Lava Systems Africa, an affinity partner of Canadian-based Open Text, today announced that its e-mail management solution is the first to complete the Microsoft Certified for Windows Server 2003 program.
This stringent third-party testing by VeriTest of Open Text`s IXOS Suite for Microsoft Exchange Archiving ensures ultimate compatibility with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 standards, and guarantees both higher reliability and lower total cost of ownership than non-certified applications.
After intensive testing, VeriTest found that the solution complies with all Microsoft standards and will easily accommodate upgrades, offering the highest quality and longevity to customers. More specifically, Open Text successfully passed the tests for Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition that measure Windows server fundamentals, install and uninstall capabilities, active directory support and the user interface. Additionally, Open Text received the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition certification, which tests the same functionalities, but also focuses on cluster support in high-performance environments and advanced reliability needs.
"Our customers have told us that e-mail archiving has become one of their most important business-critical applications," commented Dr Roman G"otter, Marketing Manager, Groupware Archiving and Compliance Solutions, at Open Text. "As such, it was a top priority for Open Text to put forth significant time and money to have our solution tested - participating in the Microsoft certification program was truly an investment in our customers."
VeriTest is the only authorised independent worldwide lab to test enterprise applications for Microsoft`s Certified for Windows program, which establishes an unprecedented technical standard to identify applications that are secure and manageable, and that run reliably on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems.
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Open Text is the market leader in providing enterprise content management (ECM) solutions that bring together people, processes and information in global organisations. Since launching the world`s first Internet search engine and the first Web-based enterprise collaboration and knowledge management software, Open Text continued its leadership in providing global enterprises with innovative and effective solutions. Throughout its history, Open Text has matched its tradition of innovation with a track record of financial strength and growth.
Today, the Canadian based company supports 15 million end-users across deployments in 31 countries and 12 languages worldwide and includes among its client base government departments in Australia, Canada and Japan; the UK Metropolitan Police; British telecommunications, UNHCR and the US Department of Defence. Open Text`s flagship product, Livelink seamlessly combines collaboration with content management, helping organisations transform information into knowledge in order to provide the foundation for innovation, compliance and accelerated growth. Open Text acquired Germany`s Ixos Software AG in February this year to become the largest ECM software vendor in Europe and the largest pure-play ECM software vendor in the world, according to Bradley West, an analyst with Southwest Securities Inc.
Lava Systems
The Lava Systems Africa (Pty) Ltd, team originated in the late 1990s with the objective of becoming a premier supplier of enterprise systems based around knowledge management, document management, records management, image management, collaboration and workflow solutions. The emerging demands that were identified included government process re-engineering, supply chain co-ordination, customer relationship management, e-government and B2B processing. In support of these business aims, the technology platforms chosen had to enjoy a proven global track record and adhere to open Internet architecture standards and developments.
Lava Systems Africa is a South African-based BEE company dedicated to the sales, marketing, support and consultancy founded upon the Livelink product suite from Open Text, a product that the staff have been involved with since 1998. Lava Systems Africa user base embraces customers from both the private and public sector and includes organisations such as Bateman Projects Limited, Alexander Forbes, the Gauteng Provincial Government and the National Social Security Fund of Uganda.
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