Email and IM Management/Administration Utilities

 Email and IM Management/Administration Utilities

 
     
 
 
 

 

Category Overview

 

Email and Instant Messaging in the Enterprise carry with them a number of challenges, in addition to the basic functionality of the system, there are security considerations, compliance requirements, performance management, availability management and administration of an increasingly complex infrastructure. These product focus on helping to manage the underlying infrastructure of the messaging environment. 

 

Monitoring and reporting of key performance characteristics, directory maintenance, real-time monitoring of critical functioning and sub-system performance and availability and reporting of key performance indicators are all necessary tools to providing a high functioning system for your user base.  In addition, utilities that help to manage the data kept within a Messaging environment are key to helping provide high availability and reliability.

 

 

User provisioning and Access Control Software

    Unify Enterprise Edition redefines user provisioning and access control software for Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange and mobility applications such as BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Windows Mobile. Available as snap-in tools or a full suite, Ensim Unify allows organizations to decrease operating costs, improve workforce effectiveness, and meet security and compliance goals. Unify provides change management, automated provisioning, mobile and client device configuration, delegated administration, and resource optimization, all via an easy to use role-based Web portal.

  • Microsoft Active Directory Manager

    Unify Active Directory Manager helps reduce the number of privileged accounts and helps prevent unauthorized changes to one of the most vital parts of your IT infrastructure. Providing an increased level of control over AD will result in increased security, maximum productivity and simplify compliance and internal Security Auditing.

  • Microsoft Exchange Manager

    Unify Exchange Manager allows administrators to set policies that work hand-in-hand with Active Directory to protect the integrity of your Exchange environment. Exchange management tasks are safely and securely performed in Unify’s web-based console according to role based permissions set by senior IT. Unify Exchange Manager simplifies the complexities of managing Exchange 2007 by eliminating the need for PowerShell scripts.

  • Mobility Manager

    Unify Mobility Manager provides a single web-based interface through which you can quickly and easily manage your entire mobile access infrastructure—including your users’ various devices of choice.

  • Self-Service & User Manager

    Ensim Unify Self-Service Manager allows IT administrators to easily delegate basic tasks to employees, without the need to contact helpdesk. Self service capabilities such as universal password reset, self configuration of email profiles, distribution list management and over the air configuration and reset of mobile devises can be used with no technical training and can result in over 30% cost reductions in help desk operations.

  • Password Manager

    Ensim Unify Password Manager provides an easy to use standard interface that allows IT to set and strictly enforce strong password policies. It also allows IT to establish any number of identity challenge questions to be used, that will allow employees to verify their identity and securely reset their own passwords. This is done through a self-service web portal without a call to the help desk – any time of the day or night.

  • Migration Manager

    Unify Exchange Migration Manager enables you to test and automate migration tasks through a simple web interface and thereby dramatically reduce the complexity of the project—which minimizes disruption to your end users and reduces costs.

  • Unity Enterprise Suite

    Unify Enterprise Edition redefines user provisioning and access control software for Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange and mobility applications such as BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Windows Mobile. Available as snap-in tools or a full suite, Ensim Unify allows organizations to decrease operating costs, improve workforce effectiveness, and meet security and compliance goals.

 

Email Infrastructure monitoring and reporting

  • MailScape

    Mailscape is a unique and innovative systems management tool that automates and streamlines Exchange monitoring, administration, and maintenance. Mailscape’s sleek dashboard provides administrators with vital information about each server’s current state and growth rate to facilitate proactive Exchange management. In order to keep your Exchange system healthy, servers must be monitored, administered, and maintained according to Microsoft’s prescribed daily maintenance checklist. MailScape helps by automating most of these key processes for you and alerting you to any non-compliance it detects.

  • Topper

    The TOPPER software system combines proactive testing and passive monitoring of Messaging Systems, IP-based Services, and Windows Server Networks to help ensure high availability and service level compliance without the need for agents on the monitored servers.  TOPPER provides an intuitive user interface that reflects the current status of your network highlighting potential trouble spots so you can take action before users are impacted. Topper monitors connectivity and performance between nearly all email systems.

 

 

Miscellaneous Messaging Utilities

  • File Attender for Notes

    File Attender is a Lotus Notes-based file and IM management product that manages the files on a user's hard drive or on a Domino server, which includes files on any random access storage that the user or server can address (File server, WORM, SANS, NAS, Jukebox, etc.).

  • MaXCompression

    MaXCompression Enterprise modules for Outlook Client, Outlook Web Access, Exchange server and SMTP Gateway invisibly and automatically zip and unzip email attachments according to centrally applied rules.

  • PowerControls

    Restore single mailboxes, individual folders, or any number of messages and attachments to any mailbox on the network or directly into an Outlook .pst file on your local drive.

  • PST Policy Administrator

    PST Policy Administrator automatically compacts PST files to recover deleted PST storage space, reduce the risk of corrupted PST files and ensure that compaction occurs without any user intervention.