Description MessageGate prevents employee's inboxes from bloating with weight loss offers and more unsavory spam and helps companies make sure emails and instant messages stay Sarbanes-Oxley compliant and trade secret-free. The company's products search for key words and phrases to monitor inbound and outbound messages and ensure they meet company and federal regulatory policies. MessageGate's products can also analyze and tag email traffic to reduce storage requirements and improve retrieval capabilities. Customers have included Lockheed Martin and the Tribune Company, owner of the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and the Chicago Tribune. The company formed in 2003 when it spun off from Boeing.