May 8, 2008 -
Proofpoint on Demand(TM)-Standard Edition provides 99% effective spam blocking, 100% virus protection, and content filtering capabilities, while Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise adds customization and data loss prevention features. Hosted in multi-tenant environment, both solutions deliver 5-nines availability and no-delay email delivery to ensure uninterrupted email security without additional IT personnel or infrastructure. Interface facilitates configuration and administration.
Proofpoint Broadens its Hosted Email Security Offerings with Debut of Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition and Enhancements to Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise Edition
Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition Offers 'No Compromise,' Enterprise-class Email Security for SMBs
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 6 -- Proofpoint, Inc., the leading provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, today announced it has broadened its Proofpoint on Demand(TM) email security service offerings with the availability of Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition, an easy-to-use, lower-cost version designed for small- and medium-sized businesses that demand powerful spam blocking, virus protection and content filtering capabilities (to detect outbound spam and virus-laden messages), but don't require the advanced customization or data loss prevention (DLP) features of Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise. Proofpoint on Demand-Standard edition offers SMB-friendly pricing -- as well as simplified configuration and administration -- coupled with Proofpoint's unrivalled anti-spam, anti-virus and content filtering accuracy.
"SMBs today face the same email security challenges as Proofpoint's large, multi-national enterprise customers, and they demand the same level of protection, combined with exceptional ease-of-use," said Andrew Lochart, vice president of product marketing for Proofpoint. "Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition offers SMBs a cost-effective, 'no compromise' hosted email security solution that delivers superior effectiveness, zero administration overhead, better support and a broader feature set compared to 'budget' services and low-end, appliance-based email security solutions."
Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition is hosted in a multi-tenant environment that uses the same world-class datacenters as Proofpoint's dedicated offering, Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise Edition. The Standard Edition also offers the same performance guarantees including 99%+ spam effectiveness, 100% virus protection, "five nines" availability and "no delay" email delivery. This ensures that SMBs will benefit from best-in-class, uninterrupted email security without having to invest in additional IT personnel or infrastructure.
Designed for true, "lights out" operation and zero administration overhead, Proofpoint handles all implementation, 24x7 monitoring and operational support, updates and upgrades for Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition customers. Unlike budget SaaS solutions, the Standard Edition includes 8x5 phone support for customer requests and advanced availability features such as email spooling.
Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise Edition has enjoyed rapid adoption and is protecting more than half a million global users in just the first six months of availability. Proofpoint projects even faster adoption of Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition given the size of the SMB market and the fact that SMBs have not been well-served by low-end email security solutions. For example:
Australia's Royal Life Saving Society, NSW branch recently switched from an on-premises email security solution to Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition and found that it delivered far superior accuracy against spam.
"In the last week no one has received any spam," said Caitlin Chellew, health promotion manager for Royal Life Saving NSW. "We are literally getting no spam."
New England construction firm Opechee Construction Company recently switched from a mail server-based anti-spam solution to Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition with similar results.
"Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition has completely solved our spam problems. The difference is like night and day from our previous solution," said Matt Twombly, IT manager for Opechee Construction Corporation. "The service has also eliminated the administration headaches we used to face, freeing our IT resources for other demands. And we have the peace of mind of knowing that Proofpoint's service is guaranteed by the most stringent service level agreements."
Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise Edition Enhancements
In addition to the availability of Standard Edition, Proofpoint also announced a variety of new enhancements to its dedicated, hosted offering, Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise Edition.
In addition to inbound email security (anti-spam and anti-virus) features, Enterprise Edition customers can optionally add Proofpoint's comprehensive data-loss prevention (DLP) capabilities -- including policy-based email encryption -- to help comply with privacy regulations, prevent leaks of sensitive customer data and protect confidential documents. Proofpoint is the only SaaS email security vendor to offer a comprehensive DLP suite as part of its on-demand services. Enhanced on-demand DLP offerings available with the latest update of Proofpoint on Demand-Enterprise Edition include:
-- The optional Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance(TM) module has been enhanced with new "smart identifiers" to detect more types of sensitive information. Proofpoint's smart identifiers offer higher accuracy than simple regular expressions, looking not just for a certain pattern of characters, but also computing checksums to confirm violations.
-- New dictionaries of financial services terms and pre-configured rules simplify the process of ensuring compliance with SEC rules, detecting trades of regulated securities or complying with PCI guidelines. New capabilities for creating complex DLP rules, such as detecting terms in proximity to each other.
Additional enhancements include a more customizable administrative interface and new reporting features.
Unique Hybrid Deployment Options
Proofpoint offers unique hybrid deployment options that allow customers to leverage the best aspects of hosted and on-premises solutions by combining Proofpoint on Demand with Proofpoint's appliance, virtual appliance or software deployment options. For example, inbound anti-spam, anti-virus and policy enforcement features can be hosted while the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM) appliance, deployed on-premises, provides advanced internal routing and MTA features or "behind the firewall" DLP.
With Proofpoint, customers aren't "locked in" to either deployment model and can easily move services between on-demand and on-premises deployments at any time.
Try Proofpoint on Demand, Free for 30 Days
Experience the benefits of Proofpoint on Demand for yourself. Qualified organizations can try Proofpoint on Demand free of charge for 30 days. To get started, please visit:
Both editions of Proofpoint on Demand are available now. A one-year subscription to Proofpoint on Demand-Standard Edition equipped with Proofpoint's complete inbound protection suite (which includes anti-spam, anti-virus and content filtering features) starts at $2400 per year. Multi- year discounts are available. Additional modules for Proofpoint on Demand- Enterprise Edition, including advanced data loss prevention and email encryption features, are priced on a per-user, per-year basis.
About Proofpoint, Inc.
Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises, universities, government organizations and ISPs to defend against inbound threats such as spam and viruses, prevent leaks of confidential and private information across all protocols, and encrypt sensitive emails. Proofpoint's products are controlled by a single management and policy console and are powered by Proofpoint MLX(TM) technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint provides the most scalable and flexible deployment model including: hardware appliance, virtual appliance, hosted services and software. For more information, please visit http://www.proofpoint.com/.
Proofpoint, Proofpoint on Demand, Proofpoint Digital Asset Security, Proofpoint Secure Messaging and Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance are trademarks, registered trademarks or licensed trademarks of Proofpoint, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. Company Information: Name: Proofpoint, Inc. Address: 10201 Torre Avenue, Suite 100 City: Cupertino State: CA ZIP: 95014 Country: USA Phone: 408-517-4710 FAX: 408-517-4711 http://www.proofpoint.com
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