Still in its beta-testing phase, Zenbe.com isn't pitching itself as an alternative to existing webmail services. Users can import all of their current email addresses into the Zenbe interface.
Zenbe also includes a calendar, a task list and a contacts organizer, along with an option to browse all files attached to emails.
The interface also offers the option to add third-party plugins. One such plugin that comes with the default Zenbe interface is a tab that lets users keep an eye on their Facebook friends’ activities. Other tabs that will be available at launch include an RSS reader and a simple discussion thread engine.
Other third-party plugins available at launch include widgets for YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, Google Chat, and Google Maps.
But Zenbe's most attractive feature actually might be one of the first web applications to offer the stalwart Evite.com its first real competition. The feature is called ZenPages, and it lets users build a public webpage around a specific group of emails — for example, a series of emails that deal with an upcoming event. Users could then invite anyone to discuss that event on the public webpage.
Zenbe offers 4 gigabytes of storage space for each user and will feature no advertisements at launch.