Enterprise Information Archiving Export Formats

Overview

The goal of enterprise information archiving is to collect, preserve, and make available an organization's email and other electronic communications following legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements. To support these objectives, enterprise information archiving systems provide various export formats for accessing archived data.

This article provides an overview of the export formats supported by enterprise information archiving systems.

Export Formats

Enterprise information archiving systems support a variety of export formats for accessing archived data. The most commonly supported export formats are listed below.

MIME: The MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) format is the standard format for email messages. MIME messages can be exported from an enterprise information archiving system and viewed in any email client that supports the MIME format.

PDF: PDF (Portable Document Format) is a standard format for document exchange. PDF documents can be exported from an enterprise information archiving system and viewed in any PDF viewer.

TIFF: TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a standard format for storing images. TIFF images can be exported from an enterprise information archiving system and viewed in any TIFF viewer.

PST: PST (Personal Storage Table) is a proprietary format used by Microsoft Outlook for storing email messages. PST files can be exported from an enterprise information archiving system and imported into Microsoft Outlook.

Enterprise information archiving systems also support a variety of other export formats, including XML, CSV, and HTML.

Conclusion

Enterprise information archiving systems provide a variety of export formats for accessing archived data. MIME, PDF, TIFF, and PST are the most commonly supported export formats. Other export formats supported by enterprise information archiving systems include XML, CSV, and HTML.