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Hosted email security and continuity
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GFI MAX MailProtection overview
GFI MAX MailProtection is a cloud-based email security solution
» Inbound email filtering
» Outbound email filtering
» Email continuity
» Edge-based network defense
The service is designed to be highly accurate, cost-effective, and easy to use
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About the service
Primary component of service is spam and virus protection
» Industry-leading technology detects a high percentage of junk mail
» Inbound filtering activated by a simple DNS change□ Within minutes an organization can be protected from spam, viruses
and other incoming email threats
» Individual users can easily review detected spam messages□ Hosted web-based quarantine
□ Daily spam/virus digest reports by email
» Outbound filtering is similarly easy to implement□ Notification to administrators of any spammers or virus-infected workstations
on their network attempting to send outbound junk mail
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Email continuity
Integrated message queuing
» All inbound messages are automatically queued if the customer’s mail server is unreachable
» Typical scenarios include problems with mail server, network issues, planned server upgrades, and other outages
» No bounce messages are generated when an outage occurs
On-demand mail service
» Users have access to all queued messages, and can respond to those messages, via a fully functional webmail in the control panel during any outage
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GFI MAX MailProtection technology
Advanced Software Architecture
» Third-generation software designed for high capacity to managerapidly growing message volume
» Modular scanning techniques for maximum flexibility
» High accuracy through multi-layered analysis
» Multi-language and language-neutral tests
» Customizable web-based control panel, designed for partners
On-demand mail service
» Five data centers in North America
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Benefits for customers
Key features of GFI MAX MailProtection
» Highly accurate, adaptive system blocks emerging junk mail
□ (historical examples include image spam and PDF spam)
» Zero-hour virus protection
» Email continuity
» Outbound filtering
» Message logging and search
» Configurable user preferences and individual quarantines allow users the ability to manage their spam without administrator assistance
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More benefits for customers
Other advantages of service
» No software or hardware to download, install, configure, or maintain
» Better reliability and scalability than a hardware or software solution
□ Eliminates single point of failure with on-premise solution
□ Multiple systems in multiple data centers provide for much greatercapacity to handle large spam runs and increasing message traffic
» Threats are blocked before they reach the customer’s network
» Rapid implementation in a matter of minutes
» Service is compatible with any operating system(s) or mail infrastructure, and continues working even when there are changes to that infrastructure
» Inexpensive and predictable pricing, with no capital investment
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Roadmap
Additional integrated service offerings for GFI MAX MailProtection
» Delivery Verification Service
» Hosted Email Archive Service
» Email Encryption
» Integrated Email Hosting
Integration of GFI MAX MailProtection with other GFI solutions
» GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity integration in progress
» Integration with GFI MAX RemoteManagement
GFI’s vision is to provide software and cloud-based servicesso customers have a choice of hosted, on-premise or hybrid solutions
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Advantages over hardware/software solutions
Early solutions for spam protection included software products installed on a customer’s mail server, or hardware appliances installed on a customer’s network
Advantages of GFI MAX MailProtection service
»Reliability
»Scalability
»Simple, rapid, remote deployment – and reduced management
»Business continuity
»No capital investment
Use of a premium hybrid solution with GFI MAX MailProtection
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Selling against other services
Examples include Postini, MessageLabs, MX Logic and others
Feature Advantages of GFI MAX MailProtection
» Ease-of-use
» Integrated queuing and email continuity
Structural Advantages of GFI
» Value-oriented, tiered pricing model
» Quality of support
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More info and downloads
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» Check out our competitive pricing
» Download your FREE trial of GFI MAX MailProtection
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» Visit: www.gfi.com/max-family
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