Description:

Active Folders Content Manager is an application that searches the Exchange information stores (public and private) for content matching the search criteria set by the administrator. The message and attachments are searched by an NT / Win2k service that is installed on a dedicated server or installed on the Exchange server.

Active Folders provides a simple and effective method of creating criteria (policies). These policies are stored for running at other times, as are the results of each search, meaning Active Folders becomes a great comparative tool for the effectiveness of e-policy in your organization.

All message criteria can be searched upon such as creation date, size of attachments and of course key words.The policies themselves are schedulable and can easily be set to search at times of low utilization.

The entire public and private information stores on both Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000 can be searched if needed. Alternatively you will be able to search by selecting distribution lists, meaning you can search in more specific areas. By setting folder criteria in the search you will be able to further narrow it by for example, only searching the sent items.

Active Folders Content Manager version 3.3 allows you to search not only the message body but also attachments (Office documents), making this a flexible approach to reducing your liability and securing your Exchange system.

Many of the policy runs that are undertaken simply report back the items that meet the criteria. After the completion of each run the results are stored so they can be examined at a later date using a tool such as Microsoft Excel.