Clearswift's MIMEsweeper for SMTP 5.0 Extends Support for Compliance Initiatives; E-mail Content Security Integral to Regulatory Compliance.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Clearswift, the MIMEsweeper Company and world's #1 in Content Security, today announced that MIMEsweeper(TM) for SMTP 5.0 provides substantial support for compliance initiatives, easing the burden of observing regulation laws such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Basel II, HIPAA, SEC and NYSD regulations and the Data Protection Act as it relates to e-mail content.

"Regulatory compliance is fast becoming an 'issue du jour' for many organizations in regulated industries," said Brian Burke, research manager at IDC. "Looking for content security solutions that are easy to manage, are policy based, and that integrate with encryption and archiving tools is essential. These regulations are not going away and enforcement is fast becoming a topic that organizations have to grapple with. Securing solutions that are comprehensive enough to meet the letter of these regulations should underpin a CIO's compliance strategy."

Clearswift's MIMEsweeper for SMTP 5.0 is the gatekeeper for all content passing through the SMTP gateway. Its policy-based engine passes e-mail on to encryption and archiving solutions to help organizations comply with organizational and other compliance regulations. MIMEsweeper for SMTP 5.0 is uniquely equipped to meet the needs of organizations that are faced with the issues of regulatory compliance offering the most comprehensive enterprise class e-mail content security solution available in the market, delivering the best scalability and robustness. It is a best-of-breed solution that counters all content security threats -- spam, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and DOS attacks -- while allowing companies to remain compliant and meet best practice standards.

Together with the increasing range and complexity of digital threats, regulatory compliance is driving demand for enterprise-class solutions that scale, are comprehensive enough to meet all threats from a single platform, are easy to deploy and manage, and can be easily integrated with archiving and encryption products to meet the letter of the law. Clearswift released MIMEsweeper(TM) for SMTP 5.0 -- a comprehensive, policy-based content security solution -- which works to meet the needs of organizations that must adhere to organizational policy and other compliance regulations.

What the regulations require

Each regulation has specific requirements that pertain to the safeguarding of data. Some regulations require specific timelines for archiving of e-mail and other data; other regulations require that data be securely transferred across the Internet -- therefore requiring some sort of encryption mechanism.

According to David Guyatt, CEO of Clearswift, the MIMEsweeper(TM) Company, Information security -- principally data security, compliance and the countering of digital threats -- has emerged as a No. 1 CIO concern in recent months. Senior, non-technical managers are demanding greater transparency in reporting in order to minimize legal liability from the circulation of offensive or illegal material, electronic harassment, as well as the loss of sensitive data. In addition, the goal of ensuring compliance with regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II and the Data Protection Act are forcing senior managers to insist on the scrutiny of all data passing through SMTP gateways.

Guyatt's comments came at the launch of version 5.0 of MIMEsweeper for SMTP, Clearswift's flagship content security solution for e-mail. "The threats faced by large enterprises are multiplying in scale, complexity and variety," he said, "and companies can no longer afford to protect against just one or two threats such as spam or viruses. They need to counter all forms of existing and emerging digital threats from the same platform, while complying with complex regulations."

IT managers are moving away from the piecemeal, "one-threat-at-a-time" tactical approach to security toward embracing enterprise-class content security solutions. They want systems that rely on fewer staff, deliver lower cost of ownership, have minimum impact on existing systems, and deliver tangible savings in bandwidth and storage terms. To become compliant, organizations need to control and monitor e-mail communications so that they can stop inappropriate or illegal content. Because it is policy-based, MIMEsweeper stops leakage of confidential information and allows those e-mails which meet set policy to be passed to designated encryption and archiving solutions.

About MIMEsweeper(TM) for SMTP 5.0

MIMEsweeper for SMTP 5.0 allows consistent policy definition and enforcement (for e-mail), through automated policy replication. This new version incorporates a "roles-based" approach to administration, too, moving mail management from the back office to the front office. This allows, for example, the HR department -- rather than IT -- to implement company mail policy on, say, profanity, sexism or racism. Its unique approach to system management allows for hierarchical devolvement of duties to multiple administrators. IT managers can delegate specific responsibilities, such as server monitoring, access to particular quarantine areas and reporting, to the most appropriate administrators or department, therefore spreading the load of administration and significantly reducing the time it takes to process blocked e-mails.

About Clearswift

Clearswift is the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications. Clearswift solutions ensure business compliance through safe messaging, secure boundaries and best practice in electronic communications. Clearswift delivers the capabilities for organizations to protect themselves against e-mail and Web-based threats, meet legal and regulatory requirements, implement productivity-saving policies and manage intellectual property passing through their network.

Clearswift product portfolio includes MIMEsweeper(TM), the world's leading family of content security products for e-mail and Web, as well as a range of highly specialized security solutions for government and defense organizations. More information about Clearswift, its products and services is available at www.clearswift.com.

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