Synacor and VNC Announce Global OEM Agreement to extend Zimbra Email and Collaboration Platform
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Synacor accelerates delivery of new features by integrating VNCtalk into its
core, open-source based Zimbra email and collaboration platform
* VNCtalk adds chat, audio and video conferencing technology into the Zimbra
user experiences
* Zimbra / VNC demo at World Hosting Days Booth Z30 or download free 30-day
trial
RUST, Germany, March 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at the World Hosting
Days Conference (WHD), Synacor, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNC) announced it has signed an
original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with VNC to incorporate
VNCtalk, VNC's chat and conferencing solution, into the Zimbra Email and
Collaboration platform, the world's leading open-source based collaboration
software. VNCtalk provides Zimbra users with a simple, open and affordable way
to conduct online meetings, eLearning events, desktop sharing and webinars from
their web browsers, desktops and mobile devices. Synacor is rapidly enhancing
and extending the Zimbra platform-accelerating the delivery of new and
innovative features for Zimbra users through deeper partnerships with its global
network of Zimbra integrators and developers.
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Leveraging Community Innovation
"Zimbra's worldwide partner and open source communities have been a rich source
of innovation," said Brent Rhymes, EVP of Channel Sales and Marketing for
Synacor. "The VNC partnership leverages Zimbra's extensibility and open source
heritage to expand our product line by integrating innovative features from
partners like VNC. We expect this to be the first of many strategic OEM
partnerships, as we look to formally incorporate innovation from our partner and
open source communities into the Zimbra product suite."
Open, Affordable & Proven
"VNCtalk has provided Zimbra customers in Europe with an open, proven and
affordable solution for chat, audio and video conferencing," said Bernd Rodler,
VNC Chairman of the Board. "Our partnership with Synacor provides customers
worldwide with access to our collaboration technology under the Zimbra brand,
sold by Zimbra's partner network of value added resellers (VARs) and cloud
service providers."
Applauded by Zimbra Partners & Customers
"Our customers have been clamoring for a Zimbra-integrated chat, audio and video
solution," said John Webster, VP Business Development at XMission, a Zimbra Gold
Partner. "We are excited that Synacor has started to incorporate community-
developed innovation into the Zimbra product suite. We look forward to
incorporating these new capabilities into our host-collaboration services soon."
* Visit Zimbra Talk product page
* Download free 30-day trial
* Read "Introducing Zimbra Talk" blog post
Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based
on the current expectations or beliefs of management of Synacor, and are subject
to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially
from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes in
economic, business, competitive, technological and/or regulatory factors, and
other factors affecting the operation of the respective businesses of Synacor.
More detailed information about these factors may be found under the captions
"Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations," in Synacor's most recent Form 10-Q, filed with the
SEC on November 17, 2015, which is available on the company's website at
investor.synacor.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Synacor is under
no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or
alter their respective forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
Meredith Roth
mroth(at)synacor.com
+1 716-362-3880
pr(at)vnc.biz
VNC - Virtual Network Consult AG
Phone: +41 (41) 727 52 00
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