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More than email archiving – In a short review of GFI MailArchiver on the blog IntelliAdmin.com, Steve Wiseman writes that the product’s “name does not do it justice. At first glance you would think it is a tool for backing up your email, but it does much more”. He adds: “If you are looking for a way to keep track of email within your organization - give it a spin and try it out.”

- IntelliAdmin.com , February 2008

 

 
Welcome addition – In a review on About.com, Ryan Groom explains how he installed GFI MailArchiver in an Exchange 2007 environment to help a client manage, archive and retrieve the company’s email. Groom describes the installation as a breeze, adding that it is a ‘great product’ that people can use. “GFI MailArchiver is a simple to configure and simple to use and a welcome addition to any corporate email policy.

- About.com, February 2008

 

 
Powerful product – In a review on Outlook Exchange, MVP Nicolas Blank reviews GFI MailArchiver. In his in-depth review, he discusses the installation and management of the product as well as specific areas of functionality. He says that the product lives up to the criteria that he established for the review and is “an easy to use and powerful product”.

- Outlook Exchange, January 2008

 

 
Solid choice for SMBs – In a review on slipstick.com, William Lefkovics describes GFI MailArchiver 4 for Exchange as “a solid choice” for SMBs that need an “easy to implement solution for ever-expanding Exchange message stores, archiving content while maintaining reasonable access, or needing to meet regulatory compliance”. He says the software is easy to deploy and administer and it has minimal impact on Exchange performance. Concluding, he says users “should benefit from the simple web access to archived messages”. Overall, GFI MailArchiver is rated 4 out of 5

- Slipstick.com, April 2007

 

 
Easy to configure and use – In a review on Joel Stidley's Exchange and PowerShell Blog, GFI MailArchiver 4 for Exchange is described as an “easy to use corporate journal archiving solution for use with Microsoft Exchange server” and “is definitely one of the easiest to install”. He praises the installation guide in which “I found the documentation refreshing”. Stidley says that GFI MailArchiver should definitely be considered “if your company is looking for an Exchange journal archiving product. The ease of configuration, ease of use far outweigh the missing features of more expensive and complicated products”.

- Exchange and PowerShell Blog, March 2007

 

 
Simplified, improved email file management – In an article penned by Robyn Weisman on Processor.com, he writes that GFI MailArchiver 4.0 gives organizations the ability to properly archive messages and access them as needed for business or compliance reasons. He writes that this simplifies the process “for those using Microsoft Exchange servers so that network administrators do not have to slog through PST files (Microsoft Outlook mail archive files) that can be lost or corrupted or just plain difficult to use.” GFI’s director, messaging and security products, is also interviewed in the article and various new features that would be welcomed by SMEs such as the ability to save to an NTFS drive if they don’t have an SQL Server installed are mentioned.

- Processor, January 2007

 

 
New and improved – GFI MailArchiver 4.0 was featured in the New and Improved section of Windows IT Pro magazine, which highlighted the products newest feature: the ability to archive email directly to an NTFS drive.

- Window IT Pro, December 2006

 

 
Superb product – GFI MailArchiver for Exchange received the top rating of 5 stars from the popular online software catalogue SoftPlatz.com. Reviewer Mike Hallidy described GFI MailArchiver as a "superb product".

- SoftPlatz.com, December 2005

 

 
GFI MailArchiver wins Email Archiving Solution Readers’ Choice Award – Windows IT Pro readers voted GFI MailArchiver for Exchange as the winner in the “Email Archiving Solution” category of the 2005 Windows IT Pro Readers’ Choice Awards. “The Windows IT Pro Readers’ Choice Awards are highly coveted in the IT industry because our readers, who are the buyers and users of these products, are the ones who choose the winners,” said Kim Paulsen, group publisher of Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro Group. “These awards are the ultimate acclamation an IT company can earn from its peers in the IT community.” Read the full review (PDF format)

- Windows IT Pro, September 2005

 

 
GFI MailArchiver wins Exchange Archiving award – MSExchange.org, a leading Microsoft Exchange Server resource site, announced that GFI MailArchiver for Exchange was selected first runner-up in the Exchange Archiving category of the MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors’ votes.

- MSExchange.org, August 2005

 

 
No competition for GFI MailArchiver – GFI MailArchiver was described as a “brilliant” tool in a review in Michael’s World O’Tips, a collection of useful resources on Mike-tech.com. The reviewer, Michael Viehweg, explained how GFI MailArchiver is an easy-to-use solution that deals with the problems associated with Microsoft Exchange, such as information storage size, disaster recovery and mail archive compliance laws. When describing GFI MailArchiver he states, “The basics of how this system works is brilliant. It works with the built-in functionality of Microsoft Exchange”. The reviewer was also impressed with how simple it was to install: “My installation process only took about a half an hour.” He writes that he would personally endorse the software to anyone who runs Microsoft Exchange Server and comments that the price “is so low that everyone can afford to reap the benefits”. The reviewer concludes by saying: “There are other guys out there selling mail archiving products however none of them can compete with GFI.”

- Mike-tech.com, July 2005

 

 
GFI MailArchiver wins Exchange Backup award – Leading Microsoft Exchange Server resource site, MSExchange.org, announced that GFI MailArchiver was selected a first runner-up in the Exchange Backup category of the MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Awards. GFI MailArchiver is considered among the very best in this category.

- MSExchange, February 2005

 

 
An effective tool for storage and compliance – In an article for Document Manager Magazine, GFI MailArchiver is described as a useful product which saves on email storage space and which allows users to comply with legislative storing regulations. The reviewer states that GFI MailArchiver "can help to relieve many of the headaches caused by modern business' reliance on email as a primary form of communication". The reviewer also finds the product offers good value for money: "Costed against potential storage savings alone, GFI MailArchiver represents good value to any corporation." In conclusion the reviewer's verdict is: "In an age of almost daily legislative changes, GFI MailArchiver has a clear role to play and looks to be a very effective tool. The way that it works in parallel with Exchange Server offers an efficient and non-intrusive way of storing and retrieving emails and attachments." Read the full review (PDF format)

- Document Manager Magazine, January/February 2005

 

 
GFI MailArchiver wins gold award – Reviewer Dan Nicolo gave GFI MailArchiver the Gold Award with a rating of 4.5 out of a possible 5 points in a review for MSExchange.org. The reviewer recommends using GFI MailArchiver "whether you're looking to ensure that your company's Exchange organization complies with regulatory requirements, or just as a way to quickly retrieve email messages from the dark ages". The reviewer also loves the fact that "it does nothing to impact the smooth operation of your Exchange Servers, and requires only one SQL server database". The reviewer concludes by stating: "Quite simply, if you need a simple, fast, and effective way to manage archived Exchange messages, GFI MailArchiver is the answer."

- MSExchange, February 2005

 

 
Making IT folks' lives much easier – Writing for Network World, Michael Osterman, renowned messaging journalist and researcher, describes GFI MailArchiver for Exchange as an inexpensive and easy solution to archiving. he points out a number of advantages that GFI MailArchiver can provide an organization: "it helps the organization comply with the growing number of regulations for data retention; it helps to satisfy legal discovery requests; it reduces the amount of storage needed on Exchange servers, helping them to run more efficiently; it allows users to mine the archive for old information; and it eliminates the need for end users to employ individual PST files to offload information from their mail stores." According to the reviewer, "Any one of these reasons is probably justification enough for implementing an archiving system in most organizations."

- Network World, December 2004

 

 
Award of excellence – GFI MailArchiver received the highest award possible from File Cart, the popular download site. With a full mark rating of 5/5, GFI MailArchiver was given the "Award of Excellence" prize.

- File Cart, December 2004

 
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