Our friends over at the German developer of MailStore Server have been busy conducting an international survey of 480 customers in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Respondents were asked to rate the popular email archiving software in terms of documentation, support, product features from the administrator’s and user’s point of view, and the price/performance ratio. We're very pleased indeed to report that the response they received is in line with the glowing feedback we always hear as the UK distributor. For details, read the full report below...

Cyren's quarterly Internet Threat Trends reports are a MUST READ for IT professionals and MSP's alike and this one is no exception. You could be forgiven for not recognising the Cyren name as they've recently rebranded from Commtouch, however Cyren are a huge player in the world of Internet security and provide the technology used by industry giants such as Google, Microsoft, Intel and T-Mobile. Their real-time threat protection and antivirus engine also powers both MDaemon Messaging Server and SecurityGateway for Exchange.

Alt-N Technologies, BackupAssist, MailStore....they were all there. And that's not all, we were even fortunate enough to bag a couple of inspirational guest victims speakers! Yes, just in case you've missed us shouting about it every five minutes, last month was our "PartnerMeet" event in Canary Wharf. As you've probably gathered, we don't do these that often (as often as we should!) and we were thrilled with the way it went, not least because of the great presentations made by the speakers we'd lined up for the day. If you weren't able to make it along then a) forever hold your head in shame and b) do not fear, we planned for this and took the liberty of booking a film crew to capture the lot. Enjoy footage in glorious HD of each and every presentation on the day....

New MDaemon releaseIt may only be labelled a point release, but version 14.5 is absolutely crammed with improvements, highlighted by the somewhat 'epic' release notes linked below. This release sees the addition of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) support, which essentially standardises how email receivers perform email authentication using both SPF and DKIM.

Acronis ComparisonSelecting backup software is an important decision. You need to compare your data protection needs against the features provided, and make a careful evaluation of what backup solution provides the best value. In this post we explore some of the key requirements, and how both Acronis and BackupAssist support them.

New version of MailStoreThe launch of the latest and greatest version of MailStore Server was announced today by the German vendor. Version 9 boasts a long list of fantastic improvements for both end users and administrators alike - our pick of the bunch include the following...

Backup Exec ComparisonWhich backup software is best for your business? It’s a question that leads to many more. What can the software back up? What restore options does it have? Can it perform a system recovery? What is the support like? How much does it cost? In this post I look at the features required for a comprehensive backup solution, and compare Symantec Backup Exec and BackupAssist’s support for those features.