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ISCZimb Integrating SugarCRM with Zimbra groupware
- 1. Open CRM
The Future of Business is Open
ISCZimb
Integrating SugarCRM with Zimbra groupware
Mr. Jörg Madloch
ISC it & software consultants GmbH
- 2. Agenda
Zimbra overview
Motivation ISCZimb Adapter
Supported versions SugarCRM & Zimbra
Synchronized objects
Technical requirements ISCZimb
Q&A
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- 3. Zimbra overview
Zimbra Open Source Edition
Key features:
Email, contacts, calendar, and documents all in one
application. Outlook and Blackberry-Server connectors
Read email from any POP or IMAP email account
including AOL, Hotmail or business email
Works on Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop computers
No limit to the size of email storage,
Available in 20 languages
Uses standards like OpenLDAP, mySQL, Postfix
HTML Web UI
Zimbra Inc. is part of VMWare Inc.
Fastet growing Enterprise Collaboration Suite
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- 5. Motivation ISCZimb Adapter
ISCZimb synchronizes SugarCRM to Zimbra groupware –
on the backend server. No client side plugins have to be
installed and managed
ISCZimb provides a stable and reliable server-to-server
integration for Zimbra groupware
ISCZimb 2.0 synchronizes meeting appointments, calendar
events and contacts
More SugarCRM objects, like leads, accounts and
emails, to come in the next release
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- 6. Supported versions SugarCRM & Zimbra
Supports SugarCRM 6.3 and higher
Supports Zimbra 7.x and higher
SugarCRM ISCZimb Zimbra
Contacts bi-directional Adressbook
- standard contacts - standard contacts
- customs fields - customs fields
Calendar bi-directional Calendar
- standard meetings - standard meetings
- standard appointments - standard appointments
- standard tasks - standard tasks
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- 7. Calender events & meeting appointments
Synchronizes calendar events between SugarCRM and
Zimbra. Handles meetings, appointments, phone calls and
tasks.
Can synchronize all calendar events
Or synchronizes only those calendar events selected by a
custom filter
Synchronizes recurring appointments
Choose whether to synchronize bi-directional or uni-
directional (SugarCRM Zimba)
Sync through a Zimbra shared ―team calendar‖
Completely transparent to SugarCRM and Zimbra
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- 9. Contacts
Synchronizes contacts between SugarCRM und Zimbra
Contacts can be filtered by owner, team, or an individual
custom filter
Create a new Zimbra folder to hold contacts from
SugarCRM
Choose whether to synchronize bi-directional or uni-
directional (SugarCRM Zimba)
Limit the maximum number of contacts that can be synced
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- 11. Custom fields
Synchronize SugarCRM custom fields from within contacts
to Zimbra
Synchronize SugarCRM custom fields from within calendar
events to Zimbra
More custom sync requirements can be met by additional
program code
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- 12. Technical requirements ISCZimb
Installation and configuration with SugarCRM Linux server
No changes required to the Zimbra server
No changes required to SugarCRM
Extensive protocol functions
Software completely written in PHP
Sync cycles controlled by crontab, f.e. every 5 minutes
Sync through CardDAV, CalDAV, HTTP with Zimbra
ISCZimb connects to Zimbra as a user account and
simulates the user
Uses Zimbra email address and the SugarCRM email
address to link the accounts between the two systems
Fast and easy deployment, unpack & copy
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- 13. ISCZimb’s focus: End-user impact
ISCZimb integrates SugarCRM and Zimbra to:
Make the life of the user’s easier
Help users reach their sales targets and customer
service goals
Help users make a difference
Keep users organized and give them access to accurate information
everywhere they need it
With ISCZimb Integration for SugarCRM & Zimbra your
users have access to accurate information inside SugarCRM
and inside Zimbra — anytime and anywhere. It’s your choice!
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- 14. ISCZimb’s focus: End-user impact
Migration project
Notes SugarCRM 6.5 and Zimbra 7.2
20 Sugar User
Maps Sugar contact to Zimbra user
ISCZimb integrates SugarCRM and Zimbra to:
Make the life of the user’s easier
Help users reach their sales targets and customer
service goals
Help users make a difference
Keep users organized and give them access to accurate information
everywhere they need it
With ISCZimb Integration for SugarCRM & Zimbra your
users have access to accurate information inside SugarCRM
and inside Zimbra — anytime and anywhere. It’s your choice!
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- 15. Thank You
Mr. Jörg Madloch
jm@isc-ub.de
www.isc-ub.de
ISC it & software consultants GmbH