell check is a Browser feature Custom Dictionaries Keyboard navigation Mail Paging Conversations Preview pane Ability to add unique words to a dictionary Keyboard shortcuts navigation Left and right arrows navigate from page to page; users can set number of messages to display per page. Automatic grouping of messages in a message thread, enabling efficient message organization Ability to preview a highlighted message No No No No No No Ability to Share Inbox Ability to share the Inbox to another user ; Entire acct is shared Ability to Share Folders or Labels Subscribe to RSS/ATOM feeds Message Print Preview Ability to share folders or labels to another user Ability to subscribe to RSS/ATOM feeds Ability to preview a message bee printing. No No; has to be setup in Outlook. No Next Gen Comparison.docx 2 9/17/2013

3 Message Print Ability to print a message Message sort Ability to sort messages based on subject, date, or sender No; Search must be used Flags Filters Away messages Signatures Multiple Signatures Compose in window Drafts User-controlled warding Reply with attachments option Ability to flag messages and conversations follow up Ability to define filter rules and priorities incoming messages Ability to enable a custom away message Ability to add a custom signature to a message Ability to have multiple signatures Option to open a separate window when composing a message Ability to save in-progress messages to a Drafts folder Ability to set an automatic warding address Option to reply while retaining attachments from the original message No No No No Next Gen Comparison.docx 3 9/17/2013

4 Message context menu address context menu Hover over attached image shows preview Create calendar appointment from a message Quota indicator Export messages as ZIP file Reply/Reply All toggle Persona Support multiple external accounts Reading pane view can be set Right-clicking a message displays actions to take on that message Right-clicking an address displays actions to take on that address Hovering over an image attachment in a message displays a thumbnail preview of the image Ability to drag a message to a mini-calendar date to create an appointment based on the message Visual indicator of quota used Ability to export a set of messages as a ZIP file Ability to toggle between Reply and Reply All while composing a reply Ability to create multiple identities and use different names and mail settings Ability to identify other accounts that they have and retrieve from those accounts Ability to set preference viewing messages in the reading pane No No No No No No No No No No No No No Next Gen Comparison.docx 4 9/17/2013

5 User-specified default HTML settings Insert inline images in HTML editor Checkboxes to select mail Message priority Forward multiple messages Attach to a Message Aggregation of mail accounts using IMAP View the number and total size of items in folder Address Book Import or export contacts in CSV mat Ability to set the font family, size, and color to use when composing messages Ability to insert inline images in messages and calendar appointments Ability to check multiple s in the list view to perm an action on Ability to indicate whether a message is high or low priority Select and ward multiple messages in one Using Attachment button to include an as an attachment Aggregate multiple external accounts in account using IMAP Ability to determine the number of messages and the total size of items in folder Ability to import or export Contacts in.csv mat No No No No No No No No; Number of msgs are displayed; folder size is not visible. No; Number of unread msgs are displayed; folder size is not visible. No; Import only Next Gen Comparison.docx 5 9/17/2013

6 Multiple Address Books per mailbox Move/copy contacts across Address Books Personal Distribution Lists Calendar Ability to Work as a Designate Personal scheduling Group scheduling Recurrences and recurrence exceptions Resource scheduling Calendar alerts Time zone adjustment Ability to create multiple Address Books in a single mailbox Ability to move/copy contacts from one Address Book to another Ability to create group distribution lists Ability to schedule appointments on behalf of another user Ability to schedule personal appointments Ability to schedule meetings and view attendees' free/busy inmation Ability to create recurring meetings and exceptions to recurring meetings Ability to book resources (locations, equipment, etc.) a meeting Option to enable an alert upcoming appointments Appointments/schedules are automatically displayed in the users current time zone No No No No No; TZ setting has to be adjusted Next Gen Comparison.docx 6 9/17/2013

7 Day, Week, Work Week, Month views Customizable first day of week Create/drag appointment inline in calendar views Accept, Decline or Tentative update from calendar view Faded display of declined appointments Calendar print and print preview Ability to view calendars in Day, Week, Work Week, or Month views User setting the first day of the week; value chosen impacts the Week calendar view Ability to create an appointment and/or drag an appointment's boundaries inline in calendar views Ability to Accept/Decline/Tentativ e from calendar views Declined appointments display faded so that the user remains aware of their occurrence Ability to print calendars in day, week, work week, or month views and see a print preview No No No; Declined appts not displayed. Appt moved to Deleted Items folder Hover over appointment shows details Hovering over an appointment in calendar view displays additional appointment details No ; requires 1-click ; requires 1-click Mini-cal Option to display a miniature calendar No No Next Gen Comparison.docx 7 9/17/2013

8 Hover over date in mini-cal shows schedule Multiple calendars per mailbox Hovering over a date in the mini-cal displays calendar inmation that date Ability a user to create multiple calendars within a single account No No No Free/busy inclusion by calendar Ability a user to designate which calendars will be included in the user's free/busy calculations No; only Primary calendar affects F/B Subscribe to external calendars Publish calendar in icalendar mat Import calendars as ics ical files Multi-calendar overlay views Mark appointments as private Search appointments Ability to subscribe to an external calendar in icalendar (.ics) mat Ability to publish/export a calendar in icalendar (.ics) mat Users can import calendar icalendars (.ics) Ability a user to view multiple calendars overlaid in the same view, with calendars represented by a different colors Appointments can be marked as private or public. Users can search appointments within their calendars ; enter calendar URL No No No Next Gen Comparison.docx 8 9/17/2013

9 Read-Only View HTML Public Calendars Tasks Manage tasks Create task folders Sort tasks Prioritize tasks Tag tasks Attachments to tasks Document Repository Briefcase or Drive Searching Search Cross-context search Public calendars display in read-only mat Add tasks and set the start and due date, set the priority and keep track of the progress and percentage complete Users can create task folders organization Users can sort tasks by Status or Due Date Users can set the priority of tasks to high, normal or low Individual tasks can be tagged/flagged Files can be attached to a tasks Location to upload documents Ability to use additional criteria searching Ability to search a specific item type (Mail, Contacts, Documents, etc.) or across item types No Located in Newsfeed & Outlook No Next Gen Comparison.docx 9 9/17/2013

10 Wildcard searches Continuous search Saved Searches Sharing Ability to search using a prefix plus a wildcard When using Search, the search result set updates continuously as search conditions are changed Ability to save searches subsequent one-click re-execution No No No No No No No No Share Mail Folders Ability to share Mail Folders. No No; Share entire Inbox; delegate has to be in CP domain Share with Internal users and groups Share with External Users Share with Public Ability to share Address Books, Calendars, Tasks, and Document Repository with internal users and groups. Ability to share Address Books, Calendars, Tasks, and Document Repository with external users by assigning a customer password (PW) Ability to share Address Books, Calendars, Tasks, and Document Repository with the public. No password set. No AB: Cal: Drive: No AB: No Cal: Drive: No PW No AB: No Cal: Drive: AB: No Cal: Drive: AB: No Cal: Drive: No PW AB: No Cal: Drive: Next Gen Comparison.docx 10 9/17/2013