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1 GFI MilArchiver 6 vs Quest Softwre Archive Mnger GFI Softwre

2 GFI MilArchiver 6 vs Quest Softwre Archive Mnger GFI MilArchiver 6 Quest Softwre Archive Mnger Who we re Generl fetures Supports Microsoft Exchnge 2000, 2003 & 2007 Supports distributed instlltion (different roles on different mchines for lod blncing) Direct support for Microsoft Volume Shdow Service (Bckup using MS VSS) Supports rchiving from different sources Archiving fetures Supports Microsoft Exchnge Journling Cn rchive from Microsoft Exchnge Public Folders Cn rchive directly from Exchnge milboxes (not through Exchnge Journling) Archives inbound / outbound emils Archives internl (Exchnge) emils Archives from multiple servers t the sme time Protocols supported for chiving emils Performs utomtic discovery nd rchiving of the PST files Cn rchive emils from locl nd remote PST files Uses client side PST processing engine (Agent) Automticlly rchive emils to new dtbse ccording to pre-defined schedule Archived emils cn be exported / restored bck to milbox Emils cn be excluded from rchiving Bckend storge support (rchived emils) Formt of the rchived emils Emil rchive compression Supports storge mngers Emil retention nd ctegoriztion Supports multiple emil retention policies Supports multiple emil ctegoriztion policies Supports user interction uditing Supports dtbse ctivity uditing Fetures uditing reports for regultory complince Indexing nd serching Outlook integrtion or equivlent Full text serching (implies full text indexing) Rel-time / Scheduled / Btch indexing MS Exchnge MilServers (IMAP & Directory Services) PST files Using export tool Using export tool exoledb IMAP Emil ddress AD User Firebird (defult) MS SQL 2000 MS SQL 2005 MS SQL 2008 NTFS File System MIME.eml Formt Emil system PST files LCS Instnt Messges IMAP r Informtion not vilble Emil ddress Domin MS SQL 2000 MS SQL 2005 File System TXT HTML Informtion not vilble GFI is mrket leder in security nd messging softwre, offering high performnce solutions t unbetble prices to smll nd medium sized businesses. Products like GFI MilEssentils, the leding spm filter product on the mrket, hs over 80,000 customers; GFI MilSecurity ws the first to pply multiple nti-virus engines to combt viruses; while GFI WebMonitor is the No. 1 web filter for Microsoft ISA Server. GFI FAXmker remins the best fx server solution round. GFI leds the wy in the SMB sphere, combining price, qulity nd innovtive technology in ll products. The GFI difference A single source to ddress security nd messging needs Strong focus on smll-to-medium sized businesses Awrd-winning technology nd unbetble pricing Over 200,000 customer instlltions worldwide Over 10,000 prtners throughout the world The GFI MilArchiver difference No. 1 emil rchiving solution for SMBs Over 10,000 instlltions Lowest price, best performnce Powerful nd user-friendly All rights reserved. GFI Softwre Ltd.

3 GFI MilArchiver 6 vs Quest Softwre Archive Mnger GFI MilArchiver 6 Quest Softwre Archive Mnger Supports multiple serch criteri Users cn ssign lbels to emils Keeps emil converstions (threds) intct Serch by emil lbels (or equivlent) Users cn sve serch results User cn export serch results Indexes ttchments Cross-milbox serches (serch cross multiple rchive stores) Archive serch interfce supports locliztion Product mngement nd other fetures Configurtion interfce type Active directory group-bsed full ccess Active Directory users / groups-bsed ccess control Emil lert notifictions Web-bsed r Web-bsed r Only RSS Emil hs become n indispensble communiction chnnel in the business environment. Mnging the hevy influx of emils through PST is n insurmountble tsk. Thus, it hs become mndtory to hve n efficient emil rchiving solution to ddress storge, bck-up, nd complince issues. Potentil customers require solution, which is efficient, secure, nd esy-to-use. GFI offers simple, cost-effective, nd time-efficient rchiving solution GFI MilArchiver. The solution elimintes the dependence on PST nd offers unprllel support for rchiving, serching, nd uditing requirements. A simple high-level comprison between the key fetures of GFI MilArchiver nd Quest Softwre Archive Mnger reveled the following differences: GFI MilArchiver cn be integrted with severl emil servers nd Pltforms On which emil servers nd Pltforms cn I use GFI MilArchiver? GFI MilArchiver cn be esily integrted with Microsoft Exchnge Server 2000, 2003 nd It does not require dedicted mchine nd cn be instlled on the sme mchine tht is being used s the mil server. This is prticulrly beneficil for smll businesses, s it elimintes the need for purchsing nd mintining different servers. In ddition, GFI MilArchiver supports distributed instlltion for lod shring, thus ddressing the requirements of lrge orgniztions. It cn lso rchive from multiple Exchnge Servers t the sme time. While Quest Softwre Archive Mnger cn lso be integrted with Microsoft Exchnge Server 2000, 2003 nd 2007, it generlly requires dedicted server for instlltion. GFI MilArchiver is lso comptible with Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 nd 2008, while Quest Softwre Archive Mnger is only comptible with Windows All rights reserved. GFI Softwre Ltd.

4 GFI MilArchiver 6 vs Quest Softwre Archive Mnger GFI MilArchiver ensures smooth functionlity of the Exchnge Server Does my rchiving solution ffect Exchnge Server functionlity? GFI MilArchiver does not ffect Exchnge Server functionlity in ny wy. When rchiving, GFI MilArchiver does not crete ny links to the emil or ttchments. A copy of the emil is rchived intct through journling. On the other hnd, Quest Softwre Archive Mnger replces the emil with stub messge, which my ffect the functionlity of the Exchnge Server. In these cses, the rchiving server nd the Exchnge server re dependent on ech other; hence if one server is experiencing downtime, the other is ffected. GFI MilArchiver provides robust bckend storge Wht types of bckend storge does GFI MilArchiver Support? Besides Microsoft SQL Server, GFI MilArchiver cn be integrted with the Firebird dtbse. Firebird is the defult, in-built dtbse for GFI MilArchiver nd does not require ny dditionl license costs. The Firebird lterntive is best suited for smll businesses, where emil trffic is low. Quest Softwre Archive Mnger cn only be integrted with MS SQL for bckend storge. GFI MilArchiver lso supports ll UNC-bsed storge mngers, such s QStr nd IBM Tivoli. GFI MilArchiver llows users to clssify their emils Cn I clssify my emils by defining my own ctegories? GFI MilArchiver fcilittes efficient emil mngement by llowing both the dministrtor nd the user to define lbels for emil clssifiction. While the dministrtor cn enforce orgniztion-level clssifiction, the user cn lso crete user level ctegories. This provides more flexibility nd control to the users. In ddition, lbels lso help in refining serch results nd meeting complince requirements. Quest Softwre Archive Mnger llows only dministrtors to define tgs for emils. Users cn clssify their emils in pre-defined defult ctegories, nd use them for serch only fter the pprovl from the dministrtor. GFI MilArchiver dynmiclly updtes serch results Cn my rchiving solution dynmiclly updte serch results? GFI MilArchiver llows users to sve serch results in the form of Serch Folders. A Serch Folder stores the serch query, llowing users to modify or delete Serch Folders sfely nd without ffecting the rchived emils. When user ccesses the serch folder, the serch query stored is executed gin thus displying ll the emils tht meet the conditions specified by the user. All rights reserved. GFI Softwre Ltd.

5 GFI MilArchiver 6 vs Quest Softwre Archive Mnger On the other hnd, Quest Softwre Archive Mnger llows users to sve serch results in the form of Sve Serches menu, which does not updte serch results utomticlly. GFI MilArchiver provides n esy wy to export serch results Cn I export serch results? In GFI MilArchiver, serch results cn be exported to folder on disk or to specific emil ddress. Exporting to n emil ddress cn be done in two wys, either s n ttchment or directly s n emil. On the other hnd, Quest Softwre Archive Mnger llows users, who hve the required permission, to export serch results in Microsoft Outlook PST file. GFI MilArchiver provides User Interction nd Dtbse Activity Auditing Wht mechnisms re vilble for uditing purposes? GFI MilArchiver provides two types of uditing, User Interction Auditing nd Dtbse Activity Auditing. User Interction Auditing records ll user ctivities in the form of report, i.e., User Audit Tril. It records ll ctivities of users when they browse or serch through emil rchives using the Web interfce. Dtbse Activity Auditing trcks ll the chnges mde to the dtbse, such s configurtion mngement, ccess control, nd retention policies. The uditing reports serve s useful resource during udits, system performnce monitoring, nd in certin cses for regultory complince. GFI MilArchiver offers multi-lingul interfce Does my rchiving solution offer support for lnguges other thn English? A truly universl rchiving solution, GFI MilArchiver offers multi-lingul interfce. It supports locliztion in severl lnguges including English, Dutch, French, Germn, Itlin, Russin, Spnish, Czech, Arbic, Jpnese, Simplified Chinese nd Trditionl Chinese. It llows users to set their preferred lnguge s the defult lnguge for their Web interfce. On the other hnd, Quest Softwre Archive Mnger supports only English lnguge. GFI MilArchiver ensures legl complince Does my rchiving solution ensure legl complince? GFI MilArchiver does not llow users to modify rchived mils. This helps to scertin the integrity, nd hence the originl content of the mil for complince purposes. All rights reserved. GFI Softwre Ltd.

6 GFI MilArchiver 6 vs Quest Softwre Archive Mnger GFI MilArchiver lso helps orgniztions to meet regultory complince, such s the Srbnes-Oxley Act 2002, E-Comm Act 2000, BS7799-2:2002, the Enterprise Act 2002, nd Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (8 Februry 1999). GFI products do not require dditionl trining Do I need dditionl trining to use this product? No dditionl end user or dministrtion trining is required for using nd mintining GFI MilArchiver. It is user-friendly yet techniclly robust product when compred to other products on the mrket. All rights reserved. GFI Softwre Ltd.