1. AXIGEN MESSAGING
TECHNOLOGY & FEATURES

2. Contents GECAD Group & Axigen What Axigen Offers Axigen’s Technology
Multi-Platform Architecture
Modularity
Standards Compliance
Patented Technology
Security & Filtering
Admin Addressed Security
User Addressed Security
Information & Infrastructure Security
Server Administration
Scalability / HA / Clustering
Third Party App Integration
Axigen’s Features
& PIM
Sharing & Collaboration
Mobility
AntiVirus & AntiSpam
Local & Remote Access
Branding & Localization
Credentials Recovery
Integrated Features
Instant Messaging
Archiving & Discovery
Pornographic Content Filter

3. GECAD Group & Axigen
Established in 2004, Axigen is an integrated , calendaring and collaboration platform, masterfully built using a unique mail server technology, for increased speed and security. Axigen ensures an efficient and secure worldwide communication environment and business growth mainly for service providers but also companies of all sizes. It is currently distributed internationally in more than 100 countries and manages the traffic for around 10,000 companies counting approximately 8 million end-users. Part of the GECAD Group, the Axigen’s team of seasoned professionals with more than 15 years of experience in messaging and IT security delivers cutting-edge products based on innovative and proprietary technology and architectures.

4. Desktop-Like, Ajax WebMail Client
What Axigen Offers
Calendaring
Tasks
Notes
Contacts
Collaboration
Wireless Mobile Sync
Outlook Connector
By using Axigen, you can differentiate yourself in the market & attract a loyal base of subscribers.
How exactly, you will ask?
Well, by offering users a plethora of premium, in demand features such as calendaring, wireless mobiles sync or extra security.
Axigen offers multiple access options for premium users:
You can grant access to customers locally, from various POP3 and IMAP clients such as MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple Mail.
Alternatively, you can use Axigen's Ajax, Standard and Mobile WebMail interfaces which seamlessly approach the desktop experience even when accessing remotely.
With Axigen, you can create flexible service offerings for customers, according to your business model:
You can categorize your base of users & offer them value-added services at different prices (thus creating Standard, Premium or Gold packs for customers).
You can increase customer satisfaction by gradually adding new premium services to your offers, such as Outlook Connector, Collaboration, Instant Messaging or extra AntiVirus and AntiSpam.
Premium features
Calendaring & collaboration
Provide your users with efficient time-management tools such as calendars, tasks and notes via an easy-to-use Personal Organizer available from WebMail, MS Outlook and iCal (Webcal) compatible clients.
Also, allow them to share folders and contacts, access dedicated public folders, and book company resources, all with the Groupware add-on (including Outlook Connector).
Wireless mobile sync
Offer your users access to relevant data anytime, anywhere, by synchronizing messages, contacts, calendars or tasks with Axigen's built-in Exchange ActiveSync® support for mobile devices (Nokia, iPhone, Windows Mobile devices etc) or via the AstraSync™ or the NotifySync™ client (for BlackBerry® smartphones).
Extensive Security Toolset
The Axigen messaging platform guarantees secure reception, transit and delivery of .
For extra protection, you can extend its standard ClamAV and SpamAssassin defensive tools by integrating any of the available commercial AntiVirus / AntiSpam apps.
Further, you can get premium defense at any time, via the Kaspersky AntiVirus / Kaspersky AntiSpam (embedded) and Commtouch Real Time AntiSpam Protection add-ons.
Premium users
Included: Axigen Core Features
Optional add-ons: Personal Organizer, Groupware, Wireless Mobile Sync, Extra AntiVirus & AntiSpam
Axigen offers a powerful, carrier-grade solution that can be easily managed by companies of all sizes. Administration is simple and straightforward, allowing companies to quickly modify the solution to fit their needs. The Radicati Group, Inc.
Advanced security
Desktop-Like, Ajax WebMail Client
Backup & Archiving
Instant Messaging

5. What Axigen Offers - Solutions
Advanced technologies make Axigen a compelling choice as mail server for Business, ISP server or for ISP hosting:
Axigen Service Provider Messaging
Multi-tenant messaging for SPs looking to host hundreds to millions of
business-level users, based on a powerful mail server for ISP.
Axigen Business Messaging
The full benefits of communication & collaboration, integrated in
a smart & secure solution based on a powerful mail server for business.
Axigen Free Mail Server
The Axigen Free Mail Server is a great alternative to open source: it is
a turnkey messaging solution with an amazing number of free users.
By using Axigen, you can differentiate yourself in the market & attract a loyal base of subscribers.
How exactly, you will ask?
Well, by offering users a plethora of premium, in demand features such as calendaring, wireless mobiles sync or extra security.
Axigen offers multiple access options for premium users:
You can grant access to customers locally, from various POP3 and IMAP clients such as MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple Mail.
Alternatively, you can use Axigen's Ajax, Standard and Mobile WebMail interfaces which seamlessly approach the desktop experience even when accessing remotely.
With Axigen, you can create flexible service offerings for customers, according to your business model:
You can categorize your base of users & offer them value-added services at different prices (thus creating Standard, Premium or Gold packs for customers).
You can increase customer satisfaction by gradually adding new premium services to your offers, such as Outlook Connector, Collaboration, Instant Messaging or extra AntiVirus and AntiSpam.
Premium features
Calendaring & collaboration
Provide your users with efficient time-management tools such as calendars, tasks and notes via an easy-to-use Personal Organizer available from WebMail, MS Outlook and iCal (Webcal) compatible clients.
Also, allow them to share folders and contacts, access dedicated public folders, and book company resources, all with the Groupware add-on (including Outlook Connector).
Wireless mobile sync
Offer your users access to relevant data anytime, anywhere, by synchronizing messages, contacts, calendars or tasks with Axigen's built-in Exchange ActiveSync® support for mobile devices (Nokia, iPhone, Windows Mobile devices etc) or via the AstraSync™ or the NotifySync™ client (for BlackBerry® smartphones).
Extensive Security Toolset
The Axigen messaging platform guarantees secure reception, transit and delivery of .
For extra protection, you can extend its standard ClamAV and SpamAssassin defensive tools by integrating any of the available commercial AntiVirus / AntiSpam apps.
Further, you can get premium defense at any time, via the Kaspersky AntiVirus / Kaspersky AntiSpam (embedded) and Commtouch Real Time AntiSpam Protection add-ons.
Premium users
Included: Axigen Core Features
Optional add-ons: Personal Organizer, Groupware, Wireless Mobile Sync, Extra AntiVirus & AntiSpam
Axigen offers a powerful, carrier-grade solution that can be easily managed by companies of all sizes. Administration is simple and straightforward, allowing companies to quickly modify the solution to fit their needs. The Radicati Group, Inc.

6. Axigen’s Technology
Integrated messaging platform, built on advanced mail server technologies, for increased speed & security.
Fully self-developed solution, truly innovative in several respects, particularly scalable & configurable.
Offers the entire range of mail services - SMTP, POP3, IMAP, WebMail - includes List server, Logging, Reporting & FTP Backup modules.
Provides various, flexible administration options (including a central Web administration interface - WebAdmin).

7. Multi-Platform Architecture
Axigen uses MPA (Multi-Platform Architecture), a proprietary technology that allows porting Axigen's high-performance mail server on multiple platforms (Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris & Windows) while keeping the same set of features.
This makes it possible to adapt the product to any demanded platform, while still guaranteeing stability, & makes it easier for users to switch to a different platform, whenever their requirements change.

8. Modularity
Axigen is a modular server, running either as integrated service server or with certain services inhibited.
When using Axigen as main mail server, you can take full benefit of the server’s functionalities by running all its services:
Processing
SMTP (Incoming & Outgoing)
POP3
IMAP
WebMail
WebAdmin
CLI
Logging
Reporting
FTP Backup
Each Axigen service can be started / stopped / restarted separately, providing you a flexible way to troubleshoot or to perform administrative tasks without completely stopping the server.

9. Standards Compliance
Axigen has been developed to be compliant with existing standards. The RFCs implemented can be split in the following categories:
POP3
POP3 & IMAP Specifications
SMTP Specifications & Extensions
IMAP Specifications
HTTP Specifications
DNS Specifications
SIEVE Extensions
Generic RFCs
Mailing Lists
FTP
Groupware & Calendaring
SNMP
The full list of RFCs implemented in Axigen can be found in Axigen’s online documentation

10. Patented Technology
Axigen was specifically built to provide fast & reliable messaging services leveraging on advanced, patented technologies:
Axigen SmartProcessingTM
Axigen UltraStorageTM
Axigen GrowSecureTM

11. Axigen SmartProcessingTM
Axigen incorporates a multi-threaded engine, which can break the server activity into multiple, parallel processing threads & reduces processing time to a minimum.
Queue Management
You can inspect the content of the queue, applying filters based on originator, recipient(s), message size, failure reason, etc. Specific actions such as delete, retry or send NDR can be performed on selected items.
Virtual Queues
Axigen maintains an availability status for each destination domain, avoiding repeated delivery retries to unresponsive domains.
Cached Queue / Hashed Structure
The disk structure of the queue is optimized for fast message access, even if a large no. of messages exist in the queue. Axigen also retains memory-cached queue items that are to be delivered soon.

12. Axigen UltraStorageTM
Using a unique technology that allows storing messages in a special directory structure, Axigen guarantees an effective, fast flow & optimized space-saving.
Indexed Data Structure
Transactional Access
Single Storage of s with Multiple Recipients
Expandable Storage
Repairing Corrupted Accounts
Domain Renaming

13. Security: Features & Capabilities
USER ADDRESSED SECURITY
ADMIN ADDRESSED SECURITY
INFO & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
PRIVACY
ENCRYPTION
ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION
ON MESSAGING SERVICES
ON ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
CREDENTIALS
MANAGEMENT
ADVANCED PASSWORD MANAGEMENT [SPE & MORE]
DATA FORMAT
PROPRIETARY (NON-USER-READABLE) STORAGE FORMAT
ACCESS
AUTHENTICATION
MULTIPLE USER-AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS
CERTIFICATE-BASED
SERVER AUTHENTICATION
AUTHORIZATION
HIERARCHICAL ACCESS
CONTROL TO MAILBOXES
HIERARCHICAL ACCESS CONTROL
TO SERVER’S RESOURCES
NETWORKING
ACCESS CONTROL
MULTI-LAYER FLOW & ACCESS CONTROL
COUNTRY IP FILTERING
HTTP REDIRECTS TO SECURE PORTS
INFORMATION
PROCESSING
(MANAGEMENT)
CONTENT FILTERING
ANTIVIRUS & ANTISPAM FILTERS
PEER-BASED
FILTERING
BLACKLIST & WHITELIST
SPF FILTERING
DK / DKIM FILTERING
DNS CHECKS & DNSBL
IDENTITY CONFIRMATION
MESSAGE SENDING /
RECEIVING RESTRICTIONS
GREYLISTING
ADVANCED (AXIGEN-SPECIFIC) FILTERING
SIEVE-BASED FILTERING
MULTIPLE CHAINS OF FILTERS
MILTER-BASED FILTERING
FILTERING OF RPOP
INCOMING MESSAGES
MESSAGE ACCEPTANCE POLICIES
MESSAGE RELAY CONTROL
[SENDING & ROUTING POLICIES]

14. Security: User Addressed
ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION using SSL / TLS (and START-TLS) on messaging services (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, WebMail over HTTPs, ActiveSync over HTTPs) & managing services (CLI, WebAdmin over HTTPs, FTP-based backup & restore)
POLICIES FOR PASSWORD ENFORCEMENT (length & content constraints), password expiration, password expiry notification & password change, applied to accounts from different levels (domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only)
HTTP REDIRECTS TO SECURE PORTS for the WebMail & WebAdmin services
HIERARCHICAL ACCESS CONTROL OF USERS & groups of users on mailboxes & folders
BLACKLIST & WHITELIST of senders and senders’ domains by administrators on multiple levels (server-wide, domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only) & by users on their accounts
IDENTITY CONFIRMATION of the senders of messages
SIEVE-BASED FILTERING applied by administrators on multiple levels (server-wide, domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only) & by users on their accounts

15. Security: Admin Addressed
ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION using SSL / TLS (and START-TLS) on messaging services (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, WebMail over HTTPs, ActiveSync over HTTPs) & managing services (CLI, WebAdmin over HTTPs, FTP-based backup & restore)
HIERARCHICAL ACCESS CONTROL OF ADMINISTRATORS & groups of administrators on server’s, domains’ and sub-domains’ resources
PREDEFINED (OEM) ANTIVIRUS / ANTISPAM FILTERS based on SpamAssassin, Commtouch, ClamAV, AVG, Kaspersky AntiVirus & Kaspersky AntiSpam
SPF FILTERING of messages – performed by a built-in module
DK FILTERING & signing of messages – performed by an external module
DNSBL & DNS CHECKS (MX EXISTENCE & REVERSE DNS) FILTERING – performed by a built-in module
BLACKLIST & WHITELIST of senders and senders’ domains by administrators on multiple levels (server-wide, domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only) & by users on their accounts
MESSAGE SENDING & RECEIVING RESTRICTIONS – applied by administrators on multiple levels (domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only)
SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE CHAINS OF FILTERS based on multiple (more than 10) AntiVirus / AntiSpam / AntiPorn products, chains that can be used at different levels (server-wide, domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only)
MILTER-BASED FILTERING – performed by an external module
MESSAGE ACCEPTANCE POLICIES & MESSAGE RELAY CONTROL – performed by a built-in message-processing module
SIEVE-BASED FILTERING – applied by administrators on multiple levels (server-wide, domain-wide, accounts in a class of accounts, single account only) & by users on their accounts

16. Security: Information & Infrastructure
PROPRIETARY (NON-USER-READABLE) STORAGE FORMAT for account, mailbox & message databases
CERTIFICATE-BASED SERVER AUTHENTICATION using server SSL certificates on all messaging & managing services
FLOW & ACCESS CONTROL (firewall-like management) for TCP connections on all messaging & administration services
COUNTRY IP FILTERING for a accessing IP-based services, using a GeoIP database
HTTP REDIRECTS TO SECURE PORTS for the WebMail & WebAdmin services

17. Server Administration
Axigen’s smartly structured administration local & remote access to servers.
With the web-based administration front-end, configuration is a breeze & maintenance simple & straightforward, while all day-to-day tasks can be easily automated.
Account Classes
All account management uses inherited hierarchies & defined exceptions, so administrators can easily create different groups of accounts, differentiating the service levels (allowed services, message size quota, filters applied, etc).
Web Based & Command Line Administration
Administrators can configure service specific parameters through Axigen's WebAdmin interface, with quick links & contextual help. Alternatively, they can automate administrative & provisioning tasks using the Command Line Interface with a Web API.
Delegated Administration
Administrative tasks can be delegated to specific users / groups with predetermined membership hierarchies & permissions for a specific domain / subdomain or even for specific operations.
Reporting & Statistics
Server & traffic statistics
Data collection & export
Graphic charts
Detailed storage reports
SNMP service

18. Scalability / HA / Clustering
Axigen can be deployed quickly and effectively for small user bases as well as millions of users, allowing providers grow their subscriber bases with ease.

19. Third Party App Integration
Axigen can be integrated with a plethora of third party applications, for extended functionality:
MESSAGE FILTERING For extra protection, Axigen can integrate with virtually any commercial security application, via:
Axigen direct connectors for third party scanners
Axigen Milter integration for third party scanners
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
AD Snap-in
CONFIGURATION
PHP CLI API
ARCHIVING
MailArchiva
Arcmail
INSTANT MESSAGING
ejabberd Instant Messaging Server,
IM client included in the Axigen WebMail
AD SERVING IN AXIGEN WEBMAIL
Third Party Ad Servers

20. Features: Email & PIM EMAIL PIM
Axigen's high-performance mail server technology is specifically built to provide fast & secure communication (via Axigen SmartProcessing™ & Axigen GrowSecure™), while ensuring effective space management (via the intelligent Axigen UltraStorage™).
As built-in features, Axigen includes:
Address book (contacts, groups & distribution lists)
RPOP (Remote POP connections)
Rules & filters
Out-of-office messages
Personalized user signature
Temporary addresses (aliases)
PIM
Users can organize their business with effective time-management tools such as personal & public calendars, journal, tasks & notes.
Access to the same PIM via WebMail or Outlook.

21. Features: Sharing & Collaboration
Sharing & collaboration without compromising on speed and hardware efficiency.

22. Features: Mobility WIRELESS MOBILE SYNC
Push & synchronize calendars1 - for iPhone, Android, Nokia (E Series, N Series) & Windows Mobile devices (Palm, PocketPC, HTC, etc.)
Push & synchronize calendars on Blackberry2
MOBILE WEBMAIL
Mobile WebMail Interface, for any web-enabled mobile phone
1 via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 2 Based on the NotifySyncTM technology over Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

23. Features: Mobility MOBILITY SERVICES FOR LARGE SCALE SOLUTIONS
As multiple branches, employees traveling from one city to another, customers from different countries and time-zones become commonplace, service providers and companies of all sizes turn to mobile solutions to increase productivity and stay ahead of competition.
No matter where business takes them, they can increase productivity and efficiency by keeping in touch with co-workers, partners, family and friends, or staying up-to-date with the latest changes and events in their field of activity.

24. Features: AntiVirus & AntiSpam
WORLD-CLASS, EMBEDDED PROTECTION
With the integrated Kaspersky AntiVirus & AntiSpam engines, filtering on incoming & outgoing messages is fast, efficient & easy to administer.
EXTRA ANTIVIRUS / ANTISPAM APPS
AVG AntiVirus
Commtouch Real Time AntiSpam Protection
ClamAV
SpamAssassin
ADDITIONALLY...
For extra protection, Axigen can integrate with virtually any commercial security application.

25. Features: Local & Remote Access
NATIVE MS OUTLOOK CONNECTIVITY
Users can communicate from Outlook, while taking full advantage of Axigen's calendaring & collaboration, via our MAPI-enabled Outlook Connector (including offline work, advanced search & filters etc).
OTHER DESKTOP CLIENTS
access via POP3 & IMAP
PIM access from iCal-compatible clients
AXIGEN WEBMAIL
Ajax "Refreshless" WebMail with desktop-like usability
Standard WebMail, for fast access to mailbox data
Mobile WebMail, for access from Web-enabled mobile devices
WIRELESS MOBILE SYNC
, contacts, calendars or tasks sync via Axigen's built-in ActiveSync® support for mobile devices.
AJAX "REFRESHLESS" WEBMAIL WITH DESKTOP-LIKE USABILITY
For extra protection, Axigen can integrate with virtually any commercial security application.

26. Features: Branding & Localization
FULLY BRANDABLE
Axigen’s components can be branded & customized from a simple change of logos to a complete white-labeling
OVER 20 LANGUAGES AVAILABLE
Axigen’s components are already translated in numerous languages
For languages not yet supported, translations can be easily added via our friendly Web, Ajax-based applications
FULL LOCALIZATION SUPPORT
Axigen offers full localization support for the following applications:
Axigen WebMail (Standard & Mobile)
Outlook Connector
System-generated messages ( reminders, quota warnings, etc.)
Axigen WebAdmin

27. Features: Credentials Recovery
USERNAME AND PASSWORD RECOVERY
This feature comes to enlarge the set of capabilities related to credentials' management that Axigen provides (e.g. password change, flexible password enforcement and expiration policies, customized notification in case of password expiration)
The recovering process of both username and password is easy and straight forward
As usual with Axigen, the notification messages sent to users in response to their requests for credentials' recovery can be customized and localized through specific message templates.

28. Features: Instant Messaging
Based on a setup including an Axigen mail server with a special release of the Ajax-WebMail interface
Client-server communication through XMPP over BOSH
IM - Axigen accounts sync via LDAP
Also works in clustered setups
INTEGRATED IM SERVER
ejabberd
IM CLIENT INTEGRATED IN THE AXIGEN WEBMAIL
allows users to send & receive instant messages, manage their status & buddy list, etc.

29. Features: Archiving & Discovery
INTEGRATED ARCHIVING SOLUTIONS:
MAILARCHIVA
ARCMAIL
INTEGRATED ARCHIVING BENEFITS:
Quick access to information based on advanced search criteria
Smart storage system preventing overhead & ensuring compliance with international standards such as the Sarbanes Oxley act (SOX), Gramm-Leach Bliley act (GLBA) and the Freedom of information act (FOIA).
Reliability & security in messaging & archiving policies
Easy access to older information exchanged via s
Full history on electronic communications
No overhead in archive storage or in message delivery
Safe operations with respect to local legislation (for example, in certain countries legal requirements force companies to preserve all company communications for 7 years)
Compliance with all major international standards

30. Features: Pornographic Content Filter
NEW EMBEDED FILTER
Axigen has a new embedded filter for detection and handling of sexually explicit image content
This filter has been developed using the technology provided by Image Analyzer,
that develops the market leading technology which can quickly and accurately analyze
an image to determine if it contains pornography.
DETECTION, HANDLING AND CONFIGURATION
Inappropriate content can be detected in the attached images or in other types of attachments (MS Office files, ZIP files) with embedded images
Incoming and outgoing messages suspected to include such content can be handled in multiple and flexible ways: discarded, redirected or copied to a specified address, quarantined for later inspection performed by an administrator or simply be passed to the recipients with a corresponding warning about the potential inappropriate content
The new filter is highly and easily configurable from Axigen administrative services, allowing a flexible control of the constraints imposed to the messages to be processed, a wide range of sensitivity levels applied for detection and a flexible way to activate the filter for different accounts and classes of accounts

31. Thank you.
The Axigen Team