Univik HP Autonomy EAS Converter

The PST was exported from the Exchange mailbox instead of from the archive. EAS replaces archived messages in Exchange with shortcut stubs that point to the archive store, so a mailbox-level export copies the stubs. Export from EAS itself instead, through the EAS Admin GUI or EAS Discovery, so the full messages are written from the archive.

HP Autonomy's IDOL (Intelligent Data Operating Layer) enriches archived messages with custom metadata fields during ingestion: entity extraction, classification tags, sentiment indicators and custom fields configured by the organisation. EAS exports embed these IDOL fields in the PST or EML output. Univik HP Autonomy EAS Converter reads and preserves all IDOL-derived custom metadata fields in the converted output. For EML output they appear as X-IDOL headers. For PDF output they appear in document properties. This IDOL metadata is particularly valuable for organisations that used Autonomy's classification capabilities for regulatory hold and retention management.

Yes. Autonomy EAS journal archives contain the original journal envelope with BCC recipients and full SMTP routing data. The converter preserves this envelope in all output formats. For banks and financial institutions under SEC Rule 17a-4, CFTC and MiFID II, this BCC and SMTP data in journal envelopes is a regulatory requirement for email archive productions.

Yes. EAS began at Educom in 2000 as Exchange Archive Solution, was renamed Enterprise Archive Solution under ZANTAZ in 2004, then passed to Autonomy in 2007, HP in 2011 and Capax Discovery in 2014, with Zantaz Data Resources maintaining it today. The PST and EML export format stayed consistent through every owner, so the converter reads exports from all of them.

No. Once PST or EML files are on local disk, no HP Autonomy EAS server, IDOL server, Autonomy Content Infrastructure or any Micro Focus / OpenText software is required. Conversion runs completely offline. This is essential for organisations where the Autonomy infrastructure has been fully decommissioned or is being retired as part of the migration project.

Yes. Convert per-mailbox EAS PSTs to MBOX. MBOX output imports into Google Workspace using Google's migration tools or BitTitan. IDOL metadata is preserved in MBOX X-headers. Journal envelope BCC data is preserved for compliance continuity in the destination platform.

Yes. EAS PSTs written from older Autonomy storage tiers can carry structural quirks that scanpst.exe chokes on. Because the converter parses the PST itself instead of asking Outlook, those quirks stop mattering: intact items convert and anything unreadable is flagged in the conversion report.

Any Windows from 7 to 11 runs it. Plan on 4 GB of RAM or 8 GB for big enterprise batches, about 50 MB of disk for the install plus space for output and .NET Framework 4.8 or higher, which updated Windows 10 and 11 already include.

Free trial converts the first 25 messages per archive. All features fully functional: IDOL metadata reading, journal envelope handling, eDiscovery case metadata, all 10+ output formats and preview. No time limit.

Use the route that fits the job. The EAS Admin GUI exports mailboxes to PST and keeps the original folder structure. EAS Discovery is the right path for e-discovery cases and legal hold exports. Storage Manager can also run copy-to-PST tasks, but its output is grouped into date folders rather than the mailbox folders. Copy the resulting PST or EML files to local disk and load them into the converter.

The HP Autonomy era of the product ended long ago: HP announced end of support for EAS on August 30, 2015 and sold the product to Capax Discovery in 2014, with Zantaz Data Resources maintaining it today. Most HP Autonomy EAS deployments still in the wild are legacy systems held for their archived mail, which is exactly why converting the exports to open formats matters.

EAS, the Enterprise Archive Solution, is an email archiving platform born at ZANTAZ and carried through four owners: Autonomy bought ZANTAZ in 2007, HP bought Autonomy in 2011, the product moved to Micro Focus in 2017 and OpenText took over Micro Focus in 2023. Development ended along the way, yet EAS archives full of stubbed Exchange mail still run in production. Converting their exports to open formats is how that mail outlives the platform.

Ask what you actually need first. If the goal is moving a living archive with tens of thousands of mailboxes into a new platform under supervision, a legacy archive migration project earns its price. If the goal is getting readable mail out of an EAS system on its way to shutdown and PST or EML exports are within reach, this converter finishes the job for the cost of a license.