Google Message Archiving Administration Guide - Manual (Page 14)

Introduction 15
Message Archiving Editions
Postini Message Archiving is available as a standalone product, and as part of
Google Message Discovery. Each version offers the following features:
• User access to Personal Archive
• Web-based access to corporate archive
• Message retention/purge management
• Investigation management
• Usage, archive, and audit reports
• Option to forward archived messages to your inbox as attachments
• Option to export archived messages as MBOX of PST files
• Redundant (backup) storage
You can purchase the following services:
Message Consolidation service (add to any edition)
Consolidates your legacy messages from multiple platforms, data stores, and
media types, so you can centralize management and discovery of archived data.
This service also lets you apply more-consistent retention policies across your
stored message data. For information about this service, or to purchase it, contact
your Postini account manager.
Overview of Message Archiving Components
The following provides an overview of the primary components of Message
Archiving.
Message Capture and Storage
Message Archiving can capture and store email messages, including any file
attachments, that users on your network send or receive.
Legacy message
archiving
Optional feature
• Lets you merge email messages stored on other
systems and media types with your Postini archive.
• Centralizes management and discovery of archived
data.
Note: Requires the Message Consolidation service.
Feature Benefits