Changes in store

Be careful choosing a messaging management tool, because things are quickly changing in this market. Tally Systems, once considered a leader on the Exchange side, recently decided to move in other directions and is no longer promoting MailCheck. Meanwhile, Concord Communications, which started out in the network reporting and analysis area, moved into the management field last year by releasing AdvantEdge for Exchange. BindView is another key player in Exchange management, with bvControl for Exchange.

On the Notes side, things are more complicated. There are about 10 vendors, including DYS Analytics with its Email Investigator and Email Reporter tools, and GSX Groupware Solutions. But no one vendor dominates, according to David Ferris of Ferris Research, who doesn't see a market leader emerging any time soon.

- Tom Duffy