Summary of User, Technical and Institutional Requirements

• Reliable and resilient message delivery (<2 minutes for internal mail)
• Secure (including password, data encryption, enforcement of strong password)
• Open standards (i.e. IMAP, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP)
• Integrates with current server, directory and workstation environment
• Interoperable with current systems (Exchange, Lotus Notes)
• Single-seat administration
• System and usage monitoring
• Auditing
• Quota management
• New mail notifications
• Address standardization
• Audit trail – to facilitate use e-mail for formal communications with staff and students
• Commercial activities covered
• Digital signatures
• Electronic procurement
• e-mail to mobile phones
• Future proof
• Generic addresses
• Integration with Virtual Learning Environment, Student Management System, authorization systems especially eDir
• Secure, round-the-clock remote access to mailboxes
• Centralized virus detection and disinfecting for all inbound and outbound emails
• Centralized spam detection all inbound emails
• Server-based mailstore separate from mailestore, with ability to capture local cache of emails for use when traveling
• Access to mailboxes from multiple, cross-platform clients
• Server-based, user-specified filtering rules to delete or move mail from Inbox independently of mail client
• Ability to handle large attachments (100MB or more) intelligently
• Calendaring