ReSoft International releases an Email Archiving Evaluation Checklist

ReSoft International has released an Email Archiving Evaluation Checklist that addresses the crucial questions to be asked by an organization before committing to a particular vendor's Email Archiving solution.

Industry Analyst Gartner Inc. predicts that the worldwide market for e-mail archiving software will grow from $89 million last year to $883 million in 2009.

The checklist has resulted from examining the issues that have been faced by many of ReSoft International's own customers in selecting appropriate Email Archiving technology. Developed into a series of over 25 questions that need to be addressed, the paper seeks to ensure a successful Email Archiving system implementation. Many of the questions posed are typically not considered in the evaluation cycle and can lead to unforeseen costs or project timescale slippage and include:

- How will the solution manage different classes of message such as calendar items, memos and drafts?
- How does the solution allow capture from existing backup tapes as well as live email?
- How does the solution support traveling users that need access to their own archives while disconnected from the network?
- How easy will it be for existing staff to include the support of the solution into their day-to-day tasks without needing to learn complex new technologies?

"This paper started out as a Consulting Service for our own customers to provide a checklist of the things to consider when choosing an Email Archiving Solution" says Clive Horton, CEO of ReSoft International. "We quickly found that many of the questions we have posed are issues that are not apparent until after a solution has already been committed to Simply by searching Google for the term "email archiving", an organization is bombarded with hundreds of potential solutions so we wanted to this information more widely available to ensure these issues are covered upfront to help an organization make a balanced, informed decision".

The ReSoft Archive Planning Workshop Consulting Service is also available to organizations seeking help to address these concerns.

A free copy of the paper, "Email Archiving: 29 Questions You Must Get Answered before Selecting a Solution" can be requested from www.re-soft.com/questions for a limited time.

About ReSoft International
ReSoft International is an independent integrator and reseller of best-of-breed software technologies that address Email & Instant-Messaging Security, Regulatory Compliance and Storage Relief. ReSoft has, for over 11 years, acted as a trusted advisor to hundreds of organizations, applying these Email & IM Security tools to reduce liability risks.

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