MONTREAL, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Free upgrade provides small businesses with benefits of a fully
compliant and secure messaging infrastructure without having to pay extra
licensing fees

To help small businesses effectively meet the challenges of the tough
economic times, Messaging Architects announced they are extending the Risk
Free Messaging upgrade for Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition
users worldwide.

The Risk Free Messaging upgrade includes Messaging Architects' core email
security and retention applications, including M+Guardian and GWArchive.
These products provide a comprehensive way to address email security and
archiving concerns while enhancing overall system functionality.

"We're acutely aware small businesses are being hit hard today," said
Pierre Chamberland, CEO of Messaging Architects. "Novell challenged us to
provide small business clients with an innovative way to defend them against
security and compliance risks they face. Our response is the free upgrade
which protects their email systems while driving down the cost of IT systems
and support."

"Messaging Architects' Risk Free Messaging upgrade offers our small
business customers powerful email security and archiving tools and are a
cost-effective complement to the productivity tools available in the Novell
Open Workgroup Suite," said Wendy Steinle, Director of End-User Computing
Solutions and Product Marketing at Novell.

Mike Hinton, Managing Director of NDS8, a Novell Platinum Solutions
Provider, commented, "All organisations, regardless of size rely heavily on
email for communication, a method that brings significant risks, as well as
benefits. In the current economic situation, it's refreshing to see a major
software vendor providing a complete set of risk management tools to smaller
organisations without licence costs. This will help us provide valuable
protection to all organisations, even those who otherwise could not afford it
at the present time."

Availability

The Risk-Free Messaging Upgrade for Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small
Business Edition is available worldwide. For more information, contact
Messaging Architects or any Novell Small Business Expert reseller.

About Messaging Architects

Founded in 1995, Messaging Architects is a global specialist in risk
management for email. Our software and services deliver 100% uptime and
compliance. Thousands of organizations worldwide depend on our solutions
which are compatible with Novell GroupWise, Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus
Notes/Domino. For more information, visit http://www.messagingarchitects.com.