Survey shows 63% of IT managers could save 80% of costs by unifying their e-mail management systems

Issued by Global Research Partners for Mimecast

Johannesburg, 22 Nov 2007

An independent survey commissioned by Mimecast, a provider of Web-based e-mail management services, today revealed that 63% of Britain`s IT managers are deploying more than one e-mail system within their companies.

These systems are used for such things as anti-virus, anti-spam, e-mail archiving, e-mail continuity and policy management.

Rather than rolling out multiple systems to manage their companies` e-mails, IT managers could save as much as 80% of their annual expenditure by deploying a unified e-mail management service.

Such a service would enable IT managers to save time and money by centrally managing, storing and securing all e-mails, to ensure compliance, and maintain a comprehensive record of all e-mail without the need for additional hardware or software.

The survey conducted by e-media generated responses from over a hundred ICT managers and revealed that 30% rank cost as their biggest inhibitor when determining their e-mail archive policy.

Cost was rated the main inhibitor ahead of other factors, including time, difficulty in maintaining backups, uncertainty about legislation and unclear guidelines from the business. However, by implementing a unified e-mail management service rather than separate systems, IT managers could save on the costs of managing e-mails and reduce the demands made on IT staff.

Peter Bauer, CEO of Mimecast, said: "The survey has revealed that many IT managers are using multiple systems to secure, store and manage their company`s e-mails. Online archiving with a specialised provider offsite is the only viable approach for long-term storage given the budget and resource constraints faced by most organisations."

Adding: "Moving away from the traditional approach of deploying separate systems for security, continuity and e-mail archiving not only makes for a more robust approach to information management, but also makes better business sense as future costs are easier to anticipate. As the volume of data we exchange by e-mail is predicted to soar, managers need to look to solutions that will consolidate their costs and ensure all e-mail information is easily accessible, searchable, and instantly retrievable at all times."

For further information (until the move), please contact Mimecast RSA: tel 0861 114 063, fax 011 258-5339, e-mail info@mimecast.co.za.

Mimecast

Mimecast is a fast growing Web 2.0 success story. Founded in the UK in late 2002, the company`s proprietary `software as a service` platform provides businesses around the world with mission critical e-mail management services. Mimecast provides the industries only comprehensive enterprise e-mail management solution from a single scalable Web-based platform. Clients save significant time and expense by connecting their existing in-house e-mail systems to Mimecast. They benefit from a range of services, including long-term e-mail storage, search and information management, security services including anti-spam and anti-virus, compliance, policy control and risk management, business continuity, and e-mail marketing.

Services on the Mimecast Network are sold by leading technology resellers and on a direct basis into strategic accounts. Mimecast consistently beats competitive alternatives by offering a broader solution, better value for money, more effective security, faster performance, and by placing significantly greater levels of administrative control in our clients` hands. In contrast, established first-generation `managed service providers` competing in Mimecast`s chosen market face significant challenges due to their inflexible and fragmented technology, high third-party licensing costs and outmoded service delivery strategies. Mimecast`s customers include AFGRI, Barnard Jacobs Mellet Holdings, De Beers Retail, Eurosteel, Gold Fields, Heraeus Chemicals, Hollard, International Marketing Council, Markinor, Moores Rowland, Mortimer Harvey, National Union of Mine Workers, RandGold Resources, Transnet Group and Touchline Media.

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