Questions on Moving from OSS to NE edition

[drdre]

Firstly.. i love the OSS version.. but management loves MS OUTLOOK (a little bunch of MS freaks)... so more than likely i would be doing a pruchase of NE edition to do a crossover..

Questions i have are :
1)Would it make sense to do a backup and a fresh install of OS on the email server with all the updates ?

2)The mobile gateway module.. does that push the email via the internet or a mobile provider ?

3)Does zimbra calendar work well with outlook ?

4)Are the added features in NE worth the upgrade from OSS ? (look at a cost benefit analyst)

5)Is the web interface the same in NE as in OSS ?

thats all i can think of for now..

[uxbod]

Originally Posted by drdre

1)Would it make sense to do a backup and a fresh install of OS on the email server with all the updates ?

O/S updates or ZCS ? You can upgrade directly to NE and keep all your FOSS settings.

Originally Posted by drdre

2)The mobile gateway module.. does that push the email via the internet or a mobile provider ?

If you mean like iPhones etc then it will push across the Internet, otherwise if BlackBerry you will require a BES infrastructure for OTA sync.

Originally Posted by drdre

3)Does zimbra calendar work well with outlook ?

I believe it works well, sorry I am pure Ajax client

Originally Posted by drdre

4)Are the added features in NE worth the upgrade from OSS ? (look at a cost benefit analyst)

Online backups, mobile etc etc ... IMHO well worth it

Originally Posted by drdre

5)Is the web interface the same in NE as in OSS ?

Only differences would be the additional features NE has.

Why not stand up a seperate server with a sub-domain and install the trial NE ... that way you can see the benefits for yourself

[drdre]

wish i could setup another box.. but dont have a spare box.. ...