As part of the IBM TotalStorage Open Software Family, IBM System Storage Archive Manager facilitates compliance with the most stringent regulatory requirements in the most flexible and function-rich manner. It helps manage and simplify the retrieval of the ever-increasing amount of data that organizations must retain for strict records retention regulations. Many of the regulations demand the archiving of records, e-mails, design documents and other data for many years, in addition to requiring that the data is not changed or deleted.IBM Tivoli Storage Manager's existing policy-based data management capabilities help organizations meet many of the regulatory requirements of various government and industry agencies. But some new regulations require additional safeguards on data retention. IBM System Storage Archive Manager provides data retention policies that help meet these new regulations.