Lars Davies, a specialist in IT law at the University of London’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies, gave a talk at Microsoft’s UK headquarters in November on the legal aspects of e-mail retention. Here is a synopsis of his major points. A summary by Michael Osterman.

As companies realise the need to take control of their e-mail systems, the channel could be well placed to supply the technology required for monitoring and managing Internet usage. An article in ComputerWeekly.com by Piers Ford.

It’s so simple – just a few files to the members of a workgroup – yet the impact on e-mail servers is devastating, Nick Booth assesses whether e-mail’s massive popularity can be controlled without resorting to drastic measures. An article in ComputerWeekly.com.

The popularity of all things online has meant things like the rather mundane tasks of network security have been cast aside. So can we turn our attentions back to this seriously overlooked issue? An article published in ComputerWeekly.com.

Archive software prioritises employer liability over the individual’s right to privacy. An article by Wendy McAuliffe in ZDNet UK.

Forget the enforcer image that security usually inspires, IT security managers must be advisers, coaches and enablers of the business. A case study by Alison Classe first published by Computer Weekly.

While e-mail is not yet viewed as equivalent to paper, its widespread use and increased legal standing means a permanent record of electronic correspondence is becoming required more and more by companies in much the same way as they store paper-based letters. We look at the advantages that investment in storage and retrieval systems for e-mail can bring. An article in Computer Weekly by Simon Vail.