V3.5 of Barracuda Message Archiver

Barracuda Networks, Inc. announced availability of the Barracuda Message Archiver version 3.5.

The platform integrates with most existing corporate email systems and is integrated with Exchange 2013, Office 365, Google Apps and Copy. It provides a simple yet platform to offload email storage, streamline eDiscovery and compliance needs, and give users permissions-based access to any email message. Updated apps provide access to messages via Outlook 2013, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

According to Gartner, the Enterprise Information Archiving (EIA) market is healthy and growing rapidly. EIA has emerged as a commonly used technology underpinning for higher-level use cases supporting information governance, e-discovery, historical preservation of data and application retirement.

Features include:

• Support for Exchange 2013

• Support for Office 365 and Google Apps using cloud Relay

• Updated apps for Outlook 2013, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android

• Integration with Copy file sync and share for message exports

“User demand for message access from a variety of platforms continues to grow, putting pressure on IT beyond eDiscovery and storage management needs,” said Rod Mathews, GM storage, Barracuda. “Barracuda Message Archiver 3.5 addresses IT’s need for powerful eDiscovery and storage management, while giving end-users easy access to their email anywhere from any device.”

By leveraging the mobile apps, users have access to their archived email. The app allows users to search and retrieve emails – including those that have been moved off of the mail server to archived storage – with faster access and a higher success rate than most native clients.

Users also have the option to save searches from the mobile app to avoid continuously typing in the same search terms. Additionally, users can reply to messages, forward messages and push messages back to their mailboxes from the mobile app.

As email use has exploded, so have the demands on the email server and capacity of its storage. This offloads storage of older messages and current attachments, provides an interface for permission-based access to the archive, and delivers a platform for responding to eDiscovery requests. The policy engine allows granular management of archiving actions and permissions while its simple GUI enables self-service data recovery by users. With Message Archiver, IT can centralize message storage, reduce costs, offload basic recovery to users, support eDiscovery and compliance needs, and extend the life of their email server infrastructure.

Pricing and Availability

• It is available at no additional charge to existing customers on the current hardware platform with an active Energize Updates subscription.

• The list price starts at $1,999 for the appliance and list price of $499 for Energize Updates.

• An optional instant replacement service featuring priority replacement of failed hardware and complimentary refresh of four-year old hardware units is available starting at list price of $449 per year.

• International pricing and availability vary by region.