Atmail Roadmap Announced
August 25, 2008
After the annual Atmail “Hackfest” this August in Peregian Beach Australia the development team have announced the future roadmap of Atmail. Our labs have some exciting new products and developments brewing!
We will be reinventing the core of Atmail for the version 6.x, with a new backend using the PHP Zend framework, a complete new Webmail client based on a single interface with CSS to re-skin, and improved Groupware features to make Atmail an even more competitive option for an Exchange alternative under Linux.
Atmail 6.X release - ETA April 2009
- Rewrite using the PHP Zend framework - Using the MVC model
- New API and improved backend
- Completely new Webmail interface which is more modernized and a common interface that supports all browsers. With an emphasis on CSS skinning and rebranding
- Redesign Webadmin interface to streamline deployments and administration
- Improved Groupware features
- Plugin support - API structure to create extendable plugins for Atmail
- Using open standards for Calendaring (iCal) and synchronization (SyncML)
- Groupware and synchronization support for Outlook, Thunderbird, iCal and other clients
- Enhanced mobility options - Blackberry support, iPhone and more
The new 6.X release of Atmail will be a major milestone in the development of Atmail. Our development team will be redesigning the core of Atmail based on our experience of been in the industry for over 8 years. You can look forward to see an enhanced Atmail version, and designed on a platform to see the software forge ahead in the years to come.
In the meantime we will be enhancing the current 5.X release of Atmail with the following new features and enhancements:
Atmail 5.5 release - ETA Dec 2008
- Blackberry support included via Funambol
- Native LDAP support for user authentication and administration
- Migration of Courier-IMAP to Dovecot for the mail-server edition of Atmail. Based on performance and functionality
- Enhanced Atmail Cluster edition with GFS and Xen support
- Improved support for other Linux distributions ( Ubuntu, Debian )
In addition to the new Atmail re-write, our development team will be releasing another two surprising products under the Atmail banner early 2009 - Keep tuned for product news and developments from the Atmail labs!