ZANTAZ Enterprise Archive Solution is an archival platform for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes messages or files. The platform allows for the systematic and centralized archiving of messages, with additional available modules assisting in the retention of messages in compliance with corporate policies as well as the ability to search, locate, and retrieve archived messages.

Barracuda Networks announced the immediate deployment of firmware version 3.3 for the entire Barracuda Spam Firewall line. Firmware 3.3 includes new plug-ins for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes that increase Bayesian analysis accuracy by enabling users to designate spam from legitimate email, as well as automatically build whitelists based on previous emails sent by each user.

Inxight Software announced the availability of Inxight SmartDiscovery Awareness Server 5.2, a federated search and alert solution. It is pre-configured to search and track relevant data from more than 600 online and enterprise sources, including multiple search engines, deep Web sources such as patent databases and SEC filings, public Web sources such as CNET and MSN Search, subscription-only sources such as LexisNexis and Dialog, and enterprise systems such as Lotus Domino and Documentum.

IBM has announced a new integrated enterprise search solution with X1 Technologies. This integration will provide IBM Web Sphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition customers the ability to access nearly 400 different types of documents and data file formats and provide the ability to search IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook email messages, and attachments.

Alan Lepofsky, an employee of IBM’s Business Partner organization, compiled a list of Lotus Notes/Domino Administration tools and posted the list on his blog site.

eWeek reports that IBM has added a prefab blogging component to the latest version of Workplace Designer. In addition to the blogging tool, Workplace Designer 2.5 also has a project management tool, a contact management list and an online discussion forum.

Managing email as a business process involves the three major areas of retention, disposition and accessibility. This article from Computer Technology Review says it’s good business practice maintain a copy of all email in a central repository.

Portaga Travel Manager will let travel agencies offer you a desktop application that lets you book all the elements of a trip from Microsoft Outlook. According to Information Week, Portaga Travel Manager will soon integrate with other desktop information tools, such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Word, and will also support additional platforms such as PDAs and cell phones

RPR Wyatt announced the release of Essential Mail Manager. Designed for organizations utilizing IBM Lotus Notes and Domino software for messaging and collaboration, the new software application delivers reports on enterprise email traffic activity and trends.

Research firms Gartner and IDC have published new reports showing IBM lost yet more email market share to Microsoft in 2004. Gartner estimates Exchange now has a 48 percent market share versus 45.2 percent for Notes.=20