Protect Exchange Server 2007 from Viruses, Worms,
and Spam
Forefront Security for Exchange
Server Product Overview
Updated: August 14, 2007
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
helps protect your e-mail infrastructure from infection
and downtime through an approach that emphasizes layered
defenses, optimization of Exchange Server performance
and availability, and simplified management control.
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Comprehensive
Protection: Microsoft Forefront Security for
Exchange Server includes multiple scan engines
from industry-leading security firms integrated
in a single solution to help businesses protect
their Exchange messaging environments from
viruses, worms, and spam. |
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Optimized Performance:
Through deep integration with Exchange Server,
scanning innovations and performance controls,
Forefront Security for Exchange Server helps
protect messaging environments while maintaining
uptime and optimizing server performance. |
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Simplified Management:
Forefront Security for Exchange Server also
enables administrators to easily manage
configuration and operation, automated scan
engine signature updates and reporting at the
server and enterprise level. |
Forefront Security for Exchange Server is an
on-premise solution that provides protection for
Exchange 2007 Edge, Hub and Mailbox server roles.
Customers who purchase Forefront Security for Exchange
Server to protect Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will
also be licensed to use Microsoft Antigen for Exchange,
Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam
Manager to protect their Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 environments.
Forefront Security for Exchange Server SP1 is now in
beta 2 and available for
download. The new SP1 release provides support for
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 and Windows Server 2008, as
well as content filtering and manageability
enhancements. For more information on the updates in
this release, see
product features.