Comments on: Practically Replacing Microsoft Exchange Server – A 3 Part Series – 3 of 3 – Kerio Mailserver

By: Active Directory Tools

Active Directory Tools — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:08:15 +0000

Seems like a decent replacement for exchange

By: ecommerce hosting

ecommerce hosting — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:43:26 +0000

I have already tried zimbra. Its good.

By: Eric Novikoff

Eric Novikoff — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:15:50 +0000

Kerio integrates with Active Directory. We’re delighted with it, even in managing large numbers of mailboxes: it’s very light on resources. However, the Blackberry integration is a problem. Both NotifyLink and Astrasync have problems: NotifyLink is too expensive and too difficult to set up, and Astrasync doesn’t support folders or native BlackBerry email features like hot links.

By: Jens

Jens — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:50:20 +0000

We will stick to exchange. Especially for small implementations it is working really good. But thanks for your article it is always nice to read what others are doing.

By: Active Directory

Active Directory — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:58:11 +0000

i think i will try zimbra
integration with active directory is very important

By: Sharon Byrnes

Sharon Byrnes — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:18:55 +0000

I won’t comment on the differences between Zimbra and Kerio’s web interface, or the fact that Zimbra’s code is 99% open source, or on the pricing, etc. Far more important (for me): In this case *without a BES* means using Notify. So not only have you got to load software onto your blackberry device instead of using its built in software, you also have to use a technology that is easily two steps down from BES. I’m happy to pay more to use a BES, for the performance it delivers. Zimbra has got BES in working beta, and that alone is enough for me to not even consider Kerio. Also, when you say that scalability is no-problem, what exactly does that mean? I manage 4832 mailboxes for a customer, can Kerio accommodate that? If so, where does Kerio top-out? If it’s tied into the OS, how does it work with SAN deployments? I haven’t noticed any major deployments of Kerio, whereas it’s clear that Zimbra can scale to tens-of-thousands and beyond. I would love to have another option to consider besides Zimbra to replace Exchange, but other than for very small deployments, I’m not sure there is one yet. Please, tell me I’m wrong.