A central theme at TechEd is that Microsoft will fulfill four promises. One of these promises is that it will provide a broad range of technologies to protect against malicious software and access. Microsoft figures that security software is around 10% of software spending, around $21 billion annually, so this is also a good business... read more »
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MessageLabs launched Enterprise Instant Messenger Service, its managed IM service. Key features: administrative features, web-based reporting, and ability to map to existing enterprise user directories, among others. Available immediately. read more »
McAfee announced enhancements to the McAfee Secure Messaging Gateway and McAfee Secure Internet Gateway, its appliances. Key enhancements: email regulatory compliance, email encryption, and enhanced anti-spam capabilities. Available immediately. read more »
IBM continued to increase its support for OpenDocument Format (ODF) with announcements made last month at DNUG. ODF, an XML-based format, is being positioned as an open alternative to the "proprietary" word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics formats of Microsoft Office. Broad adoption of ODF is by no means assured. Microsoft has stated its opposition... read more »
Testing an email disaster recovery system can be expensive and time-consuming. It would be nice if a disaster recovery solution could do that automatically, and continuously. Today, this is rare. The first example we’ve come across is XOsoft’s Assured Recovery, which works with Exchange. … David Ferris... read more »
Recently we attended the 12th annual meeting of the German Notes User Group (DNUG). The strong attendance (500+) and support of IBM and dozens of third-party vendors demonstrate that Notes and Domino are doing well in the German market. We believe Germany is home to the second largest quantity of Notes users worldwide, after the... read more »
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It can be hard to evaluate Exchange third-party storage technology. Microsoft has an interesting program that may be a help, but care is needed. Microsoft Exchange has always had a lot of storage size and performance requirements. Customers have satisfied these requirements from a growing list of vendors who understand Exchange’s demanding needs. The customer’s... read more »
Postini announced Web Content Manager, its secure managed service that provides protection against web-based malware and policy violations. Key features: restricts access to particular web sites based on category or administrator control, prevents security threats from entering the enterprise via web-based malware, spyware and viruses, and secures inbound and outbound content, among others. Available 3Q2006... read more »
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We recently came across this interesting paper by Ian R. Hardy on the early history of email. Email happened without much planning. All the issues we face today, like privacy, preservation, security, and storage, really began over 30 years ago. Here’s an excerpt: Email caught on fast after its 1971 invention. It became by far... read more »