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The Total Cost of Ownership of IBM Notes/Domino 6
This white paper assists organizations in determining the TCO and cost savings they may achieve by an upgrade to Notes/Domino 6 from version 5. It describes the new release’s key features and their impact on costs.... read more »
Snapshot: Symantec Corporate Anti-Virus
Vendor Name: SymantecDate of Publication: February 18, 2005Author: David FerrisSource of Information: Kevin Haley, Group Product Manager Company Statistics # Full-Time Staff: 5,300Stock Market Status: Public, SYMCRevenues: $1,870M for FYE 4/2/04; $1,407M for FYE 3/31/03 Anti-Virus Offerings A large part of Symantec’s business is to provide virus, spam, and content filtering solutions. Its main business... read more »
What the heck is “pharming” and should I be worried?
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! …or perhaps not. What is this thing called pharming? Put simply, it’s redirection of web traffic, so that the server you think you’re talking to actually belongs to a criminal. For example:…... read more »
Spam costs UK businesses £1.3bn a year
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Unified communications starts to pick up steam
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Microsoft Communicator (2005)
This report describes Microsoft’s Communicator. This is a Windows client providing IM, audio, video, data collaboration, telephony. Its development codename was Istanbul. The report also makes observations about the industry context of this offering.... read more »
Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005
This report describes Microsoft’s Live Communications Server 2005. This is an instant messaging and presence server, also providing peer-to-peer audio, video, whiteboards, application sharing and data collaboration. The report also makes observations about the industry context of this offering.... read more »
Microsoft Live Meeting 2005
This report describes Microsoft’s Live Meeting 2005. This is a Web conferencing service, formerly known as PlaceWare Conference Center. The report also makes observations about the industry context of this offering.... read more »
Notes/Domino 6 Users Assess the New Environment
This webinar is based on research conducted with a number of Notes customers who have upgraded their infrastructure. Analyst David Via presents these customersÂ’ and his own views on the most valuable capabilities of Notes 6, explains how it has (or has not) met their expectations, and shares best practices.... read more »
Azaleos’ Exchange Server Appliance
This report describes and assesses Azaleos’ managed Exchange Server appliance.... read more »
Snapshot: Microsoft Live Meeting 2005
Vendor Name: MicrosoftDate of Publication: March 8, 2005Author(s): David Ferris, Lee Benjamin, Nick Shelness, David ViaSource of Information: Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, RTC Business GroupQuick Summary of Live Meeting: Web conferencing service, formerly known as PlaceWare Conference Center….... read more »
Snapshot: Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005
Vendor Name: MicrosoftDate of Publication: March 8, 2005Author(s): David Ferris, Lee Benjamin, Nick Shelness, David ViaSource of Information: Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, RTC Business GroupQuick Summary of LCS: Instant messaging and presence server, also providing peer-to-peer audio, video,…... read more »
Snapshot: Microsoft Communicator
Vendor Name: MicrosoftDate of Publication: March 8, 2005Authors: David Ferris, Lee Benjamin, Nick Shelness, David ViaSource of Information: Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, RTC Business GroupQuick Summary of Communicator: Windows client providing IM, audio, video, data collaboration, telephony. Its…... read more »
New Clearswift Threat Assessment Suite Available Free Online; Pinpoints Vulnerabilities to Email-Borne Threats in Corporate Networks
Clearswift launched Clearswift Threat Assessment Suite, its online “check up” service that helps companies measure their vulnerability to a range of email-borne malware threats such as executable files and dangerous scripts, as well as viruses and spam. Simulates over 30 menaces that corporate networks fall victim to, identifying the key vulnerabilities in their content security... read more »
Snapshot: Zix Corporation
Vendor Name: Zix CorporationDate of Publication: February 15, 2005Author: David FerrisSource of Information: Emily Ward, Product Manager.Quick Summary of Firm’s Offerings. Two sides to business:·Email encryption and policy management·Electronic healthcare prescriptions Company Statistics ·# Full-Time Staff: 252·# Full-Time Product Development…... read more »
Snapshot: Sun Messaging
Vendor Name: Sun Microsystems.Date of Publication: February 7, 2005Author: David Ferris.Source of Information: Jennifer Belissent, Group Marketing ManagerQuick Summary of Firm’s Offerings. Sun sells a variety of messaging products, mostly to service providers, government departments, large corporations, and educational establishments….... read more »
Intermute Anti-Spyware
This report describes and assesses InterMute’s enterprise anti-spyware solutions.... read more »
Snapshot: MailFrontier Gateway v4
Vendor Name: MailFrontier.Date of Publication: February 15, 2005.Author(s). David Ferris, Nick Shelness.Source of Information: Deanne Philips, Analyst Relations Manager.Quick Summary of Firm’s Offerings. MailFrontier sells email hygiene technology, with an emphasis on anti-spam, anti-phishing, and anti-virus. Company Statistics ·# Full-Time…... read more »
Snapshot: IMlogic
Vendor Name: IMlogicDate of Publication: March 1, 2005Author: David FerrisSource of Information: Jon Sakoda, CTO and VP of ProductsQuick Summary of Firm’s Offerings. Software that helps instant messaging (IM) systems meet requirements for management, security, and compliance Company Statistics ·…... read more »
Snapshot: Borderware
Vendor Name: Borderware. Date of Publication: February 17, 2005. Author: David Ferris. Source of Information: Shelly Sofer, Director of PR. Quick Summary of Firm’s Offerings. email and SIP hygiene appliances, plus general-purpose firewall of less interest to messaging professionals. Company Statistics · # Full-Time Staff: 130. · # Full-Time Product Development Staff. Include architects, coders,... read more »
EDS Delivers Comprehensive E-mail Archive Service Featuring EMC Centera
EDS launched Email Archive Service, its managed email archiving service. Key features: collect, organize, retain, and retrieve email and attachments on a per-mailbox, per-month basis; search capability for easy email retrieval; and email archival and retention policy enforcement; among others. read more »
McAfee, Inc. Offers Online Anti-Virus Management for Small Businesses
McAfee announced McAfee Partner Security Service, its anti-virus service for small businesses. Key features: Web-based policy configuration, On-access spyware detection, and outbreak response technology, among others. Available March 2005 through the McAfee SecurityAlliance global partner program. read more »
McAfee, Inc. Enhances Online Anti-Virus Service, Proactively Blocking Attacks Targeting Small Business Systems
McAfee announced enhancements to McAfee Managed VirusScan, its virus protection service. Key enhancements: proactive blocking of exploits and attacks, web-based policy configuration, and improved ease-of-use and navigation, among others. Available March, 2005. read more »
Snapshot: 3Com Email Firewall
Vendor Name: 3ComDate of Publication: February 21, 2005Author: David FerrisSource of Information: Trey Wafer, Product ManagerQuick Summary of Firm’s Offerings. 3Com sells data and networking products, such as network interface cards and routers. 3Com Email Firewall is a new email hygiene appliance that sits at an organization’s Internet boundary, and which is aimed at small... read more »
Antepo’s Open IM
This report describes and assesses Antepo’s open standards presence and instant messaging software.... read more »
QUALCOMM’s Eudora2go
This report describes and assesses Eudora’s new email software for mobile devices. The report also makes observations about the industry context of this offering.... read more »
SurfControl plc Acquires Enterprise Spyware and Extended Threat Protection Technology
SurfControl announced the acquisition of enterprise spyware and extended threat protection technology from Apreo, a supplier of technologies that control file and application distribution to secure enterprise networks. The acquisition was for $6.8 million in cash. read more »
Stellent Releases Version 8.0 of Outside In Content Viewing and Transformation Technology
Stellent version 8.0 of Stellent Outside In Technology, its content viewing and transformation technology solution. Key enhancements: performance improvements, new file format and additional operating system support, among others. Available immediately. read more »
Vendors Slowing Flow of Spam
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The Cost of Spam
In this free webinar, David Ferris and Richi Jennings discuss the broad economic impact of spam, as well as the costs of spam to individual businesses.... read more »
Spam controls threaten reliability of e-mail
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IMlogic: Instant Messaging Management, Security, and Compliance
This report describes IMlogic’s software that helps instant messaging systems meet requirements for management, security, and compliance.... read more »
Best Practices in Messaging Security: Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services, health care and public sector
Proofpoint and Ziff Davis released a whitepaper entitled “Best Practices in Messaging Security: Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services, health care and public sector.” Discusses general and industry-specific business regulations and how they impact an organization’s email system. Special attention is paid to the special concerns in financial services, health... read more »
Stop Spam Now
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