Collaboration

Zimbra releases version 8.8.8, with Zimbra Talk V2, an enterprise-level messaging platform inside the Zimbra Web Client, with no 3rd party products or extra install steps. www.zimbra.com

Mimecast announced the launch of an Application Programming Interface (API) developer portal designed to extend business and cyber resilience for email with a uniform API. www.mimecast.com

Security

Kaspersky Lab is announcing a new subscription service, Kaspersky Cloud Sandbox, available through the Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal to help companies improve their investigation and response to complex threats. www.kaspersky.com

Avast released a newly enhanced and renamed Avast Secure Browser, which provides advanced protection from browser-based cyberattacks. www.avast.com

ESET announced the expansion of its MSP offering with new ESET Direct Endpoint Management (DEM) plug-ins. www.eset.com

Miscellaneous

Microsoft announced new advanced protection capabilities coming to Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal subscribers to help protect against online threats. www.microsoft.com

Microsoft announced that we will invest $5 billion in the Internet of Things over the next four years. www.microsoft.com

Microsoft rolled out updates to Office 365 that include new data types in Excel, intelligent search in SharePoint, and the expansion of the Microsoft Cloud with datacenters in new geographies. www.microsoft.com

VMware announced new releases across its integrated VMware vRealize® cloud management platform (CMP) that will make it easier for customers to implement, use, and manage hybrid cloud environments. www.vmware.com