Mimecast

Mimecast is an international company specializing in cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office 365,[1] including security, archiving, and continuity services to protect business mail.

Mimecast Limited
Public
Traded asNASDAQ: MIME
IndustryInformation security
E-mail archiving
File archiving
Cybersecurity
Founded2003 (2003)
FoundersPeter Bauer
Neil Murray
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Key people
Peter Bauer (CEO)
Neil Murray (CTO)
Rafe Brown (CFO)
Nathaniel Borenstein (Chief Scientist)
Dino DiMarino (CRO)
Karen Anderson (CHRO)
ProductsUnified Email Management integrating Email Security; Enterprise Information Archiving, Mailbox Continuity and Services for Office 365, Cybersecurity Training, Web Security
Number of employees
1,800
Websitewww.mimecast.com

The company has 12 global offices with over 1,800 employees. Mimecast has surpassed 36,900 customers[2] and is NASDAQ-listed.[3]

History

Mimecast was founded in 2003 by Peter Bauer and Neil Murray. It has offices in London, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Munich [4] and Israel.

In January, 2010, the company raised $21 million in Series B financing[5] from Index Ventures and Dawn Capital.

In September 2012 Mimecast raised $62m in a Series C funding round, led by New York-based Insight Venture Partners.[6]

On October 16, 2015 Mimecast announced that it filed its registration statement for a proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO). Mimecast began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “MIME” on November 19, 2015. The offering closed on November 24, 2015.

As of February 2018 Mimecast has 29,200 customers globally.[7] Up from 14,500 customers in 2015.[8]

On July 10, 2018, Mimecast acquired [9] cybersecurity training start up Ataata.[10]

On July 31, 2018, Mimecast acquired Solebit for $88 million.[11]

In 2018, Mimecast was named a Top Place to Work by the Boston Globe and the Boston Business Journal. Additionally, the company was a Top Rated Cloud Software Employer on Glassdoor. [12]

In May 2019, Mimecast announced it had exceeded 34,000 customers globally and 296 billion e-mails under management.[13]

On July 23, 2019, Mimecast was named a Best Workplace to Give Back by GoodCompany in recognition of ongoing citizenship and charitable efforts.[14]

On November 14, 2019, Mimecast acquired DMARC Analyzer, a SaaS-based solution provider that offers user-friendly Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) setup, management and analysis.[15]

On January 6, 2020, Mimecast acquired Segasec, a provider of digital threat protection.[16]

Founding

Mimecast co-founder and CEO, Peter Bauer, previously founded FAB Technology in the mid-nineties and sold it to Idion. Earlier, Peter trained as a Microsoft systems engineer and worked with corporate messaging systems.[17]

Mimecast co-founder and CTO is Neil Murray, previously CTO at Global Technology Services and founder of Pro-Solutions,[18] he leads the development of all the company's technology, overseeing the architecture of Mimecast's service and sets out the overall technical vision and strategy for the service.[19]

Other executives include Mimecast Chief Scientist Nathaniel Borenstein, who was amongst the original designers of the MIME protocol for formatting multimedia Internet electronic mail - he sent the world's first e-mail attachment on 11 March 1992.[20]

Mimecast North American Office in Lexington, MA

Technology

The service uses a massively-parallel grid infrastructure for email storage and processing[21] through geographically dispersed data centers,[22] enabling it to offer a 100% uptime service level agreement on all services.[23] Its Mail Transfer Agent provides intelligent email routing based on server or user mailbox location.[24]

Email Security

  • Secure Email Gateway: user optimized spam protection,[25] malware, DoS and DHA protection. Real-time diagnostic and reporting; data loss prevention, secure message delivery, email branding and disclaimer management, document conversion and metadata management, real-time online queue management, large attachment management, advanced routing and spooling.[26]
  • Targeted Threat Protection: URL rewriting at the gateway with time-of-click scanning for malicious content before being opened.[27]
  • Large File Send: send and receive large files from Outlook, with encryption, optional access key and custom expiration dates.[28]
  • Secure Messaging: secure email channel for sensitive information either user-initiated or policy-driven.[29]

Enterprise Information Archiving

  • Cloud Archive for Email: Encrypted cloud storage which saves emails in triplicate[30] in an immutable storage system.[31] Users can access and search emails through an Outlook desktop client.[32] Archive access is available via a Mac desktop app and apps for Android, BlackBerry, iOS[33] and Windows Mobile devices.

Mailbox Continuity

  • Continuity: During primary mail system outages, email can be accessed via Microsoft Outlook, through a web browser[34] and via mobile devices.[35]

Awards
  • Best Cloud Specialist Vendor of the Year 2014 - CRN Channel Awards.[36]
  • 2013 Healthcare IT Summit XCellence Awards.[37]
  • 2013 Deloitte Technology Fast 50.[38]
  • One of London Stock Exchange's '1000 companies to inspire Britain' 2013.[39]
  • Computing Security Awards 2012: Messaging Security Solution of the Year.[40]
  • Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference: Innovative Customer Advocacy Partner of the Year.[41]
  • Sunday Times Tech Track 100 2012: Ranked 45th.[42]
  • UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2012: Ranked 20th.[43]
  • Computer Reseller News Channel Awards 2012: Security Vendor of the Year.[44]
  • Expert Insights - names Mimecast Secure Email Gateway ‘2018 Market Leader’[45]
  • The UK Tech Awards 2018: Tech Growth Business Of The Year[46]
  • The BCI Awards: Continuity And Resilience Provider Product 2018[47]
  • The Megabuyte Quoted25 Awards: Best Performing Company – Security & Infrastructure Software[46]
  • SC Awards Europe 2019: Best Email Security Solution[48]

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