Montreal, Canada
GWAVA is a Canadian startup founded in 2001, operating in the fields of Cyber Security and Enterprise Software. The company's flagship product, Retain, serves as a unified archiving suite primarily concentrated on email archiving for Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange, while offering comprehensive native support for archiving Gmail and Novell GroupWise email. Retain goes beyond email archiving by supporting the archiving of electronic business communications, including data from mobile devices, social media, instant messages, and internet web searches. Notably, 70% of the company's sales are through VARs, showcasing a robust partner channel. Additionally, the company has a strategic partnership with BlackBerry, wherein Retain is rebranded and sold as the 'BlackBerry Audit and Archiving Service'.
One of the notable features of Retain is its Retain Insights technology, which enables eDiscovery across connected datasets. The product also boasts an advanced search engine, search suggestions, keyword tagging, a Boolean search wizard, and Regex functions. Offering both on-premises and cloud solutions, GWAVA continues to enhance its offerings and is receiving positive feedback from its customers.