The independent voice of the Microsoft IT Community calls Messageware OWA Suite for Exchange 2010 an excellent addition to the Exchange environment.

May 03, 2010, Toronto, Canada – Messageware (http://www.messageware.com), the world’s leading provider of enterprise productivity, security and customization solutions for Microsoft Office Outlook Web App and Outlook Web Access (OWA) today announced that its OWA Suite for Exchange Server 2010 was named as a Finalist in the Best of TechEd 2010 awards program in the Messaging category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro® and SQL Server Magazine®.

The Best of TechEd 2010 awards recognize companies that offer innovative products to the industry. The judging panel reviewed 298 products and services submitted for the contest and chose 35 finalists to be interviewed at the Microsoft TechEd North America 2010 IT pro conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Winners will be determined at the show, then announced at an invitation-only evening reception at the Hard Rock Café on June 9th. Winners will also be announced on the Tech Ed exhibitor’s floor on June 10th at 1:00 pm, and will be published online at http://www.windowsitpro.com and http://northamerica.msteched.com.

“We amended our category choices this year to be more reflective of the products on the market in alignment with Microsoft Tech Ed categories,” said Jason Bovberg, Senior Editor of Windows IT Pro®. “Close to 300 products and services were nominated this year. Narrowing down the list of nominees to 35 finalists, from so many highly qualified products and services, was an exhaustive process for our judging panel. We’re proud of our selections, and we believe our finalists represent the best of the best in their categories. As always, we chose them based on their innovation, strategic importance to the market, competitive advantage and exceptional value to customers,” remarked Bovberg.

“We are very pleased that Messageware OWA Suite 2010 has been recognized as a finalist,” said Mark Rotman, President of Messageware Incorporated.

Messageware OWA Suite 2010 has improved upon both the security and features in Microsoft’s new Exchange Server Outlook Web App email software. Messageware OWA Suite extends the value of Exchange 2010 by enabling companies to use Outlook Web App more securely, improve the user experience and save time. The cost-effective OWA Suite consists of seven award-winning security and productivity applications that seamlessly integrate with Exchange 2010 — ActiveSend, AttachView, CalendarPack, NavGuard, OWA Print, Plus Pack, and TimeGuard. With ActiveSend, CalendarPack, OWA Print and Plus Pack, the user experience is improved by making Outlook Web Access more like the Outlook client, so emails and documents can be composed, sent and printed easily. AttachView, NavGuard, and TimeGuard secure vulnerabilities in OWA that can expose email accounts and confidential documents.