4 June 2001 - Penton Technology Media, a division of Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE: PME) announced today that GFI's Mail essentials for Exchange 2000 was one of 40 finalists for the Windows 2000 Magazine Best of Show Awards. Winners will be announced at Tech Ed 2001 in Atlanta, GA on June 19.
"The field included nearly 200 entries and the selection process was rigorous. We chose finalists based on the product's strategic importance to the market, the competitive advantages and the value to the customer," said Karen Forster, editor in chief of Windows 2000 Magazine.
Mail essentials is an email content checking and anti-virus solution for Exchange 2000/5.5 that can protect Exchange server from all kinds of email-borne threats, such as viruses, dangerous attachments, email attacks, spam and offensive content. It was the first available content checking and anti-virus gateway to offer native integration with Microsoft Exchange 2000.
Included in Mail essentials 2000 is the unique capability of automatically removing Word macros and HTML mail scripts. This protects users from current and future email viruses, as well as from email attacks, that is, one-off viruses designed to break into a network. Mail essentials can also block emails and attachments containing VB script (such as the LoveLetter virus), Windows Scripting, and Java scripts at email server level.
Apart from scanning for email threats, Mail essentials also offers key email features such as the addition of a disclaimer to each outgoing email, email use reports, archiving of all email, server-based PGP encryption, an anti-spam module, POP3 downloader, and server-based auto replies. For more information, please visit http://www.gfi.com/me/index.html. The full version of Mail essentials is available from $350.
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About Penton Media
Penton Media is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, trade shows and conferences, and web sites. Penton's integrated media portfolio serves the following market sectors: information technology; Internet/broadband; electronics; natural products; food/retail; manufacturing; design/engineering; supply chain; aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality. Penton generated revenues of $404.6 million in 2000.
About GFI
GFI is a leading software developer that provides a single source for network administrators to address their network security, content security and messaging needs. With award-winning technology, an aggressive pricing strategy and a strong focus on small-to-medium sized businesses, GFI is able to satisfy the need for business continuity and productivity encountered by organizations on a global scale. GFI has offices in the US, Malta, UK, Hong Kong and Australia which support more than 200,000 installations worldwide. GFI is a channel-focused company with over 10,000 partners worldwide. GFI is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. More information about GFI can be found at http://www.gfi.com.
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