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How cool is this!
ArchiveManager (nee AfterMail) won Best Exchange Product at Microsoft TechEd in Boston last week.
This is one of the biggest software events in the world.
I’m really, really excited and proud of our team. This is recognition that we can deliver world class technology from New Zealand.
By being part of Quest Software we have been able to take our product global.
While it takes a while, our market is now understanding how we have revolutionized a product category by doing things differently. In our case, rather than just focusing on email storage management issues, we took a broader view and remodelled email data to Transform Email into Enterprise Information. This award means that our message is getting through.
Here is the release …
Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced that Quest Archive Manager has won an “Attendees’ Pick†award, as chosen by attendees at Microsoft TechEd 2006, held in Boston June 12-15. The competition was sponsored by MSD2D.com, and Archive Manager was named “Best Exchange Product,†one of seven award categories.
Development for the Archive Manager product is led by its New Zealand-based development team, and this award is further recognition for this team.
The Archive Manager technology came to Quest through the acquisition of New Zealand-based AfterMail in January 2006, and the product has since been updated and licensed by customers worldwide. Previously, AfterMail was recognized by the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Awards Program with an award for innovation in ISV/Software Solutions Competency for the Asia Pacific region at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in 2005.
“This award further demonstrates the capacity of New Zealand-based developers to create world-class software,†said Bill Stow, worldwide vice president of research and development, Quest Software. “The technology that was originally developed in Wellington has now been successfully integrated with Quest’s portfolio of products. Due to Quest’s investment and commitment, we are now recognised as having a leading e-mail archiving product. We have an exciting roadmap ahead that will further differentiate ourselves in this evolving space.â€
Allow me to get emotional for a second.
It was less than three years ago that Mike, Geoff, Tim, Grant and I were sitting in my home office scratching some ideas down on a whiteboard. Our goal was to develop a world class software product.
So much water has gone under the bridge in that time, but to have received this award I think means we have achieved our goal.
This is very satisfying and I hope motivates others to have a go.
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