1 Effective, secure and reliable hosted security and continuity solution

2 Comprehensive security, your way GFI Security product line includes: » ONLINE GFI MailEssentials ® Online (Anti-spam and security) » ON PREMISE: GFI MailEssentials ® (Anti-spam and/or security) Each solution is designed from the ground up to be robust and easy to manage » Benefit from ultimate flexibility in deployment » Compliments other GFI on-premise software » Or any combination of these

3 GFI MailEssentials Online – Overview GFI MailEssentials Online is a hosted security solution that offers: » Inbound filtering » Outbound filtering » continuity » Edge-based network defense The service is designed to be highly accurate, cost-effective and easy to use

4 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 threats » Individual users can easily review detected spam messages Hosted web-based quarantine Daily spam/virus digest reports by » 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

5 Inbound mail filtering Highly accurate detection of spam, viruses and threats » Adaptive system blocks emerging junk mail Historical examples include image spam and PDF spam Zero-hour virus protection » Multi-layered analysis to prevent false positives » Language-neutral tests to detect junk regardless of language Efficient initial and ongoing management » Inbound filtering activated by a simple DNS change An organization can be protected within minutes » Simple web-based control panel for management » Automated address updates via LDAP synchronization » Message logging and search allows customers to easily track a message » Fine-grained control over spam filtering, or just set it and forget it

6 More on inbound mail filtering Little or no administrator assistance required » Hosted web-based quarantine (shown below) and daily spam/virus digest reports allow for simple self-service by individual users Incoming junk mail can be kept completely off your network and stored in a hosted quarantine that is accessible to users at any time.

7 Outbound Mail Filtering Optional component of GFI MailEssentials Online service is outbound spam and virus filtering Simple set-up » Customer mail server is configured to send outbound messages through the GFI MailEssentials Online service, which acts as an outbound relay Benefits of outbound filtering » Filtering blocks outbound spam or viruses Protects the companys reputation Prevents blacklisting and improves ability to deliver valid » Notification to administrators of any virus-infected workstations on their network attempting to send outbound junk mail » Message logging and search allows tracking of outbound messages

8 continuity Integrated message queuing » All inbound messages are automatically queued if the companys 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

9 GFI MailEssentials Online technology Advanced software architecture » Third-generation software designed for high capacity to manage rapidly 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 Distributed network architecture » Five data centers in North America » One data center in Germany, one in the UK

10 Benefits for customers Key features of GFI MailEssentials Online » Highly accurate, adaptive system blocks emerging junk mail (historical examples include image spam and PDF spam) » Zero-hour virus protection » continuity » Outbound filtering » Message logging and search » Configurable user preferences and individual quarantines allow users the ability to manage their spam without administrator assistance

11 More benefits for customers Other advantages of service » No software or hardware to download, install, configure or maintain » Provides reliability and scalability alone or in addition to a hardware or software solution Eliminates single point of failure with on-premise solution Multiple systems in multiple data centers provide for much greater capacity to handle large spam runs and increasing message traffic » Threats are blocked before they reach the customers 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

12 How it stacks up Easier than Google Simple to use Toll Free vs. Google Support Better support Additional charge from Google Continuity Considerably less expensive with archiving option included Less expensive

13 Advantages over hardware/software solutions Advantages of GFI MailEssentials Online service » Reliability » Scalability » Business continuity » Simple, rapid, remote deployment – and reduced management » No capital investment

14 Advantages over other services Feature advantages of GFI MailEssentials Online » Ease of use » Integrated queuing and continuity Structural advantages of GFI » Value-oriented, tiered pricing model » Quality of support

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