The biggest Zimbra implementation in Quebec in 2009
REMAX Quebec
RE/MAX is the leader in real estate in North America. The spectacular growth of the RE/MAX network owes to a revolutionary, logical and powerful concept that profoundly impacted the real estate industry and changed how real estate business was conducted. Industry members and consumers readily recognize RE/MAX as the organization with the best agents. Indeed, RE/MAX groups together highly skilled agents for whom real estate is the top priority.
KEY CHALLENGES
RE/MAX Quebec wanted to replace its existing mail system to best fit the following needs :
• Unified mail, address books and calendars administration : With more than 3,500 users throughout Quebec, the domains management was a big challenge. Previously, numerous email solutions were used by agents. RE/MAX wanted to offer its agents a unique collaboration suite for the management of their emails.
• POP to IMAP : Users fetched their emails using POP. Whenever emails were lost, they were impossible to retrieve.
• High performance and security standards.
• Ensure the security and durability of email data : Given the high number of users, RE/MAX needed flexible backup and restoration methods.
• Transparent migration for the users : Given the number of users and the heterogeneity of email accounts, the transition towards Zimbra was a key challenge. The transition could not affect the work of the employees
THE ZIMBRA SOLUTION
RE/MAX opted for the Zimbra Collaboration Suite to meet these key challenges. With this solution in hand, the company benefits from :
• a unified administration platform for all user accounts : Multiple domains administration is available in Zimbra ;
• high performance and security standards : Zimbra uses popular Open Source software ;
ADDED VALUE
- • The Web Zimbra interface : Accessible through any given Internet browser, the AJAX Zimbra Web interface is the most powerfull on the market.
• Zimlets : Through Zimlets, RE/MAX can integrate other solutions with Zimbra.
• An Open Source solution : Zimbra is an Open Source software. RE/MAX can benefit from a scalable solution while being independent from its IT supplier.
• A well supported solution : Zimbra can be installed on any Operating System.