MDY Recognized As A Product Visionary In Records And Retention Management By Independent Research Firm
MDY, a leading provider of records management innovation, was named as a product visionary by Forrester Research in their April 2006 report entitled "Retention Management: The Holy Grail of Records Management", which focuses on the criticalness of Retention Management as part of a complete records management solution. It cites MDY as one of only three vendors that breaks free of the confines of standard records management (RM) by including retention management as an important part of its solution set.
The report brings to the foreground the need for retention management, in some ways re-defining records management, by stating, "Retention management extends records management to all content from creation through long-term retention and destruction. Corporate policies for records are extended and integrated into the corporate IT infrastructure to provide the ability to institute policies on corporate content as well as create corporate records." MDY is distinguished due to its ability to effectively enable retention management by integrating with message archiving, and enterprise content management suites.
"We are delighted to be recognized by Forrester for addressing critical retention management requirements," says Galina Datskovsky, Ph.D., CRM, and CEO of MDY. "We are committed to furthering this vision with MDY's Federated RM which enables customers to manage, track, audit, and discover content regardless of origin or location."
Federated RM tackles retention management requirements by enabling organizations to enforce critical records management and retention strategies across multiple, disparate repositories. The Federated RM solution centralizes the records management rules engine across multiple repositories to help businesses achieve regulatory compliance and legal discovery goals while ensuring secure access and control enterprise-wide.
Among the report's recommendations, it urges RM buyers to put MDY on their preferred vendor list. MDY offers a solution that enables organizations to achieve their records and retention management goals, many of which are also mentioned in the Forrester report.
About MDY FileSurf
MDY FileSurf integrates all physical, electronic, and email files regardless of media type, source of origin, or storage location into a single, scalable, and extensible enterprise-wide solution. MDY FileSurf provides tight integration with various repositories of content, including email and document management systems, and provides a server based rules engine, that combined with flexible schedule creation tools and powerful discovery and disposition hold capabilities, ensures that all content is managed according to government regulations and organizational policies. MDY FileSurf is certified under the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2 Standard for records management applications (Ch. 2/4).
About MDY
MDY is a leading provider of records management innovation and offers a unique mix of software and services to give organizations a single point of accountability in gaining complete control over their information management needs. MDY offerings help organizations reduce risk, comply with government and industry regulations, and effectively implement knowledge management policies, best practices, and procedures. For more information call 201-475- 4789 or visit www.mdy.com.
About Forrester
Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) is an independent technology and market research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. For 22 years, Forrester has been a thought leader and trusted advisor, helping global clients lead in their markets through its research, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs. For more information, visit www.forrester.com.