A Solaris Port is a must if Zimbra is it to be taken seriously. SOHO &
Enterprise clients are all looking for a solution today, this has been
going on for 2 years now.
The common excuse that you are chasing the $$ and that their is no
demand is growing thin. Maybe you need a new Sales & Marketing
Team, if they sent out some basic info to the top 500 corporations,
they might be shocked at the response. You could also try working
with SUN.
We are only a small company of 5, we have been using Sun Boxes &
Solaris for the past 8 years, 4 years ago we installed SunRay 150 thin
clients.
We have numerous clients that have less than 10 employees running
Sun Boxes, SunRay 150 thin clients, Star Office & Solaris 10.
It Just Works.
Hears a thought, If porting is an expensive and tedious process, why
not make Zimbra Platform Independent ?
But look at the whole picture, if it’s too expensive and starts with a 25
User Licence and an ongoing yearly fee, it will defeat the purpose.
SOHO do not mind paying for a product that fits into their environment,
but its hard to sell a company with 10 employees a 25 user package with
ongoing yearly license costs. I think your Sales & Marketing Team needs
to go back to the drawing board. The Enterprise market looks at the cost
per seat and operational / support costs, if they match their current set up,
then there is no incentive for them to switch, yes they too look at the $$.
That’s my 20 cents worth.  |