F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway goes virtual to tackle spam

NEW DELHI

JANUARY 15, 2007

F-Secure announced the availability of its next-generation messaging security
solutions, F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway appliance which blocks spam and
viruses at the gateway level. F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway version 4
comes with improved usability, mail queue management and support for more
complex email infrastructures.

While the Messaging Security Gateway is available in three different physical
hardware configurations, the award-winning hardware appliance is now also
available utilizing VMware's virtualization platform. All four versions
including the virtual appliance feature the same anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-phishing
features as well as an optional zero-hour protection against fast-spreading
email viruses.

The new optional Zero-Hour Antivirus Module is an important addition to
Gateway appliance to protect enterprises against fast-spreading viruses. During
the critical first hours of a new virus outbreak before traditional anti-virus
signatures have been updated, the Module offers an effective first line of
defence.

"Many organizations are overloaded by email-borne spam and viruses. As
the number increases, so too does the importance of heightened spam and virus
detection rates as well as the ease by which mail filtering capacity can be
increased," says Ari Alakiuttu, Vice President of Product Marketing.
"I believe that the new additions to the F-Secure Messaging Security
product line will ensure increased email productivity and peace of mind."