DataSync Business News

DataSync is proud to announce the beta release of Zimgar - the SugarCRM/Zimbra extension for DataSync Suite. The first version of the Zimgar plugin for DataSync Suite includes a full featured email archiving system. “One-click-archive” is included in this release, which allows users to archive an email to a SugarCRM contact with a single click, a vast improvement over current archiving methods.

The Zimgar extension is a part of the release of DataSync Suite 0.5, which includes a significant architecture overhaul. The upcoming version of DataSync Suite includes the first revision of our core services module, and improvements to the portal interface. For more information on DataSync Suite, check out the product and community sections of our website.

Sioux Falls, SD (July 21, 2008) - DataSync, the development company behind the popular open source integration package DataSync Suite, is proud to annouce the release of DataSync Suite 0.5 beta. Praised by pre-beta testers, DataSync Suite is positioned for explosive growth. DataSync Suite 0.5 features Zimbra/SugarCRM integration, which allows users to archive email from Zimbra directly into SugarCRM using an intuitive AJAX interface. DataSync Suite 0.5 also adds effective administration tools that give admins the ability to add/remove users from all applications with a single operation. Updated documentation is available on the DataSync wiki.

DataSync Suite is based on Web 2.0 open source technology and heavily utilizes Zope 3 for its application framework. DataSync has recently released an aggressive development roadmap for the continued growth of their flagship product.

“We are committed to developing a robust, flexible web-based open source suite that allows any business to take advantage of open software” says Mike Vetter, founder and CEO of DataSync.

DataSync Suite is available for download or on DataSync’s acclaimed on-demand hosting architecture. DataSync expects the production release of DataSync Suite 0.5 by the end of July.

About DataSync

DataSync is the company behind DataSync Suite, a popular open source integration platform. DataSync Suite delivers best of breed open source software as a single web-based platform. DataSync Suite includes a single-signon portal, a core services component for efficient data syncronization and feature addons, and a robust administration console for users and system administrators. DataSync continues to develop application connectors for popular open source applications like Zimbra, SugarCRM, Alfresco, and Joomla. DataSync plans to release the full 1.0 package in early 2009.

For more information call 605-275-4100, email info@datasyncsuite.com, or visit http://datasyncsuite.com.

DataSync is proud to announce DataSync Suite 0.5 is set for beta release at the end of July. DataSync Suite is an open source software platform designed to deliver best of breed open source tools as a single online experience. DataSync has been working hard on upgrading the overall architecture while adding useful features.

The upcoming version of DataSync Suite includes a number of upgrades and features:

• Improved portal interface
• SugarCRM/Zimbra integration (email archiving)
• Support for Zimbra 5.0.7
• Significant architecture upgrades
• Zope application server
• Improved administration tools
• Updated documentation

The overall push of this release is to improve the core architecture. Production release on DataSync On-Demand is scheduled for August 2008.

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Scott Dietzen from Zimbra has an interesting post about SaaS and Open Source merging. We’ve been watching this evolution closely, as we’re big believers in the fact that open source should be delivered as SaaS. The lower TCO of open source combined with the low upfront cost of SaaS provides an unbeatable value to the end user:

“Open source leads to better software, better through community innovation and hardening. And open source affords better long-term investment protection for both SaaS and “on premises” solutions. While SaaS allows organizations to ramp up new software with minimal investment, open source means they could always bring it in house later or move to an alternative provider (or at least have the negotiating leverage for doing the same).”

DataSync already delivers on-demand Zimbra solutions to top-tier clients around the globe. We’re unique in the fact that we’re delivering multiple applications on-demand, and integrating them into a single unified application - DataSync Suite. The next version of our product is scheduled for release later this month, and we’re excited to continue to contribute to the open source ecosystem.

According to Net Appliances, Mac is hitting another major benchmark with 8% market share. That’s not surprising, what is surprising is that it’s growing at 3.5 times faster rate than Windows. Has the tipping point arrived? That’s tough to say, as we’re still in the single digit territory.

For those of you who don’t know, most of us at DataSync run Mac hardware. Our developers run Linux because of the depth of the tools they use, but the rest of us mere mortals stick to Macs. Because we develop web-based applications, we’re platform independent. Apple has done a great job creating a hardware/software ecosystem that just works. Security has been solid, tech support is responsive, and we just like the platform. No viruses, software that works, and they just plain look cool.

Another great fact is that Zimbra has a great iSync connector that sucks all your data right onto your Mac. Because we support this feature, we get a lot of other Mac users on our Zimbra hosting offering. If you’re a Mac user, you’ll love Zimbra.

Overall we’re excited to see the Mac platform continue to progress. We’re also big Linux desktop fans, and we’re hoping that Gnome and KDE continue to make inroads on the corporate and personal desktop. Both options provide a great user experience without all the gotchas of Vista.