Gwava

Infobox Software
name = GWAVA



caption = Screenshot of GWAVA 4, the latest release of GWAVA.
developer = Beginfinite
OS = NetWare, Linux, Windows
genre = Anti-Spam/Anti-Virus
latest release version = GWAVA 4
latest_release_date = Linux Dec. 2006, NetWare Jan. 2007, Windows Mar. 2007
source_model = Closed source
working_state = Current
license = Proprietary
website = www.gwava.com [http://www.gwava.com]

GWAVA is a Montreal based company that sells software supporting Novell GroupWise. GWAVA's official corporate name is Beginfinite. GWAVA is also the name of Anti-Spam/Anti-Virus proprietary software designed by Beginfinite to protect Novell GroupWise systems. GWAVA and the other applications in the GWAVA family can run on several different platforms including NetWare, Linux, and Windows servers. Beginfinite first introduced GWAVA in 2001

Versions

versions of GWAVA

History

[http://www.gwava.com GWAVA] was founded in October 2001 in Montreal by Marc St-Arnaud and Charles Taite. The company's original name was, and still is Beginfinite. But due to difficulties with name recognition, the company came to be known by its product name, GWAVA.

In addition to Marc and Charles forming the company, two developers, far removed from Montreal, were the ones to develop the actual working product. Josh Gibbs, in Auckland New Zealand, and Michael Bell of San Francisco actually created the product upon which Marc and Charles built the company.

GWAVA the product was launched at a time that Internet Email viruses were running rampant. Viruses like Code Red, Nimda, Melissa, and I love you were downing Microsoft Exchange servers around the world. GWAVA had a unique approach to solving the virus problem, instead of attempting to fight viruses on the desktop or on at the gateway, GWAVA installed itself directly inside the email infrastructure. This allows the blocking of viruses that enter through other methods than just the SMTP Gateway.

The name GWAVA is an achronym meaning GroupWise Anti-Virus Agent. The product works only with Novell GroupWise. This was a decision that Marc and Charles made early in the company's history, to focus on a very narrow market that was not being served by other vendors.

The company was created as a private company, funded by both Marc and Charles. The timing was perfect for the company as the viruses continued to attack email servers worldwide.

Then SPAM became more of an issue than viruses and GWAVA modified itself to be an effective Anti-Spam tool as well. In 2005, a survey indicated that GWAVA had captured 50% of the GroupWise market.

GWAVA then began to expand into other products, but still staying tightly focused on their niche market of supporting Novell GroupWise. The next product was Redline, developed by Ulrich Neummann from Germany, Redline became a successful second product for GWAVA by managing and monitoring GroupWise infrastructure.

GWAVA's current management team includes Perry Owen as VP of North America Sales, Richard Bliss as VP of Global Marketing, Herbi Lefering as VP of EMEA Sales, Joe Bertnick as VP of Products.

Security

Add-on product for GWAVA

[http://www.hammerforgwava.com/ HAMmer] is GWAVA's only add-on product, produced by RDA Enterprises a New York based company. [ [http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5847 Novell User Communities] ] This add-on product is exclusively for GWAVA 4 andincludes:

* One-click, real-time quarantine access and retrieval
* Fully searchable aggregate list for easy and fast retrieval
* Integration with the GroupWise Client for true single sign-on and fast access
* Web-based Client for anytime/anywhere access
* Full Retrieval with GroupWise Proxy accounts
* Ability to manage personal and global black lists [ [http://www.gwavanation.com/node/606 GWAVA Nation] ]

See also

*Guinevere
*GWAVIX
*WASP
*Reveal
*Reload
*Redline
*Retain
* RDA

General

*Comparison of Anti-Spam software

Further reading

References

External links

* [http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/08/13/businesswire20080813005359r1.html Forbes article]

Official

* [http://www.gwava.com Official GWAVA Homepage]
* [http://www.gwavacon.com Official GWAVA GroupWise Conference Homepage called GWAVACon]
* [http://www.gwavanation.com Official GWAVA GroupWise Partner Community called GWAVA Nation]
* [http://www.hammerforgwava.com/ Official HAMmer page] ]

Reviews and evaluation

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