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Sophos
Email Security and Data Protection
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Overview:
Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange delivers
integrated email gateway and Exchange mail store protection
against email borne threats such as spam, phishing,
viruses and spyware. In addition, organizations are
able to control information sent and received both internally
and externally protecting against the loss of confidential
information or inappropriate use of the email system.

Benefits & Features
- Detects, disinfects, deletes or quarantines
viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms
- Blocks up to 98% of spam and protects against
email scams, including phishing attacks
- Employs Genotype technology to catch evolving
spam campaigns and new virus variants
- Provides consistent and automatic email policy
enforcement
- Prevents confidential and sensitive information
being emailed out of the organization
- Controls attachment types contained within inbound,
outbound and internal email
- Uniquely identifies archives, executables, music
and video formats, using true file type recognition
- Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange
without compromising performance or integrity
- Manages multiple Exchange or IIS servers and
email policy from one console
- Enables the use of Active Directory users and
groups within email policy
- Provides an insight into email traffic profile
and threat protection through a real-time dashboard
- Provides an end-user spam quarantine for quick
retrieval of legitimate messages
- Updates automatically with the latest protection
from SophosLabs
- Includes 24x7x365 support for the duration of
the license and Sophos can be contacted for one-to-one
assistance at any time
Comprehensive multi-threat protection
- Genotype virus detection technology proactively
blocks families of viruses even before specific
virus signatures are available.
- A range of technologies, including Dynamic Code
Analysis, pattern matching, emulation and heuristics,
automatically check for malicious code.
- Genotype spam detection technology proactively
blocks families of spam campaigns detecting up to
98% of spam and the intuitive end-user interface
and spam digests allow end users to review quarantine
contents.
- The comprehensive multi-language spam engine
is constantly updated with new spam rules by SophosLabs.
Central management from a single console
- PureMessage provides an intuitive management
console, enabling you to manage single or multiple
Exchange server deployments from one location.
- You can quickly view the real-time status of
your servers, email throughput and quarantine areas,
via the email security dashboard and activity monitor.
- A cluster-aware service within PureMessage provides
support for Active/Passive Exchange clusters.

Corporate policy enforcement
- The PureMessage policy engine allows corporate
email policies to be configured for a specific email
direction – inbound, outbound and internal.
- Integration with Microsoft Active Directory
enables email policy rules to be set up for specific
users and groups.
- Ready-to-use policies can block all file types
known to carry potential threats or monitor emails
containing offensive language.
- Policies can also be defined to search for phrases
or regular expressions within emails and attachments,
including all common office file formats.
- Consistent email policy enforcement prevents
confidential or sensitive information from being
accidentally or maliciously emailed outside or within
your organization.
Comprehensive reporting and analysis
- A graphical report tool lets you create configurable
management reports, highlighting trends and any
areas of concern.
- Reports data can be easily exported for further
analysis or inclusion into wider management reports.

Industry-leading expertise 24/7
- Our 24/7 support is highly acclaimed, while
SophosLabs, our global network of threat analysis
centers, provides a rapid response to emerging and
evolving threats.
Technical Specifications:
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Console |
Services |
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Operating systems |
- Windows 2000 SP4
- Windows 2003 (32-bit/64-bit) SP2
- Windows 2003 R2 (32-bit/64-bit) SP2
- Windows XP Professional (32-bit/64-bit)
SP2+
- Windows Small Business Server 2000 SP4
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 SP2
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2
SP2
- Windows Small Business Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit)
- Windows Essential Business Server 2008
(32-bit/64-bit
- Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit)
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- Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit) SP1
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- Windows 2000 Server SP4
- Windows 2003 (32-bit/64-bit) SP2
- Windows 2003 R2 (32-bit/64-bit) SP2
- Windows Small Business Server 2000 SP4
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 SP2
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2
SP2
- Windows Small Business Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit)
- Windows Essential Business Server 2008
(32-bit/64-bit)
- Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit)*
- Microsof
- Exchange 2000 SP3
- Microsoft Exchange 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP1
- Microsoft SQL 2000/MSDE SP4
- Microsoft SQL 2005 SP2 Server/Express
- Microsoft SQL 2008 Server/Express
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| Memory |
256 MB minimum, 512 MB recommended |
1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended |
| Disk space |
150 MB |
Up to 2 GB |
| Language support:
English, Japanese |
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