Zentyal announces Zentyal Server 4.2

Zentyal releases a new version of their popular Linux Server with full native Microsoft® Outlook Compatibility.

Zentyal Development Team is proud to announce Zentyal Server 4.2, a new release of the Zentyal Open Source Linux email and groupware solution, natively compatible with Microsoft Outlook® clients.

The Zentyal 4.2 release focuses on providing an improved and stable server edition with native Microsoft® Exchange protocols implementation and Active Directory interoperability, with the goal of providing a complete and easy-to-use Small Business Server, with native support for mixed IT environments that include Windows®, Linux and Mac OS® clients, as well as mobile devices with ActiveSync®. Thanks to this, Zentyal server 4.2 offers full native Microsoft® Outlook Compatibility without plugins or connectors.

Besides focusing primarily on mail and mail-related directory features, additional improvements have also taken place. It will come with all the latest updates from Ubuntu 14.04.3. As a starred feature, it will integrate Samba 4.3.1, with lots of improvements for Active Directory services and support for Windows ® 8.1 and the newest Windows® 10. The installer has been upgraded to support newer network interfaces.

Apart from that, the release is focused on bugfixing and improvements for the Outlook-compatible Mail & Groupware Exchange replacement.

Zentyal Server 4.2. Technical features:

Mail & Groupware

Improved stability and scalability
No plugins or connectors needed client-side
Support for Microsoft® Outlook 2007 and 2010
Server settings autodiscover
Autorefresh and desktop notifications (commercial version only)
Outlook® Anywhere HTTPS access
Global address list
Out-of-Office
ActiveSync® support for mobile devices
Web access: mail, calendars and contacts
Standard mail protocols: IMAPS, POP3S, SMTPS, CalDav.

Directory

Samba 4.3.1 – AD compatible directory
Main and additional Domain Controller operation modes
Ability to join Windows® 2008, 2008R2 and 2012 functional level domains
Windows client support from Windows® XP to Windows® 10

Upgrading

To migrate from Zentyal 4.1 to 4.2, you only need to upgrade your 4.1 installation to the last available packages once they are released (few days after the release date) and a button will appear on the dashboard.