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September, 2007
Mail for Exchange 2.0 boosts the power of Nokia Eseries Devices
Comment on this... (0 comments) Sep 30, 2007Nokia announced version 2.0 of Mail For Exchange, its mobile email solution. Key enhancements: support for meeting request handling, and directory look-ups, among others. Available immediately. More
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EMC has purchased Berkeley Data Systems, the creators of Mozy, for $76 million. Mozy was one of several companies focused on hosted backup that started over the past 18 months. It has proved itself to be a fast and reliable service; the entry-level MozyHome service is free for 2GB of storage.
With only $1.9 million in capital raised, and assuming an insignificant revenue stream (this is an educated guess, as we don’t know Mozy’s financials), this could represent as much as a 40x valuation. With Software as a Service (SaaS) gaining momentum gradually, expect to see more niche hosting markets such as hosted backup join the ranks of hosted email, hosted archiving, and hosted email filtering.
We are still near the beginning of what we expect to be a long wave of consolidation in the SaaS arena as large players jockey for a piece of the hosting business. Annuity revenue streams are extremely attractive. However, most customers will want to sole-source their hosting vendor, so the pressure is on interested parties to develop a broad offering.
Given the relative immaturity of this market and the security and technical challenges involved (especially in multitenant scenarios), expect many false starts and lots of noise. Vendors providing SaaS would be wise to closely guide early-adopter customers through the process. Handing over data — be it email, backups, CRM. or other data — is risky. Earning trust is paramount.
… David Sengupta, with Richi Jennings
Article discussing the Communigate Pronto Flash client which supports email, calendaring, IM, contact management, and voice mail management. More
Engate Enhances Network Profiling, Connection-level Anti-Spam Solution with Comprehensive Phish Protection
Comment on this... (0 comments) Sep 27, 2007Engate announced version 3.5 of MailSentinel, its anti-spam solution. Adds Phishfilet technology to protect against phishing attacks. Available immediately. More
Prolify Launches Email Collaboration and Data Integration Solution at DEMOfall
Comment on this... (0 comments) Sep 27, 2007Prolify announced Email Collaboration, its email productivity tool. Key features: contextual display of information, document control, and workflow management, among others. Available immediately. More
Isode released “Password Policy for Directories”, its whitepaper. Discusses the implementation of secure password policies and argues that the directory is the correct place to store passwords. Available immediately. More
Polivec Study Shows Growing Acceptance of Regulatory Compliance but Disagreement on Who’s Responsible and Who Pays
Comment on this... (0 comments) Sep 27, 2007Article discussing the results of a poll regarding the strategy, responsibility, and cost involved in introducing reliable compliance policies. More
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New Trend Micro Internet Security Products Strengthen Personal Information Protection and Deliver Enhanced Performance
Comment on this... (0 comments) Sep 26, 2007Trend Micro announced Internet Security Pro, its transaction and identity protection solution. Key features: malware and spam protection, Website authentication, and WIFI verification, among others. Available September 27, 2007. More
Article discussing the need for a wall of devices with the ability to identify and shut down botnets, and other security solutions. More
Article discussing pump-and-dump spam and how older techniques such as image and PDF spam are being replaced by new obfuscation techniques. More
FilesAnywhere ”Attach Link” Brings Unlimited-Size Email Attachments to Outlook
Comment on this... (0 comments) Sep 26, 2007FilesAnywhere.com announced “Attach Link”, its add-in for Outlook. Provides the ability to link to files located on the FilesAnywhere service directly within Outlook. Available immediately. More
Article announcing Inbox/Outbox 2007 email management and marketing conference. Located in London, England, it runs from November 27–28, 2007. More
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