Vianen, 21 maart 2002, De verwachting is dat binnenkort per dag 36 miljard
boodschappen via e-mail worden verstuurd. Door de groei in het e-mailverkeer
wordt het beheer van zakelijke e-mails de komende jaren steeds belangrijker
om efficiënt te kunnen blijven werken. StorageTek en OTG Software
introduceren ASM/Email Xcelerator, een softwarereeks waarmee gebruikers
effectief hun informatiehulpmiddelen kunnen beheren. Deze software biedt een
complete oplossing die is ontwikkeld om de productiviteit te vergroten.
Daarnaast worden de kosten voor back-up, het terugvinden van e-mails en
beheer van e-mail-systemen verlaagd. Binnenkomende e-mails, eventueel met
attachments, worden gekopieerd en vervolgens opgeslagen op een aparte
archiefserver. Hierdoor wordt ruimte bespaard op de mailserver, waardoor de
prestaties van deze server worden verbeterd.
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StorageTek REDUCES PAIN OF MANAGING THE EXPLOSION IN EMAIL
As email usage heads towards 36 billion messages per day worldwide, Email
Xcelerator software suite lessens the impact on businesses
March, 2002 - StorageTek® (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE:STK), an expert in
high-performance, efficient data storage, unveiled today its ASM/Email
Xcelerator software suite, developed in partnership with OTG Software
(NASDAQ: OTGS). With the amount of person-to-person emails set to reach
epidemic proportions over the next few years, managing corporate messaging
data is critical to the efficiency and survival of businesses. ASM/Email
Xcelerator software suite will help customers to effectively manage - and
benefit from - their information assets.
According to a September 2001 report published by analysts IDC, the number
of person-to-person emails sent on an average day is expected to exceed 36
billion worldwide by 2005. It is also estimated that approximately 60
percent of information stored within corporate messaging systems is
business-critical. Employees are spending more and more time simply managing
their in-box and this is already starting to seriously affect productivity.
Companies are feeling the pain of managing and storing what is a vital data
resource. Considering the estimations of IDC and other industry analysts,
this is an issue that will not go away.
"Like our customers, we have seen an immense rise in the number of emails
and attachments we encounter on a daily basis. The Email Xcelerator software
suite is an essential tool to make this data manageable and accessible
without wasting valuable resources. It will change the way companies take
charge of their data," said Pat Martin, CEO and Chairman of StorageTek.
StorageTek's Email Xcelerator software suite is targeted at mid- to
large-size corporations facing both rapid e-mail growth and the management
headaches that accompany that growth. The suite is also very significant to
companies whose management of business information is regulated by
government statutes. Combined with StorageTek's tape, disk and services, the
Email Xcelerator software suite provides a complete end-to-end e-mail
solution designed to increase productivity and reduce costs associated with
the backup, retrieval and management of e-mail systems.
"Many companies have a difficult time managing the growing e-mail assets
they have today, thus heightening the need to manage effectively the
information stored within corporate messaging systems. They need to take
action now to avoid further data management pain over the coming years,"
commented Martin. "StorageTek is the only company currently offering
customers a complete e-mail solution including the hardware, software and
services needed to help customers meet this growing business challenge,"
"OTG and StorageTek have had a long-standing relationship bringing
application focused storage solutions to the market," said Richard Kay, CEO
and president of OTG Software. "The latest result of this collaboration, the
ASM/Email Xcelerator software suite, will provide organizations with
comprehensive hardware and software solutions for their email storage and
content management requirements."
The StorageTek Email Xcelerator software suite consists of three components,
each designed to address a specific customer need:
* The Email Archive Manager offloads attachments and copies e-mail messages
from Microsoft Exchange to a separate archive server, freeing up mail server
space and improving performance.
* The Email Content Manager adds very powerful lifecycle management and
content management capabilities to these functions.
* The Email Regulatory Manager is designed for customers in the financial
arena and provides the supervisory function required by SEC and NASD
regulations. To help regulated organizations comply with rules governing the
review, classification and retention of e-mail messages and attachments, the
Email Regulatory Manager includes all the storage management and content
management functions of the other two Email Xcelerator solutions.
These solutions can, in conjunction with StorageTek's Application Storage
Manager (ASMT) software, migrate e-mail messages to lower cost per MB tape
libraries for long term storage. Since messages and their attachments remain
accessible at all times, there is no disruption to end-users.
Availability
StorageTek will offer the Email Xcelerator software suite to customers
worldwide beginning February 26, 2002. Email Xcelerator can be acquired
through local StorageTek sales teams. For more information, visit
www.storagetek.com.
About OTG Software
OTG Software provides next-generation data management and collaboration
solutions that virtualise storage for any type of data, including files,
messages and databases, while providing easy and transparent access. OTG's
application-oriented approach supports all platforms with open architecture
solutions that scale from the department to the enterprise, and integrate
seamlessly to store, track and retrieve information. Headquartered in
Rockville, Maryland, the company has a customer base of over 15,000
organizations and a global network of VARs, distributors, and OEMs. Infinite
Storage. Immediate Access.(TM) www.otg.com.
Over StorageTek
StorageTek (NYSE: STK), een wereldwijd opererende organisatie met een
martkwaarde van $ 2 miljard, heeft haar hoofdkantoor in Louisville, Colorado
(VS). Het bedrijf biedt een brede reeks storage-oplossingen voor
gedigitaliseerde data. De oplossingen van StorageTek zijn eenvoudig te
beheren en bieden een universele toegang tot data via servers, mediatypes en
storage-netwerken. StorageTek is wereldwijd marktleider op het gebied van
tape automation, disk storage-systemen en storage-netwerken. Gebruikers
beheren op basis van de StorageTek-oplossingen hun digitale bedrijfsmiddelen
en kunnen deze optimaal benutten. Daarnaast wordt de IT-productiviteit
gemaximaliseerd om de continuïteit van bedrijven te waarborgen.
Meer informatie is beschikbaar op www.storagetek.nl / www.storagetek.com.
StorageTek Nederland Lammers van Toorenburg PR
Elsemiek Vreeburg Caroline de Zoeten
tel: 0347 323 723 tel: 030 6565 070
e-mail: VreebEJ@europe.stortek.com e-mail: caroline@lvtpr.nl
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