Working on that... I expect you'll see GFI MailArchiver positioned as a basic archiving product, and Sunbelt Exchange Archiver positioned as a "pro" version. No final plans yet but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the direction.
Alex -----Original Message----- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 8:02 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software So what's the plan for Exchange Archiver? -----Original Message----- From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:s...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:43 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Hi Guys! Do not worry about VIPRE. On the contrary. Starting Sunbelt was great, and it has been an excellent 16-year run. But I truly thought that Sunbelt needed a partner with much deeper pockets and way more resources than my partner and I could bring to the party. Both Sunbelt and GFI are going great guns. We are doing fabulous in the US, but not so well in Europe. GFI does fabulous in Europe. The two together are really a very good match. And you may not know that they have -substantial- financial backing. All in all, this will give VIPRE the resources it needs to expand even more, and become an even better product than it is! I'll continue to write the newsletter, and play a new game as well. In the mean time, you will still see me as the List Admin and kill threads now and then. LOL. Warm regards, Stu -----Original Message----- From: Carol Fee [mailto:c...@massbar.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:52 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software +2 on that. We just last week changed from ESET to Vipre, and I'm sorry we did now. I've been recommending Vipre to anyone who asks for quite a while now, but I'll put that on hold for a while. CFee -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:02 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software Well, I wish them the best; but can't help but feel "that's too bad". It'll be interesting to see how the competing product lines shake out. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software > Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI > Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of > security and > infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. > View the press release here: > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 > > This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be > holding a webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to > attend. The details > of the webinar are as follows: > > CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition > Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 > Time: 11:30am Eastern Time > Register here to attend > https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 > > First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout > our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually > impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and > superior performance throughout the company. Both companies are > similar in their attitudes and practices with regard to customer > service, product quality, strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. > > On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into > several areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a > company and continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our > partners. These areas include vulnerability assessment, patch > management, data leakage prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. > > No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration > strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas > where their technologies would complement our offerings. > > In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources > in terms > of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will > continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of > achievement possible. > > For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various > sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make > the combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and > we will continue to provide you with updates and information as we > work to combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you > do business with Sunbelt. > > We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work > hard to > keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to > your Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions > or comments. > > Kind regards, > > Alex Eckelberry > CEO ..
