SA Software plus Services venture already competing internationally

Preserv8™, the only email archiving Software plus Services Microsoft globally certified solution available locally, is breaking new ground in global markets. The rapid entrenchment of the solution on the domestic and international front has served as a catalyst for the establishment of the UK-based Preserv8 Limited and Preserv8 South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Deon Robertson, Group CEO, says the newly formed local entity is entirely owned by the Preserv8 Limited holding company and the reason for the introduction of this business structure and model is to ensure systems are in place to manage early levels of success already achieved by the solution.

“We have always known we had a very powerful offering in preserv8tm and the extent to which local and international businesses have adopted the technology service, in such a short period of time, demonstrates the value proposition,” says Robertson.

“It is addressing a critical requirement across global markets. The growth factor and the need to streamline international operations necessitated the launch of two new corporate entities,” he adds.

According to Robertson the impact of corporate governance and compliance with email archiving legislation and regulation are critical drivers of the market. He also says that there is now intense focus on the adequate and secure management of email as a form of intellectual property.

“Corporate information has to be protected from compromise and retained according to regulatory requirements. Email often contains intellectual property and therefore the management thereof is considered critical to the success of the business. Electronic information, particularly electronic email needs to be readily available for general business use, audits or legal discovery. Most companies that have implemented systems are focused on internal archiving or simple backups that reside internal to their infrastructure. Infrastructure is normally the key driver versus availability or regulatory compliance and this normally results in a sub-optimal system. Onsite storage is normally insufficient, inefficient and not geared to handle email growth and simultaneously satisfy requirement for email availability, retention and content-based retrieval,” he explains.

preserv8™ is designed to provide an innovative dimension to unified email management and places a company straight in front of the optimization curve.

“Residing on the Tier one Internet backbone in secure data centres around the globe, preserv8 protects, sanitizes, captures, brands and archives all your inbound and outbound email while in transit,” Robertson continues.

Since the official introduction of the cloud-based service into the local market earlier this year, Roberson and his team has secured presence in Europe, including Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with plans afoot to take the solution wider. There are also important clients currently trialing the solution.

“Our strategy is to continue to engage potential channel partners and work through this distribution channel and solidify our network across markets which expands our reach substantially and effectively. The South African entity will obviously manage and regulate lead generation, application and relationships locally and into Africa, however, we have purposely based the company’s head quarter operation in the United Kingdom in order to have easy access to our European interests,” says Robertson.