14 DAY TRIAL // Concomitantly with the worldwide availability of Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft also announced the release of Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server. Following day one of the TechEd Europe conference, customers around the world will be able to acquire Exchange Server 2010, and, for those that opt for Microsoft’s latest version of Exchange, Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is readily available to protect their environments. A trial variant of Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is already up for grabs.
“Part of our Business Ready Security strategy, Forefront Protection for Exchange (FPE) offers multiple anti-malware engines for 38 times faster detection than single engine solutions, and 99% guaranteed spam protection with only one in 250,000 spam false positives. Customers also have the choice of using the hosted Forefront Online Protection for Exchange service, or both offerings together for defense-in-depth,” revealed a member of the Forefront team.
According to Microsoft, customers opting for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server will be able to include premium antispam protection. The Redmond company noted that the security solution was capable of delivering a 99% detection rate, while generating less than 1 in 250,000 false positives. In addition, Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server comes with a new graphical user interface, as well as a fresh dashboard view, designed to offer administrators both detection statistics and health monitoring capabilities. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server comes with support for Exchange Server 2010, but also for Windows PowerShell, and even the company’s hypervisor, Hyper-V.
“FPE is designed to help companies balance the needs of business with security requirements. Email is an extremely critical application, of course, and it presents challenges to both businesspeople and IT managers. Employees (and non-employees) needs secure access to messaging and documents from anywhere, as well as a spam-free inbox and protection from malware. On the other hand, IT must manage multiple sites and devices, ensure information protection and compliance, and ward off financially-motivated threats,” the Forefront team representative added.
Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is available for download here.