Smarsh Recognized as "Top Player" Among Hosted Email Archiving Vendors by Independent Analyst Research Firm

- Smarsh leadership recognized in "Cloud Email Archiving - Market Quadrant 2011" -

Portland, Ore., July 28, 2011 - Smarsh®, the managed service leader in innovative, secure and reliable email archiving and compliance solutions, announced today that it was positioned as a Top Player in The Radicati Group's "Cloud Email Archiving – Market Quadrant 2011" report.

The market analysis of hosted email archiving solutions categorized 10 vendors as Top Players, Mature Players, Specialists or Trail Blazers based on market share and functionality. Smarsh was one of two providers recognized as Top Players, defined as "...the current leaders of the market, with products that have built up large customer bases. Vendors don't become 'top players' overnight."

"More and more organizations are adopting hosted email archiving solutions, recognizing their performance, cost and infrastructure benefits, as well as high satisfaction levels among users," said Stephen Marsh, CEO and founder of Smarsh. "As services mature and the regulatory environment evolves, organizations of all sizes are growing more discriminating. We fill the compliance gap for firms looking for a reliable, comprehensive and interoperable solution, coupled with the support and innovation that provide peace of mind."

About Smarsh

Smarsh® provides hosted solutions for archiving electronic communications, including email, instant messaging and social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Founded in 2001, Smarsh helps organizations manage and enforce flexible, secure and cost-effective compliance and records retention strategies. For more information, visit www.Smarsh.com or follow Smarsh at www.Twitter.com/SmarshInc.

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