Message?05 Event to Answer Corporate Messaging Issues





Message?05, London-/June 6, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- is the first major event for enterprises trying to get to grips with email, (IM) and mobile messaging whilst making them secure, manageable and compliant. It follows research showing that as email volume skyrockets, email-borne threats proliferate, new communication technologies - such as IM and mobile messaging - are adopted and new regulations emerge it is becoming increasingly harder to deploy, manage, maintain and secure this lifeblood of corporate communications.

The event, a series of 30 interactive roundtables programmed by analysts Ovum and eema, was launched following results from a UK Enterprise Messaging survey conducted by organisers Firecast Media Events. Results amongst IT managers and directors from 500+ employee organisations revealed that their biggest issues were Compliance (81%), spam (72%) and exploding email volumes (70%). The biggest growth area was IM whereby only 35% ?officially? used IM systems today but 70% planned to do so in the next year.

Other research validating the need for this educational forum was conducted recently by MORI on behalf of BT and it revealed that 81% of IT directors in financial services companies have said that ?email anarchy? and escalating costs threaten companies that do not address their message management correctly.

According to Graham Titterington, principal analyst at Ovum, ?It's key for enterprises to ensure that their messaging is secure, manageable, effective and compliant and use the right partners, technologies and processes to get it right.? He added ?Message'05 and the roundtables we are programming will provide a unique forum at which they can do just that. Ovum is delighted to be the key research partner at the event.?

Confirmed presenters and chairs include several senior analysts from Ovum, Mike Short, SVP of research at O2, Andrew Yeomans, VP of Global Information Security, at major European investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Mike Usher, Security Advisory Director at Prudential, Eric Allman, CTO of Sendmail as well as Steve Anderson, IT Partner at Davis Langdon LLP.

To register for the event and the roundtables, visit http://www.message05.co.uk


Message?05 is supported by industry analyst firm Ovum and the European Electronic Messaging Association (eema).

Confirmed speakers

Message?05 has got off to a powerful start. Speakers already include:

? Mike Usher, Head of IT Security at Prudential

? Andrew Yeomans, VP Global Information Security, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein

? Eric Allman, CTO and founder, Sendmail

? Mike Short, SVP of Research, O2

Sponsors

Message?05?s sponsors already include Sendmail (the acknowledged leader in enterprise email security), mobile network operators, Orange and O2, security leader Symantec and content security players Mirapoint, Postini and Barracuda Networks as well as top storage vendor Storagetek.

The roundtable subjects to be covered are:

? Email Management ? optimising infrastructure

? Archiving/Storage ? driven by compliance concerns

? Security ? spam, virus, content security

? Managed Services ? outsourced email and security services

? Identity Management ? user authentication and access

? Instant Messaging ? implementing enterprise IM

? Mobile Messaging ? email, SMS, IM on the move

? Collaboration Technologies ? the new workgroup tools

Message?05 takes place 26-27 October 2005 at The Gallery, Business Design Centre in Central London. For further information, visit http://www.message05.co.uk or Jenny Fuller on 0208 614 1406 or j.fuller@firecastmedia.com