<p>DALLAS, July 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Telligent, a market leader in enterprise social software, today announced that it has acquired from VMware the assets of Zimbra, a leading messaging and collaboration solution. Upon closing, Telligent and Zimbra will merge to form Zimbra, a new software company offering a unified social collaboration suite. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.</p><p>Zimbra, which will receive investments from Intel Capital, NXT Capital Venture Finance, BDCA, Hall Financial Group and VMware, will offer the first, unified social collaboration suite built for the post-PC era. By combining Zimbra's comprehensive messaging and collaboration solutions with Telligent's social community, collaboration and analytics software, the new company will enable customers to maximize productivity, innovation and customer experience.</p><p>The acquisition will accelerate the growth and leadership of the combined company, enhancing the value proposition for customers and partners of both Zimbra and Telligent. The company will be led by an integrated management team under the leadership of Patrick Brandt, chief executive officer of Telligent.</p><p>"This acquisition is a reflection of how people collaborate in today's post-PC era," said Patrick Brandt, chief executive officer, Telligent. "Zimbra enables traditional collaboration through features such as email, calendar sharing and address books, while Telligent supports real-time collaboration via chat, social networking, online communities and more. The combination of the two will enable companies to easily share documents and ideas instantly, providing true unified collaboration."</p><p><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/telligent-acquires-zimbra-from-vmware-215508721.html">Keep reading...</a></p>