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Nemx
Announces Power Tools 5.0
Nemx Offers Strongest Protection Against Exchange
Server Attacks
Power
Tools 5.0 first to provide increased IMF functionality,
non-signature based virus detection, SURBL interfacing,
and spoofed NDR detection for the Exchange environment
Ottawa,
Canada – October 18, 2004 – Nemx Software,
a provider of anti-virus and secure content management
products, today announced the first security solution
to extend and build upon standard Exchange functions
to protect Exchange servers from unwanted penetration
and attacks from spam, viruses and hackers. With Power
Tools 5.0, Nemx is arming IT administrators with a
strong set of flexible tools to accommodate and balance
their evolving security and user's needs.
With
the introduction of Microsoft's Intelligent Message
Filter (IMF) for Exchange Server in May 2004, the
need for a new kind of anti-spam solution emerged.
While IMF provides server-side message filtering and
heuristics-based message analysis, IT administrators
demand increased functionality to allow them to better
control both their organization's and user's unique
requirements. This increased flexibility will benefit
companies of all sizes, especially those that rely
solely on Exchange's IMF for spam protection. Nemx's
Power Tools 5.0 is the first solution to fill this
void and delivers the flexibility and usability IT
administrators who are deploying Microsoft's IMF require.
Power
Tools 5.0 is also offering IT administrators additional
layers of protection for their Exchange server by
providing an arsenal of detection and preventive components.
With the addition of new tools and functionalities
to its anti-virus and secure content management offerings,
Power Tools 5.0 tightens Exchange security by providing
non-signature based detection of new, unknown viruses
and malware, and detection of various spoofing techniques
used to provide non- delivery reports (NDR). Nemx's
spam detection is further enhanced by the inclusion
of a collaborative solution like Spam URL Real-Time
Block Lists (SURBL).
“Microsoft's
Intelligent Message Filter can be very powerful at
identifying spam, but today's IT administrators need
additional tools to better control confidence levels
and filtering next steps,” said John Young
, President of Nemx Software . “Power Tools
5.0 provides the strongest defense against Exchange
server attacks. We recognize that every organization
has unique needs and are providing a solution that
is highly flexible and offers users various protection
options.”
Intelligent
Message Filter
The
IMF complimentary functionality of Power Tools 5.0
offers IT administrators more flexibility over their
Exchange security responses. The new product enables
better control over Spam Confidence Level (SCL) handling
and offers a wider selection of filtering actions
than are available through the standard filtering
options provided by Microsoft. With the easy-to-use
Power Tools 5.0, IT administrators can define and
control SCL thresholds at various levels within their
Exchange organization including servers, groups, and
mailboxes, and assign different reactions to each
level. For instance, in a K12 school environment,
staff receiving spam may have the offending message
automatically moved to a subfolder, while the same
message to a student would be deleted.
Proactive
Malware Detection
Power
Tools 5.0 makes it possible to catch viruses and other
malicious software before virus signatures have been
released. This unique technology detects and stops
the virus before any virus signature files are created
for the specific threat, giving administrators the
confidence to know that their Exchange server is protected.
The addition of proactive malware detection provides
a superior technique to the non-signature based detection
of new, unknown viruses than available through pure
heuristics.
SURBL
While
RBLs are used to block spam senders, they can be easily
circumvented. SURBLs are used to block messages in
real-time based on the domain names that appear within
the message body URLs (usually web sites). Including
SURBLs collaborative functionality to the Exchange
server, Nemx is allowing emails containing URLs that
have previously been reported to be tagged, increasing
the overall Spam Confidence Level of the message.
Power Tools 5.0 also includes self-updating capabilities
for the SURBLs, RBL and Concept Manager functionalities,
meaning IT administrators are no longer required to
manually update definitions.
Non-Delivery
Report
With
its NDR functionality, Power Tools 5.0 prevents attacks
from spam campaigns or virus outbreaks using spoofed
email addresses. By thoroughly reading the NDR headers,
spoofed messages can be identified and diverted before
email penetrates the server. This can significantly
reduce the amount of “true” spam that an organization
must process, and as a result reduces the time an
administrator requires to review quarantine and BadMail
folders.
Pricing
and Availability The
Advanced and Internet Editions of Power Tools for
Exchange Server 5.0 is now commercially available.
The product is priced starting at $999 U.S. for a
50-user license, and $495 US for the Internet Edition.
Further pricing is dependent on the specific components
selected and number of connectors and/or mailboxes.
For
a limited time, the IMF/SCL component will be priced
at $249 US.
About
Nemx Software Corporation
Nemx
Software Corporation was established in 1994 to provide
adaptable security solutions for the Microsoft Exchange
environment. Nemx was the first company to develop
anti-virus products for the Microsoft Exchange client
and since then, the company has designed products
to work seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange. The company's
products meet the growing need for secure email content
management, protection from viruses and SPAM, and
monitors for inappropriate employee behavior and content.
Nemx Power Tools offers multiple lines of defense
in the fight against spam, and comes in two editions.
Advanced Edition, offers enterprises of all sizes
complete protection from both Internet and internal
email, while the Internet Edition, designed specifically
for small to medium sized enterprises, addresses security
at the Internet level. Nemx is based in Ottawa , Canada
. For more information about Nemx Software, please
visit www.nemx.com
For
more information please contact:
Media
contact:
Natalie
Sauvé
High
Road Communications
613-236-0909
ext. 320
nsauve@highroad.com
Corporate
contact:
John
Young
Nemx
Software
613-831-2010
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