Jatheon Technologies Archives E-mail For Muscular Dystrophy Association

Delivering e-mail archiving appliances for the mid-market, Jatheon Technologies, Inc. recently announced the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has deployed the company's Plug n Comply e-mail archiving appliance. MDA cited pricing, ease of use, and improved manageability of its Microsoft Exchange e-mail stores as key reasons for selecting the Jatheon solution.

"MDA is a voluntary health agency funded almost entirely by individual private contributors, so it simply must maximize its IT resources," said Kieron Dowling, president and CEO of Jatheon Technologies. "Our Plug n Comply appliances are an ideal fit for MDA and other organizations facing similar resource constraints, because our solutions keep costs low. They are simple to deploy and use, yet offer powerful archiving and storage management features."

Rod Brandon, vice president, Information Technology of MDA, said, "Like most organizations, e-mail has become a core communications tool for MDA, and our e-mail volume has been growing steadily over the years. Thanks to Softchoice, we discovered Jatheon and selected a Plug n Comply e-mail archiving appliance based on price, ease of use, accessibility to support, and the storage capacity of the solution provided."

Managing E-mail for MDA

Prior to implementing the Jatheon Technologies solution, MDA did not archive or journal messages on its Microsoft Exchange Server messaging system. The primary issue became keeping the Exchange stores at a manageable level as e-mail accumulated from such activities as research and medically-oriented communications, coordinating 250,000+ volunteers for MDA's Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, and administration tasks.

Keith Groom, solutions group director, Infrastructure and Client Group Computing, Softchoice, said, "We've been working with MDA for a while, and we knew that e-mail storage management was an issue for them. We recommended Jatheon because of their solution as well as their support. The company has proven itself to be a tremendous partner and team player, both for us and our customers, providing invaluable pre-sales and post-implementation support."

Today at MDA, a Jatheon PnC 3000 E archives e-mail and attachments for users spread across 200+ offices nationwide. The MDA's total e-mail box count is approximately 1,700 mailboxes.

Said MDA's Brandon, "Storage was an important factor in selecting the PnC 3000 E as it has 4 TB uncompressed as part of the package. This solution, along with an e-mail attachment stripping utility, will keep our Exchange stores to a manageable level."

For more information on MDA, please visit www.mda.org. For more information on Jatheon Technologies, please visit www.jatheon.com.

About MDA
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 40 diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. For more information, please visit www.jatheon.com.

About Softchoice
As one of North America's leading providers of technology solutions and services, Softchoice helps businesses and organizations of all sizes to select, acquire and manage their software and hardware technology resources. Softchoice offers a full range of capabilities, including face-to-face consultations and IT asset management services designed to help customers save time, money and risk in IT procurement. In 2006, Softchoice was named Software Value Added Reseller (VAR) of the Year by VAR Business magazine. Softchoice currently has more than 950 employees operating from more than 40 branch offices located in major cities across the U.S. and Canada.

About Jatheon Technologies
Honored with Deloitte's Top 10 Companies-to-Watch Award, Jatheon Technologies is the designer, developer and marketer of Plug n Comply, a family of network appliances that simplify archiving, indexing, retrieval and dynamic monitoring of corporate e-mail and messaging data. Jatheon's Plug n Comply offering is an integrated appliance that is simple, secure and scalable, offering absolute control of confidential messaging data whether it is e-mail or instant messaging. The Jatheon family of appliances enables organizations to meet and exceed the highest standards of regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Jatheon serves North America and Europe through its network of global business partners. For more information, please visit www.jatheon.com.

SOURCE: Jatheon Technologies, Inc