Athena Archiver

Athena Archiver is an email archiving and electronic discovery software system and hosted service offered by Athena Archiver. According to the vendor, this solution is designed to meet the litigation, compliance, and corporate governance needs of small and medium-sized businesses. It provides a unified search interface for email, instant message (IM), and file/document discovery, simplifying electronic records retrieval, classification, review, policy management, and legal document production. Athena Archiver is targeted at various professions and industries, including securities, hedge funds, accounting, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Key Features

Email Archiving: According to the vendor, Athena Archiver offers a next-generation email archiving and e-discovery software system and hosted service. It aims to help companies meet their litigation, compliance, and corporate governance needs by providing a unified search interface for email, instant message (IM), and file/document discovery. The system is said to simplify electronic records retrieval, classification, review, policy management, and legal document production.

Exchange Hosting: Athena Archiver provides email archiving and e-discovery solutions for Exchange, Lotus Notes, GroupWise, and SMTP, according to the vendor. It claims to offer a secure archive with fast search and retrieval capabilities for past emails. With a focus on critical business issues such as litigation support, regulatory compliance, storage management, and disaster recovery, Athena Archiver aims to ensure the integrity and availability of email data.

Electronic Discovery: According to the vendor, Athena Archiver helps companies be prepared for civil proceedings, audits, examinations, and investigations. It is claimed to effortlessly handle discovery requests and efficiently organize thousands of emails. By eliminating the need for services like Bates numbering, scanning, copying, and delivery of printed email, the vendor suggests that businesses can save significant costs on legal services.

Policy Management: Athena Archiver provides a feature for companies to communicate email retention policies and proactively identify violations as they occur, according to the vendor. It claims to offer a fully audited method for managing email based on policies, assisting companies in meeting compliance requirements and avoiding fines in lawsuits or penalties.

Storage Management: According to the vendor, Athena Archiver helps companies increase the performance and reliability of their existing messaging infrastructure. The system is said to relieve systems of years of legacy email through automated expiration management, helping organizations effectively manage email storage based on their retention policy.

Data Backup & Recovery: Athena Archiver aims to ensure business continuity by providing efficient real-time archiving, according to the vendor. It claims to allow users to access their emails even when the primary mail server is not available. The vendor suggests that Athena Archiver can reduce the backup and restore window by over 60%, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.

Security and other Features: According to the vendor, Athena Archiver focuses on protecting the integrity and confidentiality of the archive. It is claimed to provide high value per dollar spent and an easy-to-read return on investment. The vendor states that there are no hidden costs or expensive third-party license fees. Athena Archiver also guarantees service levels and requires minimal training for end users.

Microsoft Outlook Integration: According to the vendor, Athena Archiver offers customized interfaces for legal, technology, and end-user roles in Outlook. Users can allegedly access the entire email archive directly from Outlook, benefiting from a fast and easily accessible search system within the familiar email client. The integration is said to support email review, policy management, and email classification.

Exchange Integration & Archiving: Athena Archiver utilizes an Exchange plug-in to reduce the burden of message archiving by up to 80%, according to the vendor. It offers integrated single-pass policy management directly within the plug-in, seamlessly integrating with Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003/2007. The vendor suggests that users can enjoy full Outlook integration with the archive, including efficient email search and additional tools like tagging and filtered searches.