A December 2007 campuswide survey showed a clear desire from all K-State constituents for an integrated e-mail and calendaring solution. After a spring 2008 extensive needs analysis was completed, Zimbra was chosen to replace the enterprise e-mail and calendaring systems because it most effectively meets the needs requested by K-State students, faculty, and staff.
K-State will switch to the Zimbra Collaboration Suite for enterprise e-mail spring 2009 and enterprise calendar summer 2009. See the Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
11/11/08: Zimbra Weekly: Timeline for switching to the Zimbra calendar from InfoTech Tuesday
11/4/08: Zimbra Weekly: Data ownership and confidentiality of e-mail from InfoTech Tuesday
10/28/08: Zimbra Adds Cloud-Based Educational Collaboration from NewsFactor.com
10/25/08: Zimbra Leverages the Cloud to Deliver the Industry's Most Flexible Collaboration Platform to Educational Institutions from BusinessWeek
9/25/08: Zimbra to replace WebMail and central calendar systems from InfoTech Tuesday
9/2/2008: K-State wise to ditch WebMail for improved e-mail service from the Kansas State Collegian
9/2/2008: Zimbra to replace WebMail from the Kansas State Collegian
8/21/2008: K-State to introduce new e-mail and calendar system from K-State Media Relations