Fft Security Exchn Srvr

what is it?

HOW DO I SELL IT?

As the updated version of Microsoft® Antigen for Exchange Server, Microsoft® ForefrontTM Security for Exchange Server includes multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms that are integrated into a single solution to help businesses protect their Exchange messaging environments from viruses, worms, and spam.

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server is optimized for Exchange Server 2007, providing comprehensive, layered antivirus protection, optimized server performance, and simplified management for a more secure messaging environment.

Forefront Security for Exchange Server ships with and integrates industry-leading antivirus engines to provide comprehensive, layered protection against the latest threats. Through deep integration with Exchange Server, scanning innovations, and performance controls, the solution helps protect messaging environments while maintaining uptime and optimizing server performance. Forefront Security for Exchange Server also enables administrators to easily manage product configuration and operation, automated scan engine signature updates, and reporting at the server and enterprise level.

Product Supporting Points

Forefront Security for Exchange Server is the first product launched under the new Microsoft Forefront brand, which the company announced in June when it unveiled plans for a comprehensive security product portfolio and roadmap to help customers protect information and control access. Sybari Software’s Antigen for Exchange Server was a product acquired in Microsoft’s 2005 acquisition of Sybari.

HOW DO I ORDER IT? Microsoft Forefront Licensing Options Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server will be licensed through the Microsoft Online Services program on a per-user subscription model. This license includes all antivirus and antispam engine updates, signatures, and product upgrades, during the license period. Customers will be able to license Forefront Security for Exchange Server through the following Microsoft Volume Licensing programs: • Enterprise Agreement • Enterprise Agreement Subscription • Select License

Forefront Security for Exchange Server Open Value SKUs SKU

• Academic Select

ForeFront Security for Exchange Server Monthly Subscription Per Device

9SG-00036

• Government Select; Open Value

ForeFront Security for Exchange Server Monthly Subscription Per User

9SG-00069

• Open Value Subscription • Server Provider License Agreement • High Volume Messaging Services • Campus and School Agreement

Select SKUs SKU ForeFront Security for Exchange Server Monthly Subscription Per Device

9SG-00021

ForeFront Security for Exchange Server Monthly Subscription Per User

9SG-00054

ForeFront Security for Exchange Server Disk Kit

9SG-00003

Media

Comprehensive protection: Forefront Security for Exchange Server provides multiple antivirus scan engines at multiple layers throughout the e-mail infrastructure to deliver maximum threat protection. • Protection against the latest viruses. Multiple scan engines provide better protection against threats. If one engine fails or goes offline to update, other engines continue to scan without interrupting mail delivery. IT administrators can apply up to five scan engines at once at Transport and Store servers. • Protection against spam. Forefront Security for Exchange Server provides the rights to enable the premium antispam services of Exchange 2007, including the Microsoft IP Reputation Service, IMF (content filter) signatures, and antispam signatures, and keeps them updated multiple times each day. • Protection against new and hidden threats. Forefront Security for Exchange Server includes heuristics technologies that detect malicious code based on behavioral characteristics. It also has configurable file filtering rules that help businesses block file types that are known for carrying viruses (for example, .exe). Optimized performance: Through deep integration with Exchange Server, scanning innovations, and performance controls, Forefront Security for Exchange Server helps protect messaging environments while maintaining uptime and optimizing server performance. • Elimination of redundant scanning. Exchange Server 2007 provides a secure antivirus header stamp that Forefront Security for Exchange Server attaches to each e-mail as it is first scanned at the Edge or Hub. The mail never needs to be scanned again, saving processing load at the Hub and Store. • Incremental background scanning. IT can protect the mail Store with less server overhead by scanning only messages that are most likely to be infected, such as those that are a few days old or that carry attachments. • Performance controls. IT groups can use in-memory and multi-threaded scanning and can leverage how many engines are used for a given scan job for greater flexibility and control over security and server performance. Simplified management: Forefront Security for Exchange Server enables administrators to easily manage product configuration and operation, automated scan engine signature updates, and reporting at the server and enterprise level. • Forefront Server Security Administrator. This built-in management console enables administrators to fully configure Forefront Security for Exchange Server locally or remotely. • Centralized Web-based console. Forefront Security for Exchange Server works with Microsoft® ForefrontTM Server Security Management Console*, which provides central configuration, deployment, and updating for all Forefront server security products. • One-stop, automated updates. Microsoft monitors its antivirus vendors for new signatures and engine updates, tests them against a virus database, and then confirms and posts them for automatic download by Forefront Security for SharePoint or Forefront Server Security Management Console. • Integrated monitoring. The solution supports a management pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)**, so IT can include Forefront Security for Exchange Server system information in broader corporate management practices. *Forefront Server Security Management Console is expected to be available for beta testing by early 2007. **The Forefront Security for Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM is expected to be available in late 2006 or early 2007.

Fo Sec reF u r ro n it t y

75

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is Microsoft Forefront? Microsoft Forefront is a comprehensive line-of-business security products providing greater protection and control through integration with your existing IT infrastructure and through simplified deployment, management, and analysis. The Microsoft Forefront line-of-business security products help provide protection for client machines, server applications, and the network edge. What is Forefront Security for Exchange Server? Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server includes multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms that are integrated into a single solution to help businesses protect their Exchange messaging environments from viruses, worms, and spam. Forefront Security for Exchange Server ships with and integrates industry-leading antivirus engines to provide comprehensive, layered protection against the latest threats. Through deep integration with Exchange Server, scanning innovations, and performance controls, the solution helps protect messaging environments while maintaining uptime and optimizing server performance. Forefront Security for Exchange Server also enables administrators to easily manage product configuration and operation, automated scan engine signature updates, and reporting at the server and enterprise level. What’s new in Forefront Security for Exchange Server? Forefront Security for Exchange Server supports Exchange Server 2007 and enables IT groups to apply comprehensive multiple-engine protection for Edge, Hub, and Store servers. New features include: • Support for the Exchange Server 2007 AV transport stamp, plus incremental background scanning, to optimize performance and reduce overhead on mailbox servers. • A license to enable the premium antispam services of Exchange 2007, including the Microsoft IP Reputation Service, IMF (content filter) signatures, and antispam signatures; all filters and signatures are updated multiple times a day. • Forefront Security for Exchange Server will also be localized into 11 languages (not available during beta), to enable companies around the world to manage their servers in the language of the region. • Additional virus scanning engines, including the Microsoft Antimalware engine, have been included in the product, to give IT more options for scanning configurations. Will Forefront Security for Exchange Server be part of the Exchange Server Enterprise CAL? Yes. Forefront Security for Exchange Server will be included in the Exchange Server Enterprise CAL. How can I get pricing for Forefront Security for Exchange? Pricing will be made available later on the Forefront Security for Exchange Server site or through your reseller.

What versions of Exchange Server does Forefront Security for Exchange Server support? Forefront Security for Exchange Server will support Exchange Server 2007. Customers who purchase a license for Forefront Security for Exchange Server will receive downgrade rights to Antigen for Exchange, which supports Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2000. How will Forefront Security for Exchange Server be licensed? Forefront Security for Exchange Server will be licensed through the Microsoft Online Services program on a per-user subscription model. This license includes all antivirus and antispam engine updates, signatures, and product upgrades, during the license period. Customers will be able to license Forefront Security for Exchange Server through a number of Microsoft Volume Licensing programs. How do I manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server? Using Forefront Server Security Administrator, a built-in management console, administrators can fully configure Forefront Security for Exchange Server locally or remotely. For centralized Webbased control, Forefront Security for Exchange Server works with Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console, which provides central configuration, deployment, and updating for all Forefront server security products in an enterprise. This enables IT administrators to easily manage servers remotely, generate comprehensive reports, and receive outbreak alerts from across the infrastructure. A management pack for Microsoft Operations Manager enables IT administrators to monitor the health of Forefront Security for Exchange Server servers as part of corporate operational management practices. How does Forefront Security for Exchange Server protect Exchange Server? Forefront Security for Exchange Server provides server-level protection in real time by examining messages as they are in Transport (at Edge and Hub servers) and in the Store (in Mailbox and Public Folder servers), even when they come from mobile devices. By using multiple scan engines, the software helps ensure that mail continues to be scanned even if one engine fails or goes offline for updates. Is Forefront Security for Exchange Server available globally? Which languages does it support? The beta version is available globally in English. On final release, the product will be localized into 11 languages, which are English, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Portuguese (Brazil), and Russian. What antivirus scan engines are included with Forefront Security for Exchange Server? Forefront Security for Exchange Server supports scan engines from multiple industry leaders. It currently ships with engines from Authentium, Computer Associates, Kaspersky Labs, Norman Data Defense, Microsoft, Sophos, and VirusBuster.

additional resources

system requirements

For product information, trial software, virtual labs, and the latest news on Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server, go to http://www.microsoft.com/forefront.

Computer: x86 or x64 architecture-based computer Operating System: Windows Server® 2003 operating system Server: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Memory: 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) Hard Disk: 300 MB of hard-disk space Other: Forefront Security for Exchange Server supports Exchange Server running on Microsoft Cluster Servers