We don't need to tell you that users’ mailboxes are growing at a phenomenal rate. Attachments are a major source of this growth, whether best practice or not, and it’s all too easy to attach a document for discussion, for approval or just for information. It’s now the norm to send spreadsheets, graphics or other large files without thinking about the effects on the system.

Sending email attachments has become standard practice, but the infrastructure to store, manage and deliver the messages is suffering. Users have grown accustomed to receiving email wherever they are. With many users residing on the LAN, they may be unaware of the need to manage capacity until they work from home or travel, or notice the network has slowed down, or their mailbox is over-sized and they need to reduce it.

Zipping an attachment will reduce its size by up to 80%. The net effect on a mailbox by zipping attachments is to reduce its overall size by between 40-55%.

Investing in an enterprise-wide email auto-zip solution allows companies to reduce the total cost of ownership of their messaging system and to make significant increases in user productivity. The lower cost of ownership is derived from reduced storage and bandwidth demands. The increased user productivity comes from automating the zipping process and improved performance of the messaging system by reducing delays in sending/receiving emails.

MaX Compression from C2C provides “anytime, anywhere” automated compression and decompression to optimize the benefits to the user and the organization. MaX Compression automatically and invisibly zips/unzips attachments reducing storage demands, network overheads and improves usage productivity. Its strength is in its seemless integration with Outlook.

 For more information about how MaX Compression can help your storage demands, email us at info@c2c.com or call us.