June 18, 2008 — GWAVA, Novell’s largest collaboration partner for GroupWise and Teaming, announced today new features for Retain for GroupWise, its leading email archiving solution.

GWAVA has been continually focusing and expanding Retain by adding new features and powerful functionality including support for MS SQL 2000 and 2005; Oracle 10 and 11, PostgreSQL 8.2, as well as support for EMC Centera.

The latest version also supports GWAVA Reload, making it easy to integrate the product into Reload and adding powerful features of Retain. It is also more flexible for leading database programs.

“Companies already running their own database solutions can now easily add a powerful and focused e-mail archiving product with the latest version of Retain for GroupWise. It is the first time we have introduce this functionality so it is a major step for GWAVA to be able to introduce to customers these improved flexible and manageable features,” said Richard Bliss, vice president, global marketing, GWAVA.

In its first year of releasing the product, GWAVA Retain for GroupWise was also given a favorable mention in the Gartner Magic Quadrant report for the Email Archiving Market.

“GWAVA’s strategy of slowly and carefully developing Retain for GroupWise is paying off with our customers and the recognition from Gartner,” said Bliss. “Gartner’s nod, our increasing customer base and continual improvements prove our commitment to the GroupWise space.”

About GWAVA
GWAVA is the worldwide leader of software solutions for Novell GroupWise and Novell Teaming. GWAVA continues to lead the GroupWise partner community with email retention, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, and Content Control and email management on Linux, NetWare and Windows. GWAVA has a global presence with a worldwide network of resellers, and has forged an array of technology partnerships with companies including Novell, Inc. www.gwava.com

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GWAVACon, San Diego, Calif. — January 29, 2008 — Advansys has announced a new version of its best-selling Archive To Go for GroupWise.

The “on-demand” user-driven product provides a reliable and easy way for administrators to export a GroupWise mailbox and personal archives to a searchable portable format which doesn’t require the GroupWise Client. Common uses include making the primary mailbox and GroupWise personal archives portable, backing up inactive accounts and private data removal to reduce storage costs and legal discovery.

Version 1.5 adds even more control over archiving capabilities than the previous version, such as date range and private item filtering, folder selection, custom archive naming improved user interface and enterprise access features.

“Exporting GroupWise data for archiving purposes is a no-brainer with Advansys Archive To Go. It’s the default standalone archiving tool for us,” said Roel van Bueren, CEO of ROVABU Networks and Custom-R-Tools. “Archive To Go is the premiere archiving tool for the GroupWise space.”

These new features make it easy to create and distribute specialized, searchable knowledge bases from a collection of GroupWise messages, such as the GroupWise Resource Archive, which comprises many years worth of searchable NGWList digest messages (http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16569.html).

“What makes Archive To Go 1.5 different from our competition is that instead of another full-time archiving product, it offers a high-quality on-demand publishing/archiving solution,” said Gregory Bell, CEO, Advansys. “Administrators often use the enterprise mode but it can also be rolled out to users for creating their own archives.”

Archive To Go also integrates with key GWAVA products, such as Reload, Reveal, Redline and Vertigo.

Advansys plans on releasing further Archive To Go extensions, which offer the ability to restore Advansys Portable Messages back into GroupWise and conversion to HTML and Microsoft Outlook PST formats. Advansys will deliver the premiere demonstration the Microsoft Outlook PST converter at GWAVACon San Diego.

About Advansys
Advansys Pty Limited, established in 1989, is an Australian software development house and Novell Technology Partner specializing in innovative business solutions. Building on a solid foundation of enterprise automation and productivity enhancement systems, Advansys has developed solutions for Novell GroupWise® for more than fourteen years, resulting in a deep understanding of the GroupWise product and its market.
As recognized experts in GroupWise development, customization and systems integration, Advansys team members are regular speakers at international GroupWise events, including GWAVACons worldwide, Novell BrainShare and the GroupWise Advisor Summits.

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GWAVACon, SAN DIEGO, Calif. – January 28, 2008 – Omni Technology Solutions Inc. (Omni) has announced immediate availability of the public beta of Riva CRM Integration for GroupWise – Desktop Edition. Interested parties are invited to register on-line at www.omni-ts.com to participate in the public beta.

“Omni is excited to announce the public beta of Riva CRM Integration for GroupWise – Desktop Edition,” said Aldo Zanoni, CEO and Managing Director of Omni. “Companies need to be able to deliver agile business information to their key employees. Riva CRM Integration for GroupWise integrates GroupWise into the heartbeat of a business – its CRM.”

Riva CRM for GroupWise – Desktop Edition provides transparent synchronization between GroupWise and SugarCRM (Community Edition, Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition), Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Salesforce CRM. Riva delivers bi-directional synchronization of accounts, contacts, appointments, tasks, notes and phones calls. CRM quotes and opportunity summaries are also available in GroupWise.

“What customers appreciate most about Riva,” continued Zanoni, “is that the synchronization process is transparent to the end user. Riva extends the value of GroupWise and the CRM investment because the synchronized information is available from all GroupWise clients: Linux, Macintosh, Windows, WebAccess, BlackBerry devices and GroupWise Mobile Server mobile devices. By extending CRM information to all GroupWise clients, employees are “CRM information-connected” all the time. Employees can work in GroupWise or the CRM and don’t have to worry about having to copy and paste information from one to the other. A phone number change in the GroupWise address book is updated in the CRM. A task that gets marked as completed on a BlackBerry gets marked as completed in the CRM.”

“What got us excited about Omni’s CRM Integration for GroupWise is the fact that it’s transparent. All critical CRM information is available to us whether we are working in GroupWise on Linux, Windows, Macintosh, WebAccess or on our BlackBerry and GroupWise Mobile Server devices,” said Brian Ogden from Switchdesk. “Having CRM information available on our mobile devices without having to install any special software on them is a tremendous benefit to our sales and management staff. As a Linux shop, we look forward to the next release of Riva so our customers can run Riva Desktop Edition on Linux desktops. Our company believes Riva CRM integration will revolutionize how we and our GroupWise customers do business.”

Riva CRM Integration for GroupWise version 1.3 will include provide transparent email integration between the CRM and GroupWise. Emails sent from SugarCRM, Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Salesforce will be available as Sent Items in user GroupWise accounts and vice versa.

Riva CRM Integration for GroupWise is part of the larger Riva platform that allows virtually all third-party applications to integrate with GroupWise.

About Omni Technology Solutions
Omni, The GroupWise Integration CompanyTM, delivers a portfolio of management, security, mobility, messaging and Novell Linux Desktop software products that provide integration for enterprise users of Novell GroupWise, SUSE Linux, and mixed Novell and Microsoft networks. www.omni-ts.com

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GWAVACon, San Diego — January 28, 2008 — GWAVA, Novell’s largest Collaboration partner for GroupWise and Teaming + Conferencing, announced today the release of Vertigo 1.1, an email management tool that lets GroupWise administrators centrally manage their GroupWise systems.

“Whether you are managing the mailbox settings for 10,000 users or attempting to turn off a vacation rule of a single employee, Vertigo puts all GroupWise mailboxes in your control,” said Richard Bliss, vice president marketing worldwide, GWAVA. “Our new version expands on the power of Vertigo 1.0, giving email administrators even more management capabilities with users’ emails.”

Some of the new features in Vertigo 1.1 include:

• Personal signature support let’s users browse and copy signatures
• Creation of Users, Resources and Distribution Lists from a single tool
• Managing Distribution Lists lets admins modify and add users
• Auditing with Redline or text)
• New features in ‘multi user’ mode (setting proxy rights, setting user properties, enabling/disabling/deleting rules)
• Copy feature (GroupWise 7 SP3 dependent) gives users the ability to copy out elements like Proxy Rights, Signatures and Rules from a ‘Source’ mailbox to selected ‘Destination’ mailboxes
• Advansys “Archive To Go” support allows to quickly export and audit email

These new features enhance an already impressive list of tasks that a GroupWise administrator can perform in Vertigo, including proxy management; junk mail handling; environment settings and folder and system management.

About GWAVA
GWAVA is the worldwide leader of software solutions for Novell GroupWise and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. GWAVA continues to lead the GroupWise partner community with email retention, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, and Content Control and email management on Linux, NetWare and Windows. GWAVA has a global presence with a worldwide network of resellers, and has forged an array of technology partnerships with companies including Novell, Inc. www.gwava.com

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GWAVACon, San Diego, Calif. — January 28, 2008 —Advansys has announced Filing Assistant 1.0 for GroupWise, a tool that lets users file and access their emails quickly and easily.

Users can search and navigate folder locations to access key message information more efficiently, assisted by intuitive technology that suggests where a message should be filed.

Messages can also be identified and associated with target folders.

Users have complete control over the final confirmation of where the message should be filed. This speeds up filing and keeps users in control of accuracy, resulting in quicker information retrieval in the future.

“With the volume of email increasing rapidly, efficient email management is essential,” said Gregory Bell, CEO, Advansys. “Users need to file messages quickly into the appropriate location without having to navigate hundreds of folders. Effective filing enables faster retrieval of messages in future, saving time and money.”

Users can also locate folders by matching text or simply by selecting a folder offered by the automated suggest feature, which lists suggested folders for filing based on selected message analysis.

“Filing Assistant enables our company to file emails into folders in a consistent manner, which improves the natural process of retrieving emails without having to perform a search and interrupt the thought process,” said Robert Diaz, CEO, RDA Enterprises. “It extends GroupWise seamlessly and immediately establishes a better process for managing email workflow. Its intuitive design also makes it effortless to keep company email well organized.”

Filing Assistant also works with GroupWise Proxy, allowing users with the appropriate proxy rights to file another person’s email.
“Combining GroupWise list filtering and QuickFinder with Filing Assistant offers even faster reorganization and collation of messages which may be dispersed throughout the account,” said Bell.

A range of additional features let users customize Filing Assistant operation, such as search optimization by adding special keywords to folder descriptions, creating new and renaming existing folders, folder reporting and undo last message move.

System Requirements
Advansys Filing Assistant 1.0 requires Novell GroupWise 32-bit Windows Client, Version 6.0.4 or later; Advansys Formativ Runtime; Creator, Studio 2.0.1 or later, and Adobe Acrobat Reader to access product documentation.

About Advansys

Advansys Pty Limited, established in 1989, is an Australian software development house and Novell Technology Partner specializing in innovative business solutions. Building on a solid foundation of enterprise automation and productivity enhancement systems, Advansys has developed solutions for Novell GroupWise® for more than fourteen years, resulting in a deep understanding of the GroupWise product and its market.

As recognized experts in GroupWise development, customization and systems integration, Advansys team members are regular speakers at international GroupWise events, including GWAVACons worldwide, Novell BrainShare and the GroupWise Advisor Summits.

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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — January 28, 2008 — GWAVA, Novell’s largest Collaboration partner for GroupWise and Teaming + Conferencing, announced today at GWAVACon Americas that German-based Inetra was awarded the 2008 Global Partner of the Year.

Inetra provides customers with consulting, design and planning as well as multi-level service, user support and maintenance of enterprises. It is GWAVA’s largest partner worldwide and since September 2002 has been an exclusive distributor for GWAVA in the German-speaking countries.

“We accept the award with great pleasure and pride,” said Inetra’s Marco Mikulits. “The recognition proves that we are making a contribution to GWAVA, while helping our own customers and partners with solutions that focus on Novell GroupWise.”

GWAVACon Americas, held in San Diego from January 26 through January 29, saw the largest attendance to date for their conferences.

“Inetra not only exceeded sales goals but has increased GWAVA’s presence in German speaking countries,” said Richard Bliss, vice president, marketing, worldwide at GWAVACon. “We are very fortunate to have Inetra as a business partner.”

About GWAVA
GWAVA is the worldwide leader of software solutions for Novell GroupWise and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. GWAVA continues to lead the GroupWise partner community with email retention, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, and Content Control and email management on Linux, NetWare and Windows. GWAVA has a global presence with a worldwide network of resellers, and has forged an array of technology partnerships with companies including Novell, Inc. www.gwava.com

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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — January 28, 2008 — GWAVA, Novell’s largest Collaboration partner for GroupWise and Teaming + Conferencing, announced today that they were named Novell’s Technology Partner of the Year.

Held at Novell’s global kick-off event in Orlando, Florida, and attended by hundreds of Novell’s worldwide sales and marketing staff, GWAVA was awarded due to its overall exceptional work and product support for the Novell GroupWise Collaboration Community.

“We are grateful to be chosen for this award,” said Richard Bliss, vice president, marketing, worldwide. “To be recognized by Novell for our contribution, especially from a field of many exceptional technology partners, is an honor.”

About GWAVA
GWAVA is the worldwide leader of software solutions for Novell GroupWise and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. GWAVA continues to lead the GroupWise partner community with email retention, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, and Content Control and email management on Linux, NetWare and Windows. GWAVA has a global presence with a worldwide network of resellers, and has forged an array of technology partnerships with companies including Novell, Inc. www.gwava.com

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GWAVA introduces Retain^TM for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, the first clientless text message archiving solution, solving compliance requirements on the popular mobile platform

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – December 17, 2007

 

Why Retain is important in the enterprise

• New compliance regulations require enterprises to track all text communication by their employees. Unlike email messages that pass through a mail server making them easy to archive and audit, text messages are sent directly from one device to another over the networks of wireless service providers, making archiving and auditing messages extremely challenging for IT departments.
• Retain for BlackBerry Enterprise Server helps solves this challenge by archiving text messages, letting enterprises comply with regulations for preserving text communication without affecting employees’ ability to utilize all the text messaging functionality of the Research In Motion® (RIM) BlackBerry.

No client software needed

• Retain is installed directly on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and requires no client software for the BlackBerry device. Without a client, Retain does not use any memory or processing resources on the device, eliminating any impact on the device’s performance and making the solution tamper-proof by individual end-users. The server-side solution eliminates the need for IT departments to “touch” every BlackBerry device deployed, repaired or replaced within the enterprise, saving time and expense.

How and where Retain works

• The Retain Archive Viewer is installed on one or several workstations allowing administrators to easily audit the database. Retain works on both the common short message service (SMS) text messages used for mobile phone-to-mobile phone messaging, as well as BlackBerry-specific personal identification number (PIN) form of text messages that allow one BlackBerry user to send a message directly to another BlackBerry.
• The Retain agent collects the information contained in the countless files of SMS, PIN and phone log information and imports them into a SQL database. Organizations can then create comprehensive audit trails and quickly and easily access this information for any necessary investigations.

Powerful searching and archiving

• All data archived by Retain is completely searchable down to the most granular level of detail from the Archive Viewer. In addition to its search functions, Retain can also alert administrators when certain keywords appear in real time text communication. Auditing PIN, SMS text messages and phone logs that previously took weeks to perform can now be completed quickly.

Storage

• Retain’s archives use a small amount of hard drive space to keep data for an entire enterprise. A medium-sized business can store its whole BlackBerry text message archive for all employees using only a few gigabytes.

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Charles Taite, CTO of GWAVA

“Apart from voice, texting is the most popular method of mobile communication, so addressing associated compliance issues is of paramount concern for organizations that issue BlackBerry smartphones to their employees. This simple and fast form of communication has become a vital business tool used by virtually everyone with a mobile phone. Retain provides the means for organizations running BlackBerry Enterprise Server to ensure that they can collect and audit all their mobile text communications, not just email.”

Kathryn Weldon, Principal Analyst for Enterprise Mobility at Current Analysis

“IT departments racing to meet compliance mandates often have difficult compromises to make. Text messaging may be viewed as an essential business tool by employees, but IT departments that need to install software on hundreds or thousands of devices may opt instead to switch off such messaging functions. GWAVA Retain for BlackBerry addresses this dilemma head-on by developing a clientless, server-side archiving solution that installs quickly and brings an entire enterprise BlackBerry deployment into compliance, saving IT departments time and expense while eliminating end-user tampering.”

 

About GWAVA
For more than six years GWAVA has developed security and policy compliance solutions for enterprise data communications. GWAVA solutions are in use today by over seven million employees at 3,700 medium to large enterprises in more than 60 countries around the world. GWAVA is a member of the BlackBerry® ISV Alliance program and develops security solutions for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Founded in 2001, GWAVA has offices throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information visit www.gwava.com.

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