The latest revision of @Mail 5 in PHP is now available. The latest version 5.03 includes optimizations to the IMAP functions of @Mail for performance, various user-interface enhancements, improved Spamassassin performance, improved data migration scripts and various bug-fixes and suggestions included from customers.

Test drive the latest release via the online demo at: http://demo.atmail.com/

The latest demo version is available to download for Linux platforms, and existing customers can obtain the new patch via the client login page. See the online knowledge base article for how to upgrade an existing system.

We appreciate all the feedback from clients with the new @Mail release in PHP, and endeavor to create @Mail as one of the best commercial Webmail clients on the market, with a solid mail-server backend.

The product roadmap for @Mail in the next three months includes:

• Improving the current release with client feedback and suggestions
• Creating a new unified “Advanced” interface of @Mail for IE/Firefox based on a new framework, CSS rewrite, and using an Ajax frontend
• Adding support for the Websync utility to run under the latest Outlook 2007
• Porting the Windows version of @Mail to the 5.X branch in PHP
• Adding a new cache function for IMAP/POP3 accounts when viewing messages in a folder
• Webmail interface for delegating public folders

The longer term development plan for @Mail in 2007 include:

• Improved Groupware functionality
• Support for SyncML and iCal support, allowing the Calendar & Addressbook to be shared with other applications
• Improved SaaS features for ISP’s to resell to end customers
• New multi-server administration via the @Mail Webadmin for statistics and maintenance
• Automatic patch utility via the Webadmin to simplify upgrades
• Improved data migration scripts for Exchange and other mail-servers
• Building on the API of @Mail for developers to interface with the software
• Adding support for @Mail plugins, allowing developers to extend the software with new features using a modular API
• Base the Webmail interface on an improved theme layout, allowing easier rebranding, redesign and provide theme downloads to customize @Mail

Keep tuned on the @Mail blog as we post screenshots of the new features in development for @Mail. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the latest 5.03 release!