EMC SourceOne email supervisor monitors email

March 10, 2010 — 8:05am ET | By Ron Miller

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Emc Corporation
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EMC announced this week they were releasing EMC SourceOne Email Supervisor, a tool that can automate email monitoring. This could be especially important for companies which are required by law to monitor email for certain information such as social security numbers or other sensitive data. For instance, U.S. brokerage companies are required to monitor email to make sure employees are complying with appropriate laws and government regulations. This tool makes it easier for these companies to do that by creating a set of rules against which the electronic monitor checks the email.

Sara Radicati, CEO of The Radicati Group believes that it's prudent for all organizations to get a grip on electronic communications. "Supervision of electronic communications has become increasingly important for all industries and business functions and customers should consider it as an essential element of their information governance strategy,” she said. She adds that a tool like this makes the monitoring process easier and more cost-effective.

The tool lets organizations define business policies about which types of information should not be sent in email, then check against the email stream and deliver reports to appropriate management or supervisory personnel. It will even produce a report that offers proof of compliance that an organization can show to government regulators.

Tools like this that help companies comply with government regulations are part of a growing business around eDiscovery and compliance issues. EMC created SourceOne last year as part of an effort to take advantage of this market and provide a set of modular products that companies can pick and choose from to suit their unique requirements.

For more information:
- see the EMC press release