BindView Extends Security Administration and Policy Enforcement Capabilities of bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange Server.Business/Technology Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. Ensures the Integrity of Exchange Environments with BindView's Exclusive ActiveAdmin Capabilities BindView Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BVEW BVEW Binary View ), a leading provider of IT administration and security management solutions, announced today bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange v2.0, a comprehensive management solution for Microsoft Exchange environments. As part of the bv-Control Security Management Suite, this product provides customers with innovative assessment, analysis and administration capabilities for their Exchange environments. With the inclusion of the ActiveAdmin(R) feature in this new release, bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange v2.0 provides Exchange administrators with extended vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. capabilities, configuration and security policy enforcement features and enhanced productivity of Exchange administration. This solution allows customers to prepare for migration to Exchange 2000, while helping them deal with the complexities of managing a heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). Exchange environment. BindView's exclusive ActiveAdmin(R) feature enables bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange to "find and fix" numerous security vulnerabilities and threats in the Exchange environment. Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. action for compliance with security policies, such as extraction of suspicious file types for analysis, can be performed and immediate policy enforcement applied as appropriate across the organization. "The addition of the ActiveAdmin capability to bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange provides customers with a robust solution for security, configuration and administration of Exchange environments," said Robert Marcus, Exchange product manager for Microsoft. "BindView continues to raise the standard in security management solutions for messaging administrators." "After successfully using BindView solutions to safely and effectively manage every aspect of our Microsoft Exchange environment, we are anxiously awaiting the new and enhanced bv-Control for Exchange 2.0 product," said Jeff Parker Jeff Parker can refer to more than one person:
Benefits of bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange With the addition of the ActiveAdmin features, bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange provides Exchange administrators with the following benefits: -- Improved efficiency of the Exchange environment through increased consistency of configuration. bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange improves the efficiency of Exchange management by enabling administrator to set boundaries on the size of messages and storage limits of mailboxes, thereby reducing message delivery times and creating more storage space on Exchange servers. -- Automated actions for policy enforcement. bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange provides comprehensive assessment and audit of security threats and vulnerabilities, in addition to compliance of legal and regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. , such as e-mail content and e-mail archiving Retaining e-mail messages for historical purposes or to be in compliance with many industry regulations. The file structure of e-mail is different than other data formats, and message archiving software is specialized for e-mail retention and searching. policies. With the ActiveAdmin feature, bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange promotes the continuous integrity and consistency of Exchange environments by enabling automatic enforcement of changing corporate and legal policies. -- Increased productivity for Exchange administrators. With bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange's centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. administration and enterprise scalability, Exchange administrators are able to manage multiple, disparate Exchange environments of fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. size and scope. bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange dramatically reduces the time needed by administrators to modify specific attributes and copy, move or delete To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk. See file wipe, trash and undelete. 1. (operating system) delete - (Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible. items in mailboxes or public folders. -- Increased security of Exchange environments. With bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange, administrators can now eliminate all e-mails in mailboxes and folders that contain viruses or otherwise inappropriate content immediately upon discovery of its location. "Messaging security is a critical challenge facing today's companies as they find themselves increasingly vulnerable to security threats such as viruses in e-mail attachments A file that rides along with an e-mail message. The attached file can be of any type. E-mail programs make it easy to attach a file. For example, in Eudora, all you do is select Attach from the Message menu, browse through the folder hierarchy to find the file you want and then double ," said Maurene Caplan Grey, senior research analyst at Gartner. "IT requires comprehensive administration and security management toolsets that will allow them to resolve any vulnerabilities at the time they are discovered." Pricing and Availability bv-Control for Exchange is available today and is priced at $995 per server and $12.95 per mailbox A simulated mailbox in the computer that holds e-mail messages. Mailboxes are stored on disk as a file of messages, a database of messages or as an individual file for each message. The standard mailboxes are usually In, Out, Trash and Junk (Spam). , and includes all components for on-demand reporting and real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. monitoring. "bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange is an extension of BindView's bv-Control product family of comprehensive security management solutions," said Kevin Weiss, chief marketing officer at BindView. "Security threats in today's workplace are both internal and external, and bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange gives IT administrators the ability to secure their messaging environments, to extend the integrity of corporate IT networks, and to include servers and applications." About BindView Corporation BindView, the leader in the vulnerability assessment market, provides software solutions which enhance business performance by helping to ensure the integrity of the IT infrastructure. BindView's comprehensive software offerings secure and simplify the management and administration of network operating systems An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. , directories and related applications. By enabling corporate IT professionals to effectively leverage their existing technologies, BindView's award-winning products play a critical role in achieving business goals. More than 10 million licenses of BindView's solutions have been shipped worldwide to approximately 5,000 companies, including more than 75 of the Fortune 100 and 24 of the largest 25 U.S. banks. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's World Wide Web site at http//www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at (800) 749-8439 or at (713) 561-4000. Editors Note: BindView(R), the BindView logo, and the BindView product names used in this document are trademarks of BindView Development Corporation, which may be registered in one or more jurisdictions. The names of products of other companies mentioned in this document, if any, may be the registered or unregistered trademarks of the owners of the products. |
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