Virtual Appliance offers messaging security solutions.
Press Release Summary:
Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition combines email security, data loss prevention, and protection against message-borne threats on unified architecture for VMware environments. It includes policy-based encryption features with Proofpoint Secure Messaging module, and enables deployment/provisioning of virtual servers, change management, and backup/disaster recovery. Configuration changes can be tested in zero-risk environment using snapshot of production environment.
Original Press Release:
Proofpoint Introduces Version 5 of Its Breakthrough Virtual Appliance for Email Security and Data Loss Prevention
Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition is the First Virtual Appliance with Unified Email Security, Data Loss Prevention and Secure Messaging Capabilities
CUPERTINO, Calif. and WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Gartner IT Security Summit 2007 -- Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprise messaging security solutions, today introduced a new version of the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM) Virtual Edition that integrates Proofpoint's Secure Messaging(TM) encryption module, in addition to all of the other features and functionality of Proofpoint 5 (announced today in a separate release). The Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition is the first virtual appliance to combine email security, data loss prevention and secure messaging capabilities on a unified architecture for VMware environments.
Powered by Proofpoint 5's new unified appliance architecture, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition delivers powerful administration features, advanced data loss prevention capabilities and high-performance protection against message-borne threats. The new version includes full integration of powerful, policy-based encryption features with the Proofpoint Secure Messaging module.
Customers who deploy the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition are now able to realize the benefits that Proofpoint 5 provides, coupled with the benefits of virtualization, such as cost savings, rapid deployment and provisioning, simplified change management and easy backup and disaster recovery.
"Proofpoint 5 offers an unbeatable combination of outstanding ease-of-use, the industry's lowest total-cost-of-ownership and the most flexible deployment options including the industry's only enterprise-class virtual appliance for email security and data loss prevention," said Sandra Vaughan, senior vice president of products and marketing for Proofpoint. "Customers who deploy our virtual appliance are now able to use the industry's most advanced messaging security technology with very little effort or expense."
All of the benefits of virtualization can be realized with Proofpoint's virtual appliance including:
o Cost savings related to infrastructure simplification: Reduced
hardware, power, cooling and space requirements.
o Reliability, backup and disaster recovery: Snapshots of an entire
environment can be easily taken and restored at any time, leveraging
VMware infrastructure management tools.
o Deployment and scalability: New virtual servers can be rapidly deployed
on existing hardware. Proofpoint's optimal horizontal scalability
architecture allows new virtual appliances to be provisioned in minutes
to address changing email requirements. Any number of virtual agent
appliances can be deployed at zero incremental cost.
o Change management: New versions and configuration changes can be tested
in a zero-risk environment using a snapshot of the production
environment.
To learn more about the benefits of Proofpoint's virtual appliance, view the following webinar replay where product experts from Proofpoint and VMware are joined by Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition customer Cincinnati Bell. To view, please visit: proofpoint.com/id/cinbellwebinar/index.php .
In addition to enabling the rapid deployment of Proofpoint's messaging security features in VMware production and testing environments, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition also provides a fast, easy and risk-free way for organizations to evaluate the Proofpoint appliance. A downloadable trial version of Proofpoint's virtual appliance can be installed and run on any x86 desktop or server hardware using the free VMware Server.
To register for the free, 45-day trial version of the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition, please visit: www.proofpoint.com/trial .
System Requirements, Pricing and Availability
The Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition is a fully pre-installed and pre-configured enterprise messaging security application, message transfer agent and secure operating environment that runs on any standard x86 desktop or server using VMware Server or VMware Infrastructure.
Pricing for a sample configuration that includes a one-year license of the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition equipped with Proofpoint Spam Detection, Proofpoint Virus Protection, Proofpoint Zero-Hour Anti Virus and Proofpoint Content Compliance modules for 250 users is just under $10,000.
About Proofpoint 5
Proofpoint 5 is Proofpoint's next-generation family of solutions and delivers the industry's first single-appliance solution for defending against inbound spam and viruses, preventing leaks of confidential and private data, encrypting sensitive information and analyzing messaging infrastructures.
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/.
Source: Proofpoint, Inc.
Web site: http://www.proofpoint.com/
