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OpenText Retain Unified Archiving
What it is
OpenText Retain Unified Archiving stores business communications for centralized case assessment, search and eDiscovery. Organizations can deploy it on-premises or in the cloud, and listed message sources include Exchange, Office 365, Gmail, Bloomberg Professional, OpenText GroupWise and mobile communications. Administrators can define archive policies using factors such as mailbox type, source, item status, age, attachments and folders.
Its built-in eDiscovery supports litigation holds, search, redaction and export of archived messages. Users and administrators can access archives through a browser-based viewer; listed options also include email clients, a mobile app and an Offline Archive Viewer. Exports can be made to PST, PDF or standalone archive viewer formats. The product describes encrypted archiving for iOS, Android and BlackBerry, AES encryption, audit trails, role-based access and permissions for confidential messages. Single-instance storage keeps one copy of each message and attachment. A third-party API can ingest information while maintaining data fidelity. Pricing is available on request. The product is intended for organizations that manage communication records and data archiving mandates.
For and against
For
- Can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud.
- Built-in eDiscovery includes litigation holds and redaction.
- Archived messages can be exported to PST or PDF.
- Policy controls cover multiple message and attachment attributes.
- Single-instance storage retains one copy of each message and attachment.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- Listed mobile archiving covers iOS, Android and BlackBerry.
The verdict
Retain Unified Archiving combines communication retention, policy controls and eDiscovery in a deployable archive. Pricing requires a request, so organizations will need to discuss cost with OpenText.
Who it suits
Retain Unified Archiving is intended for organizations that need to manage communication records and meet archiving mandates. Its eDiscovery tools may suit teams handling litigation holds, searches and message exports.
On the record
- Archive access
- Users and administrators can access archives through a browser-based Web Access Archive Viewer, and the data sheet also lists email clients, a mobile app, and an Offline Archive Viewer.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The archive can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Discovery tools
- Built-in eDiscovery supports litigation holds, search, redaction, and export of archived messages.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- Archived data can be exported to PST, PDF, or standalone archive viewer formats.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page identifies OpenText Enterprise Messaging and OpenText GroupWise among related integrations and solutions.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product page describes archiving and eDiscovery for organizations that need to manage communication records and meet data archiving mandates.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Message sources
- The data sheet lists Exchange, Office 365, Gmail, Bloomberg Professional, OpenText GroupWise, and mobile communications as supported sources.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Mobile archiving
- The data sheet describes encrypted mobile message archiving for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry devices.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Policy controls
- Administrators can define archive policies by mailbox type, message source, item type, status, age, attachments, folder, and attachment type.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Archives business communications for centralized case assessment, search, and eDiscovery.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security and access
- The data sheet describes AES encryption, secure storage options, audit trails, role-based access controls, and permissions for confidential messages.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Storage efficiency
- Single-instance storage keeps one copy of each message and attachment in the archive.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product page links to OpenText Support Services, Professional Services, Customer Success Services, and Managed Services.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Third-party integration
- The data sheet says a third-party API can ingest information into the archive while maintaining data fidelity.opentext.com · read 4 Oct 2026
