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Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server includes multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms integrated into a single solution to help businesses protect their Exchange messaging environments from viruses, worms, and spam. It ships with and integrates multiple industry-leading antivirus engines to provide comprehensive, layered protection against the latest threats. 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. Forefront Security for Exchange Server enables administrators to easily manage server configuration and operation, and automated scan engine signature updates and reporting, at the server and enterprise level.
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Forefront Security for Exchange Server supports Exchange Server 2007 with SP1 and provides comprehensive multiple-engine protection for Exchange Server 2007 Edge, Hub, and Mailbox servers. New feature enhancements in Forefront Security for Exchange Server with SP1 include:
Support for Exchange Server 2007 with SP1
Support for Windows 2008
Support for IPv6
New scanning or automatic blocking options for high compression zip and RAR archives
New health monitoring logs and alerts
Rollup of software fixes
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Customers should upgrade to SP1 if they are upgrading to Exchange Server 2007 SP1, upgrading their Exchange server operating system to Windows 2008, or are running an IPv6 environment. Customers can also upgrade to take advantage of new localized content filtering keyword lists, new health monitoring logs and alerts, and a rollup of all software fixes.
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Customers who purchase Forefront Security for Exchange Server will also receive a license to use Exchange Server 2007 premium anti-spam features that will enable:
Microsoft IP reputation filter service —an IP block list that is offered exclusively to Exchange 2007 customers. Premium spam protection also includes automated updates for this filter.
Automated content filtering updates for Microsoft Smartscreen spam heuristics, phishing Web sites, and other Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) updates.
Targeted spam signature data and automatic updates to identify the latest spam campaigns. Automated anti-spam updates for Exchange Server 2007 reputation filter.
These features ensure that organizations have the most up-to-date protection against the latest spam attacks.
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The User Guide for Forefront Security for Exchange Server can be found here.
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Yes. Forefront Security for Exchange Server is included in the Exchange Enterprise CAL.
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Yes, Forefront Security for Exchange Server is available as part of the Forefront Security Suite or can be purchased on a stand-alone basis.
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Forefront Security for Exchange Server is licensed through the Microsoft Online Services program on a per-user subscription model. This license includes all antivirus and anti-spam 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
Academic Select
Government Select
Open Value
Open Value Subscription
Server Provider License Agreement
High Volume Services
Campus and School Agreement
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Forefront Security for Exchange Server pricing is available through your Microsoft account representative or your authorized reseller.
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Forefront Security for Exchange Server includes industry-leading anti-virus engines from global security firms including AhnLab, Authentium, CA, Kaspersky Labs, Norman Data Defense, Microsoft, Sophos, and VirusBuster. Businesses can run up to five scan engines at once, and in different combinations across the server system. This provides rapid response to new threats, regardless of where the threat originates. Forefront Security for Exchange Server automatically downloads the latest signatures and selects the optimal combination of engines to use, helping ensure a high level of protection and reducing the window of exposure to any given threat. Diversity of anti-virus engines across messaging servers and client devices helps protect against a single point of failure in the IT environment.
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Forefront Security for Exchange Server supports Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 with SP1. For customers with Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange 2000 Server with SP1, purchasing Forefront Security for Exchange Server will provide downgrade rights to Antigen for Exchange, which supports these earlier versions of Exchange Server.
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Forefront Security for Exchange Server is available in 11 languages including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, and Russian.
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Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console provides central configuration, deployment, updating, and reporting for all Forefront Server Security products, including Forefront Security for Exchange Server. Download the trial.
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 customers can use the Forefront Security for Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM to supply critical events and alerts on virus and worm activity to Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, and manage the health and availability of Forefront Security for Exchange Server. Download the Forefront Security for Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM.
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No. Microsoft intends to continue to provide this technology in a stand-alone set of security products.
