Clearswift Announces Partnership with Symantec; Partnership to Provide Clearswift Customers Managed Access to Symantec AntiVirus Software Products.Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 The first integration is already complete. A Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. antivirus scenario, which can be freely downloaded from Clearswift's Web site, allows MAILsweeper SMTP 4.3 to use the Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 for virus scanning. This combined solution is now available for Clearswift and Symantec customers and resellers. Later this month Symantec will launch an antivirus product specifically for Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP. In the future, both companies will add Symantec AntiVirus support for the MIMEsweeper family and ENTERPRISEsuite products. MIMEsweeper is the market leading family of products designed to implement e-mail and Web communications e-policies. With more than 13,000 customers worldwide, MIMEsweeper 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 the intellectual property passing through their network. ENTERPRISEsuite meets the needs of security and IT executives seeking control of electronic communications and to reduce costs and risks in larger complex organizations. It delivers the e-policy infrastructure and the enforcement technology required to deploy a comprehensive management and security solution across multiple protocols, multiple locations and multiple servers. The Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine provides high-performance, scalable virus scanning and repair services to protect traffic passing through MAILsweeper for SMTP. Through seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. , policy and other configuration management is handled via the MAILsweeper for SMTP console simplifying administration. "We are excited at the announcement of the partnership between the two vendors. Our own tests have revealed the very high performance of this integration," said Rene Rosenbeck-Larsen, senior consultant with ezenta A/S, a Danish based company specialized in security, " ... and the demand is such that we already have a number of customers using this elegant combined solution." "Anti-virus and content security go hand-in-hand," said Brian Burke For the hockey executive, see . Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947) was premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. In 1994, Burke was imprisoned for seven months after being convicted of rorting travel expenses. , research manager at IDC. "It makes sense to combine AV tools with content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. solutions to bring further security to e-mail communications. The content security market (Web filtering Blocking access to unwanted Internet content. Businesses can block content based on traffic type. For example, Web access might be allowed, but file transfers may not. Content can also be blocked by site, using lists of URLs cataloged by content that are updated frequently. and e-mail scanning) is set to grow to $1.4 billion by 2006 while the anti-virus market will exceed $3.4 billion. This kind of market growth shows that these types of technologies are certainly important to most organizations security programs." "This agreement brings the two leaders in their respective markets into a partnership that delivers great value for customers," said Paul Rutherford
"This solution demonstrates Symantec's commitment to addressing the enterprise need for effective, scalable virus protection for e-mail traffic," said Greg Gotta, vice president, product delivery at Symantec. "Enterprise customers can work with more confidence knowing that they have the seamless integration of MIMEsweeper SMTP and Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine providing best of breed antivirus and policy management software for their e-mail traffic," added Gotta. About Clearswift Clearswift is the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications, with a 23 percent share of the global content filtering market. 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. The company's expertise lies in establishing and enforcing e-policies. Content security threats include the circulation of inappropriate images and text, spam and oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. files, loss and corruption of data, breaches of confidentiality, as well as viruses and malicious code. Clearswift's software portfolio includes Clearswift MIMEsweeper, a product family for e-mail and Web e-policies and Clearswift ENTERPRISEsuite, a software infrastructure for managing e-policies in complex environments. More information about Clearswift, its products and services is available at www.clearswift.com. Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine The Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine is a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. server application and communication Application Programming Interface (API) that allows for the integration of Symantec's antivirus technology into other server software applications and appliances. Symantec's key antivirus technologies include Bloodhound bloodhound, breed of large hound whose ancestors were known in the Mediterranean region before the Christian era. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 80 and 110 lb (36.3–49.9 kg). , NAVEX NAVEX Navigation Exercise NAVEX Norton anti Virus Extension , LiveUpdate, and malicious mobile code detection for Java, ActiveX, and standalone script-based threats. By utilizing these technologies the Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine detects viruses, worms, and Trojan horses It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome.
(operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, Sun Solaris, and Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. , the Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine can be deployed in heterogeneous enterprise environments. Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine is backed by Symantec Security Response, a global team of dedicated intrusion experts, security engineers, virus hunters, threat analysts, and technical support teams that work in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem to provide extensive coverage for enterprise businesses and consumers. Symantec Security Response also leverages sophisticated threat and early warning systems to help provide customers with comprehensive, global, 24x7 Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. expertise to proactively guard against today's blended Internet threats. (C) 2003 Clearswift Ltd. All rights reserved. The Clearswift logo and Clearswift product names including ES(TM), ENTERPRISEsuite(TM), ES ClearPoint(TM), ES ClearSecure(TM), ES ClearEdge(TM), ES ClearBase(TM), ES ClearSurf(TM), CS DeepSecure(TM), CS Bastion II(TM) CS X.400 Filter(TM), CS MIMEsweeper(TM), CS MAILsweeper(TM), CS WEBsweeper(TM), CS e-Sweeper(TM), CS IMAGEmanager(TM), CS SECRETsweeper(TM) are trademarks of Clearswift Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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