Newsletter August 2009

1. iQ.Suite WebCrypt email encryption solution receives OPDV certification
2. News from iQ.Suite: iQ.Suite 8.0 for MSX and maintenance release iQ.Suite Store 4.2 now available
3. Autumn Events in the UK with GROUP Technologies
4. Avira SPACE and SAVAPI3 Scan Engine - boost your email security
5. GROUP trainings and workshops in August and September
6. iQ.Suite Tips & Tricks for Lotus Domino: Verifying formula rules
7. Exchange/SMTP Corner: Fast access to quarantine

1. iQ.Suite WebCrypt email encryption solution receives OPDV certification

With confidentiality and data privacy playing ever more important roles today, the spotlight is moving onto the topic of email encryption. GROUP Technologies has reached yet another important milestone: the email encryption solution iQ.Suite WebCrypt has now received OPDV certification. That means business enterprises can now deploy the solution for efficient protection of email communication with their customers and business partners without any doubt. The certification process performed by S-ConSiT GmbH in Germany is equivalent to a program release and is used as guidance by many financial institutions.

"We are very pleased that our solution satisfies the high demands and quality standards. Certification means our customers can be sure that WebCrypt works correctly and reliably and that our in-house development processes and quality management satisfy the highest of demands," explains Herbert Reder, Managing Director of GROUP Technologies.

Certification was preceded by a testing phase lasting several months, during which not only the functional capability of the current version of iQ.Suite WebCrypt was tested. The experts at S-ConSiT also analysed the entire development process at GROUP Technologies as well as support and quality management.

The iQ.Suite WebCrypt email encryption solution allows the exchange of encrypted emails with customers and partners. The solution needs no installations at the recipient and can be managed centrally on the company side. Furthermore, the solution works without using key- or certificate-based methods such as PGP and S/Mime.

Get your individual information package about our innovative encryption solution here here.


2. News from iQ.Suite: iQ.Suite 8.0 for MSX and maintenance release iQ.Suite Store 4.2 now available

Our commitment to the world of Microsoft is substantiated by the new release of iQ.Suite 8.0 for Microsoft Exchange/SMTP. The main new features in the area of email security are:

The new release is now available for download.
You will find more details on the new security solutions under section 4 of this newsletter.

Efficient and legally compliant email archiving is another important aspect of successful business processes. It is therefore vital that we make ongoing improvements to all our solutions. From September iQ.Suite Store 4.2 (maintenance release for Lotus Notes Domino and Microsoft Exchange) will be available. Along with numerous optimised details, we have again boosted its performance, stability and usability. If you want to use this latest version of iQ.Suite Store, please contact: sales@group-technologies.com


3. Autumn Events in the UK with GROUP Technologies

In the next weeks you will be able to experience GROUP's email experts live at various events. We would be pleased to welcome you and introduce the latest developments in email management.

Schedule:

5 October - Efficient and secure business processes, London/UK
Efficient and secure processes are the basis for successful business especially in large Lotus Notes environments. Especially in large Lotus Notes environments important aspects need to be considered. In our workshop event, we will give you a comprehensive overview on the most up-to-date topics: comprehensive Data Leakage Prevention, efficient Notes Client Management and IBM Web 2.0. To register for this free event please visit here.

8 October - UK Lotus User Group 2009, Edinburgh/UK
"Think Lotus – Think GROUP!" Under this motto GROUP Business Software and GEDYS Intraware will be sharing a stand at which, they will present their solutions as UKLUG platinum sponsors. From 8-9 October the focus in Edinburgh will be placed on strategic and technological aspects from the world of IBM Lotus. The GROUP appearance focuses on an innovative, web-based email encryption solution and comprehensive Notes client management. For more details on the event, please visit here.

14 October - Storage Expo: Information Management and Infrastructure, London/UK
This year’s Storage Expo is being held in London on 14-15 October 2009. The event mainly addresses the topics of storage and information management, and thus attracts an expert audience from a broad range of industries. GROUP Business Software will be attending for the second time and will focus its fair presence on cost-efficient and legally compliant email management. Tamper-proof email archiving and efficient email encryption are core issues at this year's GROUP fair appearance. For more details on the event, please visit here.


4. Avira SPACE and SAVAPI3 Scan Engine - boost your email security

GROUP Technologies is the leading provider for uncompromising email security. We integrate solutions from Avira - leading technologies that keep viruses and spam away from your network.

We have now added the new Avira SPACE for iQ.Suite Wall option to our portfolio, an additional spam protection mechanism. Avira SPACE is based on various methods that are harmonised to ensure that spam and phishing mails are detected efficiently. By using a range of different technologies, Avira SPACE realises comprehensive protection against spam - all at an excellent price.

The technology highlights at a glance:

Take a look for yourself. You will find more details and an offer compiled to suit your specific needs at sales@group-technologies.com.

Support for the new SAVAPI3 Scan Engine from Avira for iQ.Suite 8.0 for Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 and SMTP as well as for iQ.Suite 12.2 for Lotus Notes Domino is available for download since the beginning of August.

The option for iQ.Suite Watchdog features the following improvements on the previous engine:

We recommend all customers to change to the new powerful SAVAPI3 Scan Engine from the end of September 2009 so that they will be able to benefit from the latest protection mechanisms. Updates for the previous SAVAPI2 Scan Engine will still be available, although no further basic recognition and elimination technologies is provided.


5. GROUP trainings and workshops in August and September

Each of our business solutions offers vast potential for optimising business processes and making your company more successful. One way to exploit this potential with even greater efficiency is with "tailored" GROUP training courses, seminars and workshops.

The next two months will concentrate on the aspects of email security and email archiving. Whether your needs are for iQ.Suite on Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange, whether you are an "iQ.Suite beginner" or "iQ.Suite expert" - we offer you practice oriented training that meets precisely your needs.

You can register for this and other trainings in our training section.

We look forward to seeing you there.


6. iQ.Suite Tips & Tricks for Lotus Domino: Verifying formula rules

One of the key strengths of iQ.Suite is a highly flexible set of rules that covers virtually every application scenario. Under Lotus Domino this set of rules operates with the @functions that are typical of Notes.

Read the latest issue of Tips and Tricks to learn how to verify both the syntax and functionality of these formula rules. It shows the formula rule "BigOrManyRecipients", which is used to check the size and the number of mail recipients.


7. Exchange/SMTP Corner: Fast access to quarantine

Anti-virus and anti-spam technologies in iQ.Suite from GROUP Technologies ensure that email viruses, harmful content and other critical file attachments are reliably eliminated and placed in quarantine.

All users receive an email labelled "iQ.Suite Quarantine" and can decide with a single mouseclick how much of this information they actually want to have delivered. In addition, email recipients can define the speed of quarantine access to suit their individual needs. 10,000 elements are displayed by default when the iQ.Suite quarantine is opened. They can raise or lower this figure, depending on their individual needs and requirements. The rule is: the lower the value, the faster they can access the quarantine contents.

Read here to find out how to modify these settings.


For further information on the topics of this newsletter, please contact GROUP at sales@group-technologies.com or your local sales partner.

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