Well, luckily I’m not one of the 0,02% of Google Mail users that where affected by Monday's massive outage, resulting in empty mail accounts. After a software storage update, Google’s Gmail service lost e-mails of roughly 38,000 users
Serious Security Issues with DNS Software BIND – Astaro Products Not Affected
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) and US-CERT have issued a vulnerability warning which concerns BIND, the most widely used DNS software. The affected versions are 9.7.1-9.7.2-P3. This could cause the DNS server to stop processing further requests
NEW CASE STUDY: Diebel Speditions GmbH archives e-mails with Astaro
Diebel Speditions GmbH was looking for an e-mail solution that would be easy to manage. Ideally they wanted to set up a centrally controlled solution in their headquarters in Kassel capable of backing up data from their site in Spain as well as other branches in Germany.
Up2Date 8.102 Released
We have released Up2Date 8.102 today for all ASG installations. This Up2Date is a stability release designed to enhance the reliability of your Astaro Security Gateway. Tomorrow, we plan to issue new ISO images along with brand new Virtual Appliances for VMware which use the vSphere 4 architecture, followed by updated ISO's for the Astaro Smart Installer.
What differentiates an archive from a backup?
Even though both terms seem clear – at least in IT – they still get mixed up from time to time.
Acquisitions and Record Growth in 2010
Last year was exceptionally successful for us: Astaro as a company grew over 30% during 2010 and more than 50% in the fourth quarter. This we did not accomplish on our own, as it is the continuous support and engagement of our partners that has brought us this far, and we highly appreciate it
We will be there!
Astaro will be present at the CeBIT 2011! We will have the same stand location as last year (Hall 11, Stand B36), so you can find us easily! We are looking forward to having personal discussions with you about your projects. READ MORE
3 reasons why you need to archive your company e-mails
There are three good reasons for introducing an e-mail archiving solution: Mail server offloading – especially relevant for IT administrators, but also for users suffering from mailbox quotas Instant discovery – the ability to discover e-mails and attachments within seconds Compliance – archiving e-mails is a legal requirement in many countries In my experience, searching for old e-mails can be a hard task. I am always afraid to delete any e-mail as I might need it in the future and thus have collected many over the years
Updated product datasheets now available!
The Astaro product datasheets have been updated. Make sure you have the latest versions! You may access the repository here: www.astaro.com/resources/product-information-pdfs .
More than 50% of all companies are vulnerable to lose important e-mails
The American Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) published an interesting survey. It was conducted among 629 members and revealed a disastrous mindset when handling e-mails in many companies. 26 percent of all companies questioned delete EVERY e-mail and do not ensure they retain it neither for the legally defined period nor for the simple benefit of keeping knowledge and information