Johannesburg, 20 Aug 2002
SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, and the southern African distributor for Trend Micro security software, today announced the launch of ScanMail for Lotus Notes, providing proactive and scalable virus protection for customers running IBM's Lotus Domino. ScanMail is also available for Windows NT/2000, Solaris, AIX, OS/400 and OS/390.
Linux users of Lotus Domino, the popular e-mail and groupware system, require a tailored anti-virus software solution to provide an effective capability to prevent viruses from entering, leaving and spreading through e-mail attachments routinely shared through internal databases and customers and partners outside the organisation. Trend Micro has collaborated closely with IBM in developing this release of ScanMail to run on Lotus Domino for Linux.
"IBM is committed to the needs of Lotus Domino customers running IBM servers and their anti-virus requirements," commented David Valentine, IBM's EMEA Director of Linux Marketing. "Today's announcement from Trend Micro means that enterprise customers can be confident that the close collaboration between our two organisations has resulted in added protection for e-mail and groupware systems operating on the Linux platform.
"Trend Micro has been developing anti-virus and content security solutions for the Linux environment since 1999 and has a proven track record of providing for Lotus Domino on iSeries, zSeries and pSeries since 1996. We have confidence in their credibility as a security provider and their ability to deliver innovative, full-featured anti-virus products and services."
ScanMail for Linux provides fast and advanced scanning technology that utilises a multi-threaded memory scanning architecture, which enables faster performance and greater scalability across the enterprise with minimal overhead on the Domino server. Features and benefits include:
* ScanMail for Linux outbreak capabilities like File Name and File Type Blocking help administrators to enforce company e-mail policies, increase overall server efficiency and minimise virus outbreaks by blocking certain file types from being sent through Lotus Domino Servers. File Name blocking allows administrators to proactively block known malicious files from propagating throughout the network.
* ScanMail e-mail and bandwidth management allows administrators to manage their e-mail policy and bandwidth by setting up e-mail filter rules. These rules can be used to block, delay, prioritise, and notify users. Multiple rules can be set with individual notification messages.
* ScanMail Advanced Statistical Reporting delivers a series of "Top Ten" charts that help administrators to identify virus infections throughout the enterprise environment. They can then quickly decide which viruses are most prevalent and what solution they need to deploy to address the threats.
ScanMail is integrated with the Lotus Domino R5 administrative console and fully supports any Web browser making it possible for the administrator to control ScanMail tasks from virtually anywhere around the world.
"We are very pleased with the new version of Trend Micro's ScanMail designed for the Linux operating system," continued Dean Brazier, MD of SecureData. "It provides all the features and capabilities we need to combat viruses. It is very fast, scalable and designed to address the needs of the Linux communities. We recommend ScanMail to our customers and anyone else running Linux on their environment."
"This is an important step in a collaborative relationship with IBM to create a scalable enterprise anti-virus solution to protect Lotus Domino users in every operating environment," added David Rowe, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing at Trend Micro. "Trend Micro is committed to serving the needs of the rapidly growing Domino user base. This release also enables us to bring the Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy (EPS) to the Linux environment from the gateway to the file server and we are entering the beta period for the Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy in an all Linux environment."
ScanMail for Linux is an integral part of the Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy. The most effective defence against malicious code requires securing multiple network entry points against potential hostile attacks uniquely targeted to those locations. Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy provides businesses with a flexible architecture for an unprecedented approach to proactive outbreak management.
For further information, please contact Dean Brazier at telephone (011) 258 7800; fax (011) 258 7888; e-mail deanb@sd.co.za
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