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Security news4 March 2002
Sophos delivers anti-virus protection for Microsoft Exchange 2000 server
MailMonitor for Exchange 2000 offers gateway protection against computer viruses
Sophos, a world leader in corporate
MailMonitor for Exchange 2000 scans for viruses in all incoming emails, enabling network administrators to either disinfect, delete or quarantine infected messages. By scanning for malicious code at the gateway level, MailMonitor for Exchange 2000 protects wide area- and local area- networks from viruses before they enter the organisation.
MailMonitor for Exchange 2000 uses officially supported Microsoft API calls to tightly integrate into the Exchange 2000 software. In addition to this, future versions of MailMonitor for Exchange 2000 will support Microsoft Exchange's virus-scanning API, VS API 2.0.
"Naturally we're delighted that
"By combining Microsoft Exchange 2000 with Sophos MailMonitor, businesses can benefit from scalable, high-performance and secure messaging services," said David Mitchell, MailMonitor product manager at Sophos
Sophos's award-winning
About MailMonitor for Exchange 2000
- Scans all mail passing through the Exchange server.
- Detects and disinfects all viruses found.
- Scans Exchange 2000 mailboxes in Immediate and Scheduled modes.
- Infected body text can be disinfected, deleted or quarantined.
- Administrator has full control over quarantined messages.
- Allows multiple scheduled jobs to be configured for automatic scanning of mailboxes at predetermined times.
- Scans Exchange 2000 mailboxes on demand.
- Provides automatic centralised reporting of virus incidents.
- Allows remote administration.
- Protects WANs and LANs from viruses before they enter the organisation.
- Is transparent to end users.
- Detects viruses in compressed attachments including recursive ZIP, LZH, ARJ, RAR, GZIP, TAR and CMZ archives.
- Detects Macintosh viruses.
- Is updated constantly.
- Easily detects polymorphic viruses using Sophos's advanced Virus Description Language (VDL) and a built-in code emulator.
About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
