Zimbra launches Desktop client
Zimbra has launched an alpha version of the Desktop client 
in Mac, Linux and Windows flavours for its open-source “Exchange-killer” collaboration platform.
The Mac version weighs in at 20 MB and requires Java Runtime Environment 1.5.x to run.
Once installed and connected to a Zimbra server, the client loads into a browser (Firefox, Safari) through local port 7633. It then downloads a local cache of your entire Zimbra account, allowing you to process your mail and calendar whether you’re online or not.
Next time a connection is established, any changes are synched up to the server.
It also comes with a menubar new mail notification utility — “Zimbra Toaster” — which will check for new mail every minute and lists the new mail in a drop-down menu.
I would love to show you some screenshots of the client in action, but work’s Zimbra test server is down. Frustrating but true.
I can, however, show you a screenshot of what happens when the Desktop client can’t establish a connection:
Edifying, eh? (TechCrunch’s server is up. It looks pretty much like the web interface.)
Download the Mac client and give it a whirl yourself.
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