MPC's e-mail archival appliance now supports Microsoft Exchange 2007 and
iSCSI SAN
NAMPA, Idaho, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MPC Computers, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of MPC Corporation (Amex: MPZ), today announced the
latest version of its e-mail archival appliance, MailFRAME. The new version
of MailFRAME
(http://www.mpccorp.com/commercial/store/servers/product_detail/mailframe.html),
which was first introduced a year ago, now offers enhancements for
archiving messages from Exchange 2007 servers as well as messages from
previous versions of Exchange and other messaging platforms.
In addition to supporting Exchange 2007, MailFRAME now supports the
iSCSI protocol, enabling any iSCSI storage device to be used for e-mail
archival. Adding iSCSI to MailFRAME's other supported storage protocols,
CIFS and NFS, means that MailFRAME customers can maximize existing
investments in older storage solutions, as well as implement advanced
back-end storage capabilities such as dynamic storage-pool allocation and
disaster recovery.
MPC believes these latest enhancements will further strengthen
MailFRAME's ability to meet the challenges imposed on IT organizations
across MPC's professional computing market segments as a result of new
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) regulations.
"We can now offer our customers a simple-to-deploy, integrated solution
by combining MailFRAME with our DataFRAME 2112 SAN appliance," said Greg
Wolf, MPC's area vice president of product and services marketing. "This
combination provides the flexibility and scalability that customers have
told us they want for long-term e-mail retention, and makes MailFRAME an
even more credible option for helping IT organizations meet the archival
demands resulting from FRCP regulations affecting e-mail."
Initial Deployment
The first deployment of MailFRAME supporting Exchange 2007 and iSCSI
SAN took place at New Trier High School District, just north of Chicago.
Network Manager Jeremy Boscacci
(http://mpcperiscope.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/when-
the-game-changes-txtbook-takes-off/) selected MailFRAME after reviewing
software and offsite service options for implementing an e-mail archival
solution that would meet the FRCP imperatives.
"MailFRAME was one of the simplest appliances we've ever installed,"
said Boscacci. "We pulled it out of the box, made configuration changes,
and were up and running in two hours. We now feel that we're covered from
all legal standpoints. We like the fact that the appliance can work on any
platform in the school district, and the playback functionality is
tremendous. MailFRAME proves that e-mail archival doesn't have to be
difficult or costly to be reliable."
(To download a white paper on E-Mail Archiving for Education, click
here
(http://mpcperiscope.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/when-the-burger-looks-like-th
e- picture-a-mailframe-experience/) and select Case Studies & White
Papers).
The new version of MPC's MailFRAME appliance is immediately available,
with pricing starting at $7,999 depending on configuration.
About MPC
MPC Corporation (AMEX: MPZ), a major U.S. PC vendor since 1991,
provides enterprise IT hardware solutions to mid-size businesses,
government agencies and education organizations. With its October 2007
acquisition of Gateway's Professional business, MPC Corporation became the
only top-10 U.S. PC vendor focused exclusively on the $43 billion
professional PC market. For more information, visit MPC online at
http://www.mpccorp.com. For additional insight into MPC Computers, visit
http://www.mpcperiscope.wordpress.com.
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