MONTREAL, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- GWAVA is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Novell Hidden Gems Tour in South Africa. The Novell Hidden Gems Tour is a must-attend for those who want to get full value from their investment in Novell and SUSE products. This no-cost tour will be held in Cape Town on November 2 (academic customers only) and November 3 and in Johannesburg on November 5 (academic customers) and November 6th.

Speaking for GWAVA will be Richard Bliss, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for GWAVA. He will be joining the group via videoconference and will discuss GWAVA's product offerings which supplement Novell GroupWise, such as Reload for hot backup and disaster recovery and Retain for archiving.

To learn more about this free conference and for registration information, go to http://www.mindworksuk.com/emea-mailer.html

About GWAVA

GWAVA is a worldwide leader in messaging security and archiving and the largest partner of its kind to Novell(R) GroupWise and Teaming in the world. GWAVA solutions are used by over 15 million users in 60 different countries. GWAVA security and audit solutions have been field-tested and proven in many large messaging infrastructures. GWAVA has offices in the U.S., Canada, Germany, and Australia and maintains a network of hundreds of authorized partners. Information on GWAVA can be found at www.gwava.com.

About Richard Bliss

Richard Bliss has been actively involved in the messaging industry since 1989 and is responsible for creating and executing the marketing vision for GWAVA. He has written numerous articles and is a popular speaker at seminars, conferences and conventions on messaging, outsourcing and e-mail security. He has also appeared in numerous magazine interviews as well as appearing on CNN. Prior to joining GWAVA, Mr. Bliss was the Director of Marketing for Novell GroupWise.