PLEASANTON, Calif., May 31, 2005 -- ZANTAZ, Inc., the global leader in Information Retention and Discovery Management (IRDM) solutions, today announced its new findings on how organizations can protect themselves from the growing risk of electronic information. The findings were released in a new white paper titled, "Information Risk: The Growing Corporate Threat -- And Five Best Practices To Help You Protect Your Organization." The white paper addresses the threat that electronic information poses to businesses of every size, and provides senior executives, information and technology professionals, and corporate governance stakeholders with practical approaches to minimizing that threat.

"The explosive growth of email, instant messaging and other forms of electronic information has led to serious operational, legal and regulatory risks," says Steve King, President of ZANTAZ. "However, far too many organizations remain unaware of those risks -- and the steps that they can take to proactively manage them."

The white paper cites findings from recent technology reports on the growth of electronic information, including the statistic that corporations now generate 17.5 trillion electronic documents every day. It also includes the current views of leading industry analysts from IDC, Gartner, Meta Group and Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), who believe that corporate executives must inspire greater leadership on this issue.

Quoted in the white paper is Peter Gerr, Senior Analyst at ESG, who states, "Information is the most valuable and volatile asset that an organization has. In order to manage that asset, organizations have to be led by a culture of accountability."

Beyond leadership, the white paper stresses the importance of implementing systematic processes for the retention and retrieval of electronic information, particularly email. "When it comes to managing the risks of information, the power lies in the process," reports Julie Marobella, Sr. Research Analyst, Records Management and Compliance Infrastructure at IDC. To that point, the white paper introduces the following "best practices" for companies looking to address the growing threat of electronic data:

1. Get Serious About The Threat

2. Develop A Proactive Plan

3. Set Sustainable, Global Policies

4. Enforce Policies From The Top Down

5. Manage Information Like A Corporate Asset

"These 'best practices' are intended to help organizations protect themselves from information risk," says ZANTAZ President Steve King. "Without them, companies are likely to face increased system downtime and overhead, reduced employee productivity, greater exposure to regulatory risks and long-term damage to corporate reputations."

In the white paper's closing section, IDC's Julie Marobella stresses the urgent need for the kind of best practices that ZANTAZ recommends. "Now, more than ever, organizations have a greater obligation to ensure that their electronic communications are properly retained, retrievable, and reviewable. A sustainable information management strategy and supporting infrastructure will help companies address corporate compliance, corporate governance, and risk management."

Downloads of the white paper are available online at http://www.zantaz.com/resources.

About ZANTAZ

ZANTAZ is the global leader in Information Retention and Discovery Management solutions. ZANTAZ' solutions enable organizations to capture, preserve and access unstructured digital information -- including email, IM, files, scanned documents, and other electronic records -- and review and produce relevant documents in a manner that reduces operational risks and costs while complying with legal, regulatory and corporate policy requirements. ZANTAZ solutions are available as onsite software applications or on-demand hosted services, and include a broad set of professional services and integration support. ZANTAZ has over 600 customers, including many of the largest corporations, law firms and government agencies in the world. For more information, visit http://www.ZANTAZ.com or call us at 800-636-0095.

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