Thursday, 26 June 2008

Proofpoint Acquires SaaS Email Archiving Vendor

Proofpoint, provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, has acquired on-demand email archiving solutions provider Fortiva.

The acquisition is said to strengthen Proofpoint’s position as a leading vendor of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and hybrid solutions for email security, data loss prevention and email archiving.

Fortiva, provides an on-demand email archiving solution that addresses three key challenges – email storage management, legal discovery and regulatory compliance-- as a SaaS solution.

“Our customers look to Proofpoint to help them manage, protect and enable their corporate email. Secure, easy-to-use email archiving is one of the most frequently-requested features from our global customer base,” said Gary Steele, CEO of Proofpoint, Inc.

“Fortiva’s email archiving solution is the most advanced, secure, easy-to-deploy and cost-effective solution in the market today and we’re excited to have Fortiva’s team and technology as part of Proofpoint. Fortiva’s on-demand solution is a natural extension to Proofpoint’s email security platform, so nearly all of our customers can deploy and benefit from Fortiva immediately.”

According to industry analysts email archiving as a “must have” component of today’s enterprise email infrastructures, noting that enterprise needs for record retention, electronic discovery and improving mailbox management have resulted in rapid growth for the email archiving market.

“Joining forces with a leading enterprise email vendor like Proofpoint is a win-win situation for Fortiva and our customers,” said Chris Tebo, CTO of Fortiva.

“Our shared focus on customer satisfaction, leading-edge technology and innovative deployment models makes this a perfect fit. Becoming part of the Proofpoint team greatly extends Fortiva’s global reach and visibility in the market.”

All Fortiva products and services will continue to be available with no disruptions in service for current Fortiva customers and channel partners. Development and support for the Fortiva Archiving Suite will continue to be based out of Fortiva’s Canadian headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. The solution is primarily sold through channel partners, including Microsoft Online Services and MessageLabs.