Clearswift Launches CS MAILsweeper 4.3 for SMTP; First Release of Flagship Product Since Acquisition.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002 Delivers Greater Ease-of-Use, Throughput, Resilience resilience (r  ·zilˑ·yens),n and Productivity Features in the World's Leading E-mail Gateway Content Security Product Clearswift, the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications, Tuesday announced the latest version of its market leading 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. Gateway content security product -- CS MAILsweeper 4.3 for SMTP. MAILsweeper disassembles e-mail and 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 at the SMTP Gateway, validates the content against the organization's e-mail policy and cleans, detaches or blocks threats before delivery to the intended recipient(s). MAILsweeper for SMTP, launched in 1996, is part of the Clearswift MIMEsweeper family of products -- the most customizable, flexible and extensible e-mail products available today. MAILsweeper for SMTP analyzes incoming and outgoing e-mail at the Internet gateway (1) See cable/DSL gateway. (2) A router or server that converts IP packets to IPX, AppleTalk or some other non-IP format and vice versa. It is used to connect non-IP networks to the Internet. , allowing organizations to implement management and security policies to block inappropriate e-mails, comply with legal requirements and increase user productivity. Version 4.3 offers improvements in throughput and resilience, ease-of-use and productivity features. As a result, it offers organizations greater security, along with lower cost of ownership and a better return on investment. "We have significantly decreased the learning curve for novice and/or infrequent in·fre·quent adj. 1. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare: an infrequent guest. 2. users with this release, as well as continuing to set the standard for feature richness," said Dr. Anton Grashion, global product manager, Clearswift. Ease-of-Use The addition of a "Getting Started Task Pad" provides a quick and easy way for users to access key MAILsweeper tasks, new Wizards, the online Help system and system information. The Policy Wizard facilitates the whole process of building an e-mail policy, whilst supporting Wizards facilitate the process of creating the individual policy components. "Customers have told us that while MIMEsweeper's filtering technology is without peer, we need to make it easier to establish and edit e-mail policy. This new release of the product shows that we listen and respond, and that the MIMEsweeper family is entering its next phase of growth," said Grashion. Greater Throughput and Resilience Changes to the underlying technology have improved overall message processing speed See MHz. , while also giving more attention to the resilience of the system -- in particular, protection against potential "unpack See pack. attacks." E-mail with malformed mal·formed adj. Abnormally or faultily formed. addresses can be accepted and automatic intelligent attempts are made to correct the addresses. Productivity Enhancements MAILsweeper has always been known for its depth and breadth of features. The new release strengthens, consolidates and extends this functionality, while delivering significant productivity improvements and gives users greater control of policy and detection and removal of potential threats. Particular attention is given to non-English features, such as support for Chinese character sets and the ability to install on French and German Windows platforms. 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 See Web filtering and parental control software. market. Clearswift delivers the capabilities for organizations to protect themselves against e-mail and Web-based threats, meet 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. , 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 Involving malice; characterized by wicked or mischievous motives or intentions. An act done maliciously is one that is wrongful and performed willfully or intentionally, and without legal justification. DESERTION, 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 ClearBase, ClearEdge, ClearPoint, Clearswift Enterprise Suite, Clearswift ES, ES Bastion, ES Director Options, ES for Service Providers, ES X.400 Filter, e-Sweeper, MAILsweeper, MIMEsweeper, PORNsweeper, SECRETsweeper and WEBsweeper are all registered trademarks of Clearswift. |
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