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Evidence

Microsoft Forefront anti-spam technologies have been recognized by several independent organizations for their security and excellence. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange provides comprehensive Service Level Agreements (SLA's) backing network performance and spam and virus filtering effectiveness. The SLA's include:

Filtering Network Infrastructure

  • Network Uptime: 99.999%
  • Email Delivery: Average delivery commitment of less than two minutes

Filtering Accuracy

  • Virus Blocking: 100% protection against all known email viruses
  • Spam Capture: Capture of at least 98% of all inbound spam email
  • False Positive Ratio: False positive commitment of less than 1 in 250,000 emails

Infoworld Review
Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server
A recent review by Infoworld shows the high quality of our security solution. According to InfoWorld, FOSE is a "service [that] offers great features, including anti-virus, using multiple engines, encryption, and disaster recovery."

Info Security

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server was honored by Info Security Products Guide with the 2008 Global Product Excellence Award for "Global Excellence in Email Security Solution."

ICSA Labs

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is the first server antivirus product for Exchange Server 2007 to be ICSA Lab certified. In May 2008, Forefront Security for Exchange Server was also certified on Exchange 2007 SP1 running on Windows Server 2008.

Westcoast Labs

The next generation of Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server has also received West Coast Labs' Checkmark Certification for premium anti-spam receiving a detection rate of 99%

SAS 70
Forefront Online Protection for Exchange supports your SOX compliance objectives by underpinning its services with a comprehensive set of controls that align with your SOX requirements. The design and operational effectiveness of these controls are internally assessed by our staff and external auditors on an on-going basis, as well as subject to an independent SAS 70 Type II audit conducted each year.

Case Studies
Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

Cable & Wireless
An integrated security solution makes protection easy for this global telecommunications firm.

El Al Israeli Airlines
Learn how Forefront helps El Al cut IT storage requirements and improve efficiency.

Guardian Management LLC
Forefront’s integrated, easy-to-manage security and monitoring solution boosts IT productivity.

Vienna International Airport
This Forefront security solution makes it easy for a major European airport to maintain operational efficiency.

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

Catalina Marketing
This international marketing company gained quick and easy messaging disaster recovery.

Johnstons of Elgin
With more reliable incoming and outgoing mail, Johnstons saved three to five hours per week of IT administrative time, and restored employees’ faith in the IT department.