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Fortiva Unveils Referral Partner Program

Webhosting.info

DECEMBER 13, 2005 - New program provides individuals and businesses the opportunity to earn commission on referrals to Fortiva's managed email archiving solution.

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Fortiva Unveils Referral Partner Program

CRN Canada

DECEMBER 13, 2005 - Fortiva, a provider of managed email archiving solutions, today announced the launch of its lead referral partner program.

Hosted E-Mail, IM Service Providers Offer Archiving

eWeek

DECEMBER 7, 2005 - Managed e-mail security and management providers are launching new services to help businesses archive electronic communications as they seek to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.

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Fortiva and MessageLabs forge strategic partnership to address the need for hosted email archiving

ebizQ

DECEMBER 5, 2005 - MessageLabs, a provider of messaging security and management services to businesses, and Fortiva, a provider of secure, managed email archiving services, today announced a strategic partnership to address the growing need for secure, hosted email archiving services for legal discovery, regulatory compliance and email storage management.

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Crushing Compliance

IT Architect

DECEMBER 1, 2005 - Compliance spending is increasing, but it doesn't have to crush your IT budget. We look at the compliance technologies you do and don't need.

Employees blind to perils of risky e-mails

GlobeandMail.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2005 - Few mortals can resist the urge to pass on juicy gossip or a good dirty joke. But mortals with corporate e-mail accounts should think twice before hitting send.

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Risky Employee E-mail Habits Threaten Business

Compliance Pipeline

NOVEMBER 29, 2005 - Before you hit send, you may want to think twice about the content of your e-mail. A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Fortiva, shows a substantial discrepancy between employees' perceived and actual risks.

Employees blind to perils of risky e-mails

PC World

NOVEMBER 29, 2005 - Few mortals can resist the urge to pass on juicy gossip or a good dirty joke. But mortals with corporate e-mail accounts should think twice before hitting send.

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Employees blind to perils of risky e-mails

ITWorldCanada

NOVEMBER 28, 2005 - Few mortals can resist the urge to pass on juicy gossip or a good dirty joke. But mortals with corporate e-mail accounts should think twice before hitting send.

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Post #1 on Fair Use Policies: Email

InfoWorld

NOVEMBER 16, 2005 - Big businesses spend quite a bit of time drafting reams of policy documents covering a wide variety of technology issues as they pertain to the enterprise. Most SMBs scoff at this as a waste of time, and get on about the task of making money.And used to be that this was fine. But that was before the focus on technology legislation and its potentially devastating effects on any business-large or small. Fail one of these audits and you've got a lot to answer for.

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Risky Employee E-Mail Habits Threaten Business

Information Week

NOVEMBER 16, 2005 - A new survey shows at-work e-mail usage may be exposing businesses to legal problems, with employees not realizing they're doing anything risky.

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Employee Email puts business at risk

NetworkWorld

NOVEMBER 16, 2005 - Are your colleagues putting your company at risk with loosey goosey e-mail use? A new study says yes, noting that almost 70% of employees surveyed have sent or received e-mail that could pose a risk to business.

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Email Habits Survey Released Today

Messagingnews.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2005 - A new survey by Harris Interactive for Fortiva reveals that employees in the U.S. are unclear as to the risks their email habits can pose to them - and the companies they work for.

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Risky Business

Net-Security.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2005 - New Survey Shows Almost 70 Per Cent of Email-Using Employees Have Sent or Received Email that May Pose a Threat to Businesses

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Risky Company Emails

Edmonton Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2005 - According to a Harris Interactive survey of U.S. office workers, 70 per cent of employees have sent or received e-mails that could pose a risk to business

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Establishing Internal Controls for E-Mail

Sarbanes-Oxley Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2005 - Fortiva Inc., a provider of managed email archiving services, has announced the addition of several new features to the Fortiva Suite at the Microsoft Exchange Connections Show.

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Fortiva Enhances Email Archiving Suite

Compliance Pipeline (also appeared in Messaging Pipeline)

NOVEMBER 7, 2005 - New features improve access to archives, automate workflow processes, and provide deeper integration with Microsoft Active Directory and Outlook.

Fortiva Suite Tackles Compliance Issues

itBusiness.ca

NOVEMBER 4, 2005 - Fortiva announced the addition of several features to the Fortiva Suite, including improved integration with Active Directory and Outlook, importing of PST files, and the ability to establish internal controls for e-mail.

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Fortiva Adds Features to Email Archiving Suite

Datawarehouse.com (also appeared in DM Review)

NOVEMBER 3, 2005 - The product enhancements - which include improved integration with Active Directory and Outlook, importing of PST files, and the ability to establish internal controls for email- are designed to help businesses reduce their exposure to risk while saving time and improving productivity.

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Storage Digest: News from ADIC, ProStor, NetEx, EMC, MaXXan, Fortiva, Xiotech, ONStor, SimpleTech, Crosswalk

eWeek

NOVEMBER 2, 2005 - Fortiva has added several features to its Fortiva Suite managed e-mail archiving solution designed to improve internal controls and business efficiencies.

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Companies on track to meet new email archiving rules

Investment Executive (Subscription required)

OCTOBER, 2005 - A bylaw amendment by the Investment Dealers Association of Canada last year places the onus on IDA members to keep emails entering and leaving their companies. Software companies are now helping firms meet IDA requirements to store all correspondence - including email - for five years.

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E-mail retention reaching critical mass

Business Edge

OCTOBER 27, 2005 - With the continuing deluge of email, businesses - no matter their size - must take an e-mail retention policy from the back-burner to front and centre.

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Protecting Your Archives

Sarbanes-Oxley Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2005 - In the past year, there have been almost monthly examples of data going missing due to inadequate security and storage of backup data. From Ameritrade to The Bank of America and CitiFinancial, it's clear that losing data, particularly in the form of computer backup tapes, is a risk that no organization can afford to ignore

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Fortiva Wins Deloitte Fast 50 Companies-to-Watch Award

WebHosting.info

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 - Fortiva Inc., a provider of managed email archiving services, today announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Deloitte Fast 50 Companies-to-Watch award.

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Email Archiver Fortiva Gets $3M More, Caps Series A At $8M

VentureWire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 - Fortiva Inc., a provider of email archiving technology, said that it has closed the final tranche of its Series A round of financing, adding $3 million and a new investor to cap the round at $8 million. (Subscription only)

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Fortiva Receives $8M Funding

Red Herring

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 - Fortiva said on Monday it had completed its first round of funding, raising $8 million to allow it to expand its email-archiving systems for financial compliance, legal discovery, and email storage management.

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Fortiva Announces Completion of Series A Financing

Techfinance.ca

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 - Fortiva Inc., a provider of email archiving solutions for compliance, legal discovery, and email storage management, today announced the completion of its Series A round of funding. Fortiva has raised a total of US $8 million in equity financing to date from Cargill Ventures, Ventures West, and Mclean Watson Capital.

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E-mail looks for a secure home

ComputerWorld Canada

SEPTEMBER 16,2005 - Like diamonds, e-mails are forever. Or at least for three to five years, as more companies implement e-mail archiving regimes to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.

First boosts compliance with hosted e-mail storage

itWorldCanada

AUGUST 26,2005 - First Associates Investments Inc., a Toronto broker and investment dealer, recently turned to Toronto's Fortiva Inc. for an e-mail archiving system to comply with a bylaw implemented by the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA).

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First Associates invests in e-mail archiving

itBusiness

AUGUST 23,2005 - First Associates Investments Inc., along with two other financial institutions, recently rolled out an e-mail archiving and compliance solution from Toronto-based e-mail archiving provider Fortiva Inc.

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Digital eyes are on the office

Metro Daily

AUGUST 23, 2005 - It is easy to shoot off a quick e-mail to your significant other when your shift just couldn't get any more boring or to photocopy your resum figuring no one will know you've just made a hundred copies. But beware: those few moments of indiscretion could mean the end of your job because the digital eyes of workplace communication are watching.

Toronto investment company turns to e-mail outsourcing with encryption

NetworkWorld

AUGUST 15, 2005 - Outsourced e-mail archive service provider Fortiva knew encrypting sensitive Microsoft Exchange e-mails was critical to building customer trust. According to CEO Paul Chen, Fortiva allows customers to make specific messages candidates for archival, via the Microsoft Exchange Journaling function.

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Protecting your data

ebiz

AUGUST 8, 2005 - The volume of data generated by businesses - from databases to documents and email -continues to rise on a daily basis. Managing this data is a challenge that is compounded by increased concerns about compliance and litigation.

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Enterprises still wary about outsourcing e-mail: report

itWorldCanada

AUGUST 2, 2005 - When it comes to securing the messaging infrastructure from malware and network outages, enterprises typically have two options: do it in-house or get a third party to host their e-mail environment. If they opt for the latter, the level of IT data security can be a big concern for enterprises, a recent study says.

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Watch your on-line chit-chat, the boss is reading it

Globe and Mail

JULY 28, 2005 - Every piece of electronic correspondence written and sent from work, from e-mail to instant messages, is something a company has every right to retrieve and read. Businesses are increasingly doing just that, and they're getting into the habit of keeping these electronic records for years.

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Research Confirms More than Half of Companies Are Not Comfortable Outsourcing Data Archiving Services Due to Security Concerns

DM Review

JULY 21, 2005 - According to a study by Osterman Research, security continues to be a primary obstacle to companies choosing to outsource business processes.

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Email Archives Arrive

Byte and Switch

JUNE 22, 2005 - Email archiving is growing into a multibillion-dollar market, and storage vendors are hustling to cash in.

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Fortiva Releases Archiving & Compliance Suite

Globeandmail.com

JUNE 21, 2005 - Fortiva has announced a series of product enhancements to the Fortiva Archiving & Compliance Suite designed to give companies more control and reduce exposure to risk while helping to meet regulatory compliance requirements.

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Fortiva Enhances Archiving & Compliance Suite

Compliance Pipeline

JUNE 21, 2005 - Fortiva Inc. today unveiled a series of product enhancements to its Fortiva Archiving & Compliance Suite designed to give companies more control and reduce exposure to risk while helping to more easily meet regulatory compliance requirements.

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Fortiva launches channel partner program

eChannelLine

JUNE 7, 2005 - With the launch of its new channel partner program, Fortiva is moving towards a more channel-centric sales model.

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Flood of E-Mail Makes Compliance a Tricky Business

eWeek

JUNE 2, 2005 - The days when managing e-mail meant keeping a server up and running are long gone as enterprises increasingly must figure out how to comply with government regulations affecting messaging.

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Do You Know What is in Your Employees' Inbox?

DM Review

MAY 20, 2005 - With the recent resignation of Boeing executive Harry Stonecipher, the risks of inappropriate use of business e-mail have been pushed into the limelight. Stonecipher, who was forced to resign after sending sexually explicit e-mail to a coworker, is a perfect example of why both businesses and employees need to take a deeper look at how they are using electronic communications at the office.

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Iron Mountain's Feet of Clay

Securities Industry News

MAY 16, 2005 - A solid reputation is tarnished by a low-tech security breach involving unencrypted customer data. Research shows, however, that given current industry practices, it could happen to anyone.

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Beware the unmanaged risk of e-mail and instant messaging

TechRepublic

MAY 4, 2005 - According to a recent survey, 65 percent of companies lack e-mail retention policies. Only 54 percent of the corporations surveyed conduct any kind of formal e-mail policy training.

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TE3C Distributes Free E-Mail Policy Template

Messaging Pipeline

APRIL 25, 2005 - Over 400 companies have already registered for the Policy Builder tool, which will be available through the TE3C site until September 1, 2005. The extension was made possible with support from Fortiva Inc., one of the founding members of the council.

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TE3C Extends Free Policy Builder Offer

eContent

APRIL 25, 2005 - The Electronic Communications Compliance Council (TE3C) has announced the extended availability of a free online template tool designed to help companies create a customized electronic communications policy. The Policy Builder tool will be available through the TE3C site until September 1, 2005; the extension was made possible with support from Fortiva Inc., one of the founding members of the council.

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Fortiva, Provider Of E-Mail Archiving Services, Raises $5M Series A Round

Dow Jones VentureWire

APRIL 5, 2005 - Fortiva Inc, a provider of email archiving solutions for compliance and legal discovery, has raised an additional $4 million in equity financing from Ventures West and Mclean Watson Capital. This amount is in addition to the $1 million invested by McLean Watson in late 2004.

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Fortiva Raises $5 Million in Series A Financing

eContent

APRIL 5, 2005 - Fortiva Inc., a provider of e-mail archiving services, said that it has raised $5 million in Series A financing. Venture capital firms Ventures West and McLean Watson Capital co-led the round, contributing roughly $2.5 million each, said Chief Executive Paul Chen.

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Fortiva nets $5M first round

TheDeal.com

APRIL 4, 2005 - Toronto venture investors Ventures West Management Inc. and McLean Watson Capital are betting $5 million that entrepreneur Paul Chen can hit pay dirt again in the on-demand e-mail applications market, staking his startup, Fortiva Inc., an initial round of venture capital.

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Secure Email Archiving for Compliance

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal

MARCH 29, 2005 - Fortiva Archiving & Compliance Suite offers self-service approach for compliance officers, senior management, HR and legal staff, reducing burden on IT.

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Employers have the right to go into your office inbox

Canadian Press

MARCH 18, 2005 - The long list of dos and don'ts for office e-mail was highlighted this month after Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher resigned after acknowledging an affair with an executive.

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Don't let this happen to your data

itBusiness

MARCH 18, 2005 - ChoicePoint, LexisNexis and Bank of America have lost thousands of customer records. Canadian security experts do a post-mortem, and explain why laws here need to change

TE3C Committed to Curing Compliance Confusion

eContent Magazine

MARCH 15, 2005 - Because the confusion of archiving and compliance is enough to defeat the most determined of executives, a group has come together to offer best practices and resources for companies struggling with email and IM compliance: the Electronic Communications Compliance Council, or TE3C.

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What's in their inbox?

Globetechnology

MARCH 14, 2005 - Today, e-mail is ubiquitous in the workplace and it is difficult to remember how businesses managed without it. But while most employers and employees understand the power of e-mail as a business tool, too few understand the costs, risks, and responsibilities it brings with it.

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What Leaders Can Do if They Feel Lonely at the Top

IT Manager's Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2005 - Faced with the unenviable task of assigning some employees to different teams, physically moving some workers, and demoting a personal friend of the boss' family, one executive turned to Dr. Judith Davis, psychologist, coach, and president of a consulting firm in Long Island, N.Y.

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Start-ups Offer Blog and E-mail Monitoring

InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 25, 2005 - Responding to corporate demand for better accountability in employee communications.

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Compliance Newsflashes: Fortiva Launches Hybrid Solution For E-mail Archiving, Compliance and Legal Discovery

Wall Street & Technology

FEBRUARY 17, 2005 - Fortiva has launched The Fortiva Archiving & Compliance Suite, a hybrid solution for e-mail archiving, compliance and legal discovery.

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New Tools for Monitoring Email and Blogs Launched

IT Manager's Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2005 - During the Demo@15 conference this week, three companies unveiled tools that monitor messages -- features that let enterprises survey everything from bad language to potential release of proprietary corporate data.

Enterprise Security, Compliance Prove Hot Topics at DEMO

eWeek

FEBRUARY 14, 2005 - Enterprises seeking new ways to secure their infrastructures and assets were rewarded Monday with introductions of new software and services at the DEMO conference here.

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Demo@15 spotlights security

Network World

FEBRUARY 14, 2005 - Of the 74 companies showing off their wares at this year's Demo@15 conference, more than half are focused on the enterprise.

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Fortiva Launches Hybrid Managed Service And Application Suite For E-mail Archiving

InformationWeek

FEBRUARY 14, 2005 - Fortiva Inc. the Greenwich, Conn. e-mail archiving software developer, today at the Demo conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. unveiled the Fortiva Archiving & Compliance Suite, a hybrid application suite and managed service for e-mail archiving, compliance and legal discovery.

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Email and Blog Monitors are Launched

InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 14, 2005 - Between Sarbanes-Oxley and sexual harassment suits, the enterprise is more concerned than ever about what its employees say or send in e-mails and blogs.

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Not for your eyes only

Canadian Business

February 2005 - Beware: your e-mail may one day come back to haunt you.

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IT Vendors Create Forum for Communications Compliance

ITBusiness.com

JANUARY 26, 2005 - An alliance promoting best practices for complying with IT-related communications rules hopes to help companies to navigate the regulatory waters and make lawmakers more aware of the impact their decisions have on the market.

New Council Gives Guidance on Electronic Communications Compliance

Wall Street & Technology

January 13, 2005 - As the business use of e-mail and instant messaging increase along with industry regulations, more and more financial services firms will be forced to re-examine their electronic communications practices.

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TE3C Launches With Messaging Compliance Roundtable

Messaging Pipeline

JANUARY 11, 2005 - The new Electronic Communications Compliance Council is focused on compliance, and regulations that are affordable and enforceable.

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