MPC's e-mail archival appliance now supports Microsoft Exchange 2007 and iSCSI SAN NAMPA, Idaho, Oct. 9
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
(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-the-
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.
SOURCE MPC Corporation
