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4.5 out of 5 for GFI MailSecurity – In a review on Messagingtalk.com, MVP Shaji Firoz takes GFI MailSecurity through its paces and finds he prefers the product because of its ease of use. He said the installation, configuration & administration are straightforward. The product also requires little maintenance and offers multiple layers of defense. Other benefits include “remote management using Web based console” and the fact that “GFI MailSecurity is affordable in the market and maintaining the subscription cost is relatively low”. Concluding he said: “Honestly, I don’t see any cons in terms of features and performance.” - messagingtalk.org, November 2007 |
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Top spot for GFI MailSecurity – In a review of email security products in ARNnet, Dan Morton says GFI MailSecurity is a “great, dual-purpose package” and he “was very pleased with the high level of security offered by GFI MailSecurity”. Overall, he says that GFI MailSecurity’s inclusion of multiple scanning engines and the ability to act as either a server-side or gateway solution, “are what earned GFI MailSecurity the top spot” in his comparative review of similar products. - ARNnet.com, July 2007 |
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Ten layers of security – In a review of mail utilities, popular download site MajorGeeks.com described GFI’s MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP as the “the leading email security solution available on the market today” and with its multiple virus scanning engine capabilities, “the only solution to offer ten layers of email security, for maximum protection… This unique feature drastically reduces the average time to obtain virus signatures which combat the latest threats, and therefore greatly reduces the chances of an infection.”- Majorgeeks.com, January 2007 |
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New and improved email security solution – In an article for Windows IT Pro, Blake Eno praises GFI MailSecurity version 10 for the addition of the new anti-virus engine AVG Anti-Virus, and described the product as “a comprehensive email security solution”.- Windows IT Pro, May 2006 |
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SC Awards 2006 finalist – GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP was named as one of the finalists in the SC Awards 2006. It has been short-listed in the category of Best Email Content Filtering in the Reader Trust Awards.- SC Magazine, November 2005 |
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GFI named 'preferred security provider' – In an article for SearchSMB.com, news writer Charlie Russo reported that Bradley J. Dinerman, president of the New England Information Security Group named GFI his preferred vendor for IT security software thanks to its products GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity. The article explained how security has now become an issue for SMBs “because of pressure to comply with government regulations intended for larger companies, like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act”. The article advises SMBs that when planning a security purchase it is important to “consider how the new product will mesh with existing systems, and how much time and effort it will take to run everything as a whole”. - SearchSMB.com, August 2005 |
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Hawker Pacific grounds email-borne threats with GFI filtering system – ComputerWorld featured an interview with Robert Burns, Manager of Information Systems at Hawker Pacific, one of Australasia's largest commercial aviation companies, detailing how the company overcame its problem with spam after installing GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity. Mr. Burns said he was "monumentally impressed" with the products which he found "easy to implement and quick". The company chose "GFI MailEssentials for spam filtering, and GFI MailSecurity for filtering email-borne viruses, worms, and trojans." The magazine reported that he is now "totally satisfied; spam is down to about one percent of traffic and is fully contained." Read the full review!- ComputerWorld, August 2005 |
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GFI MailSecurity continues to meet Checkmark standards – GFI MailSecurity has been awarded Anti-Virus Checkmark Level 1 certification from West Coast Labs. The certification ensures that GFI MailSecurity meets the Checkmark program's rigorous standards which are continuously being developed to ensure that they are an accurate reflection of real-world situations and changing technology advances.- West Coast Labs, April 2005 |
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GFI MailSecurity wins Best in Test – In an article for Nätverk & Kommunikation (Sweden), reviewer Henrik Elmsjo awarded GFI MailSecurity the "Best in Test" out of the products tested, including Sophos MailMonitor, McAfee GroupShield and Symantec AntiVirus. In his search for "the best anti-virus for your Exchange Server", the reviewer stated, "It is hard to find anything wrong with GFI MailSecurity". He added: "We picked GFI MailSecurity as the winner because of its ease of installation, its easily understood administrative interface, its multiple anti-virus motors; and for its multitude of extra features and its capability of locating destrutive code despite the fact that no signatures had yet been downloaded." The reviewer also noted that it was the cheapest solution out of the ones tested.- Nätverk & Kommunikation, issue 18, 2004 |
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Keeping 'scary' emails away – Let's Talk Computers, one of the longest running US radio computer talk shows, featured GFI in an interview about email security and how GFI MailSecurity can help achieve this. Hosts Alan Ashendorf and Sandra Ashendorf interviewed GFI Software USA president, Thomas C. Kucmierz and Technical Support Manager for US Sales Office, Chris Zuiderhof. They discussed the need for multiple virus engines; the dangers of macros, embedded code and viruses that do not require user intervention to be executed; the ease with which viruses and their variants are created and how to deal with this; heuristic scanning to block trojans and executables; content checking; gateway level protection; and more. Check out the full interview!- Let's Talk Computers, November 2004 |
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A product with "true heuristic engines" – In a review of emails security products for PC Magazine, security expert Larry J. Seltzer awarded GFI MailSecurity the highest score out of all the products tested. He was impressed with the "series of true heuristic engines" that offer "extensive capabilities", and the number of configuration options that the program provides. Moreover, GFI MailSecurity topped the virus detection chart, being the only product to block every virus that the testers "threw at it, right out of the box." Seltzer also suggests that "administrators looking to protect an entire network would do well with GFI MailSecurity" which "protects all users on a server". Read the full review (PDF format)- PC Magazine, June 2004 |
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All-in-one solution against viruses, trojans and exploits – In a review for the Italian magazine Login, Andrea Pompili describes GFI MailSecurity as an “all-in-one” solution against email threats which is simple, easy to use and produces immediate results. The reviewer highlighted that the product offers very good value for money, especially considering the amount of protection it offers. He also noted that the manual is very well documented, detailed and very easy to follow, making the installation process simple.- Login, June 2004 |
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Best return on investment – In a review for Technology & Business, Matt Tett from RMIT IT Test Labs was impressed by the “straightforward installation” of GFI MailSecurity. The reviewer also highlighted the product's “very comprehensive set of tools” that are “set out in a very logical manner allowing the administrator direct access to all the features in the package.” In the review, GFI MailSecurity achieved the highest rating in the interoperability category since it supports all versions of Exchange. The reviewer also found GFI MailSecurity to give the best return on investment (ROI) among the products reviewed, especially in the unlimited user version “where it can work out to less than A$7 per mailbox, plus subscription”.- Technology & Business, April 2004 |
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Top rating for GFI MailSecurity – OneKit.com, a leading software distribution website featuring quality shareware and freeware titles, awarded GFI MailSecurity the topmost score of five stars. The award was granted as a result of the product's advanced email content security features.- OneKit.com, April 2004 |
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High score for GFI MailSecurity – All-Internet-Security.com, one of the most comprehensive and trusted sources of information on the web for Internet security, has awarded GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 4.5 points out of 5. GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP also placed among the top 5, in the site's top 10 anti-virus software for 2004. The inclusion of multiple scanning engines and its unique Trojan & Executable Scanner earned the product a top spot.- All-Internet-Security.com, February 2004 |
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A brilliant solution – In a review conducted by Computerworld, GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP was named "Excellent" and came first among the email content security products reviewed. Reviewers were impressed at how easily GFI MailSecurity integrates with Exchange Server, and noted that it was the only product that could be deployed both at the gateway and on the server. The article also referred to the product's use of multiple virus engines, remarking that this provides excellent security. GFI MailSecurity was also found to have the lowest cost, compared to the other products reviewed. Computerworld’s final verdict was: “GFI MailSecurity is a brilliant solution.”- Computerworld (Cz), October 2003 |
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GFI MailSecurity named TECHXNY 2003 Best of Show finalist – GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 8 was a finalist in the TECHXNY Best of Show Awards 2003. GFI MailSecurity was first runner-up in the Best Security Product category, which was presented by Network Computing.- TECHXNY, September 2003 |
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5-star review for GFI MailSecurity – In an article for Romania’s leading computer magazine, Chip, reviewer Vladimir Ciolan highlighted the main features and characteristics of GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP, and awarded it the top 5-star rating.- Chip (Ro), September 2003 |
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GFI MailSecurity awarded – Shareup.com, a leading shareware and freeware software download library, awarded GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP the topmost score of five stars.- Shareup.com, August 2003 |
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Top rating for GFI MailSecurity – TopShareware.com, a leading software distribution website, has awarded GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP the top score of five stars. The high rating was awarded on the basis of the product's ability to "remove all types of email-borne threats" before they can affect email users.- TopShareware.com, August 2003 |
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5 stars for GFI MailSecurity – GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP was awarded the top five star rating by FileHungry.com, the resource center for top rated shareware and freeware.- FileHungry.com, June 2003 |
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GFI MailSecurity awarded 5 stars – The UK’s leading shareware and freeware software download library, UKwares.com, awarded GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP the highest possible rating of five stars.- UKwares.com, June 2003 |
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Earns top spot in review of email security solutions – InfoWorld reviewer Dan Morton has selected GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP as the best email scanner out of the six solutions he tested, including products by Gordano, Network Associates, Sophos, Symantec, and Trend Micro. GFI MailSecurity got a 'Very Good' rating and was awarded the top score of 8.3 points for its performance. "The differences in score reflect the extra features and overall maturity of some products," wrote the reviewer. "The inclusion of multiple scanning engines and the ability to act as either a server-side or gateway solution, however, are what earned GFI MailSecurity the top spot." Read the full review (PDF format)- InfoWorld, June 2003 |
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Top rating for GFI MailSecurity – WebAttack.com, the popular site for Internet and system tools, has awarded GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP five stars, the highest rating possible.- WebAttack.com, May 2003 |
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GFI MailSecurity named Editors' Choice 2002 – MCP Magazine reviewer David W. Tschanz selected the GFI MailEssentials & GFI MailSecurity Suite as the winner of the publication's Editor's Choice award 2002 in the Exchange Anti-Virus category. Read the full review (PDF format)- Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, December 2002 |
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An innovative security solution – In an article on effective protection from computer viruses, the German financial newspaper Handelsblatt highlighted the importance of blocking email attacks. Stressing that preventive measures on the network level are as important as protection on desktop level, the newspaper presented GFI MailSecurity for Exchange as an innovative security solution.- Handelsblatt, 4 November 2002 |
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Perfect performance – Virus Bulletin technical consultant Matt Ham put GFI MailSecurity through its paces and reported that "within the limits of the tests performed, GFI MailSecurity performed perfectly". He found the product documentation to be "of good quality" and concluded his extensive product review by predicting that GFI MailSecurity's exploit checking function "might be a good forewarning of what is to come".- Virus Bulletin, September 2002 |
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Killing viruses at server level – InfoWorld's Test Center Report recommends that: "Viruses should be killed before they ever get to the desktop with tools such as GFI MailSecurity, which performs content monitoring and protects Exchange and SMTP email against viruses, malicious code, and worms at the server level."- InfoWorld, August 2002 |
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"Cool" defense tool against email threats – In a write-up for New Order, the resource for security admins, reviewer nitrate2k says of GFI MailSecurity, "this little package is damn cool... Security software is never supposed to be this easy to install. It is normal to spend hours getting the right configuration, until you are sure that it is exactly what you need. But when I began the installation, it was completed within 5 minutes." He was also impressed by GFI MailSecurity's ability to deliver email security as promised: "I found GFI MailSecurity to be a useful defense tool against exactly what they say - viruses, exploits, and threats... I recommend giving it a try."- New Order, 12 August 2002 |
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Security beyond the firewall – An article written for NetworkWorld by the independent testing lab, Miercom - entitled "Looking for security beyond firewalls" - reports that GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP detected all the viruses thrown at it during testing, including a legacy virus and its variant, which some other products failed to block. The article describes how GFI MailSecurity was one of the few products tested by the labs to support more than one anti-virus scanning engine, "offering the ability to multiply the user's chance of catching viruses on one engine that could be missed on another".- NetworkWorld, 27 July 2002 |
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An email firewall worth having – In a comprehensive review on Swynk.com, Dan DiNicolo highly recommends GFI MailSecurity: "While many products claim to be able to protect your email servers, I still haven’t seen anything as comprehensive and as easy to use as GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP. Think of how much time and money your company spent over the last two years battling various viruses, worms, and malicious content. Then think about how much easier your life would have been if you had software that was automatically quarantining any virus-infected or potentially malicious files before they ever reached your users. With pricing starting at $295, the time and energy saved by GFI MailSecurity will certainly pay for itself many times over."- Swynk.com, May 2002 |
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A complete email security solution – In a write-up for the Italian security site, Securityinfos.com, reviewer Maurizio Cutolo describes how GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP offers additional features "that a simple anti-virus does not offer", features that he describes as being essential to provide a complete email security solution. The reviewer continues by illustrating some of the features which define and differentiate GFI MailSecurity from the pack. He describes how "content checking enables the configuration of rules to block specific types of mail", how the "quarantine options put aside mail considered to be harmful", and how the email exploit engine "enables the analysis and elimination of email having malicious content". He concluded that GFI MailSecurity adds important and vital functionality to corporate IT security.- Securityinfos.com |
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GFI MailSecurity awarded ICSA certification – GFI MailSecurity has been awarded anti-virus certification from ICSA Labs. The certification provides independent confirmation that the email security product protects networks against email viruses.- ICSA Labs, May 2002 |
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GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP named Editor's Choice – SoftLandmark, one of India's top download sites, has awarded GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP five stars and named it Editor's Pick.- SoftLandmark, May 2002 |
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"It's like having more than one guard at the gate" – Security News Portal was impressed with GFI MailSecurity's multi-layered approach to email security: "Basically this is a cool concept: it is like placing three or four different guards at your front email gate... if one guard doesn't catch something, then maybe the next guard or the guard after that will catch it."- SecurityNewsPortal.com, April 2002 |
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GFI MailSecurity awarded Checkmark – GFI MailSecurity has been awarded Anti-Virus Checkmark Level 1 certification from West Coast Labs. The certification ensures that GFI MailSecurity meets the Checkmark program’s rigorous standards for detecting in-the-wild viruses.- West Coast Labs, April 2002 |
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GFI MailSecurity named Microsoft Tech Ed 2002 Best of Show finalist – GFI MailSecurity is a finalist for the Tech Ed Best of Show Awards conducted by SQL Server Magazine and Windows & .NET Magazine.- Windows & .NET Magazine, March 2002 |
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An "ideal" add-on product for Exchange Server – Reviewing GFI MailSecurity on MSExchange.org, technical writer Will Schmied described the product as providing "an ideal amount of functionality". He praised GFI MailSecurity for its "robust virus scanning features", the way it "effectively scans and isolates unwanted or potentially harmful attachments at the gateway to the enterprise" and its "easy-to- use interface". He concluded: "The licensing prices are quite reasonable, and... it’s well worth the additional money above what you’ve already got invested in your Windows 2000 set-up."- MSExchange.org, March 2002 |
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GFI MailSecurity "gobbles" all threats to your email security – MCP Magazine's verdict on GFI MailSecurity for Exchange 2000 is: "It does perfectly what it was designed to do - identify, hunt and kill anything that looks like a threat to email security with the quiet relentlessness and thoroughness of white blood cells gobbling an intruder in your bloodstream." The publication described GFI MailSecurity as offering "completeness and ease of operation" as well as being transparent to the user and requiring "no training for users and little, if any, additional administration beyond the initial set-up". MCP Magazine added that: "Its antivirus engine scans all inbound and outbound mail both internally and inter-company and can quarantine or remove suspicious attachments. It can also be configured to remove scripting code in the body of a message. This can present a problem for forms included in newsletters, for example, but that’s a small price to pay for security. The nice thing about this feature is that it’s not dependent on keeping a virus list up to date; it detects and removes scripts regardless."- MCPMag.com, January 2002 |
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Mail essentials "worth going for" – PC Pro reviewer Jon Honeyball "unequivocally" recommends the use of GFI Mail essentials, describing it as a "workable, stable and straightforward product".- PC Pro, January 2002 |
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GFI Mail essentials awarded Pick of 2001 (PDF format) – After thoroughly researching the product, Secure Computing Magazine named GFI Mail essentials for Exchange 2000 pick of the year. The magazine highlighted the product's seamless integration with Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and its ability to intercept all inbound and outbound email and to scan internal mail, making it "totally transparent to users".- Secure Computing Magazine, December 2001 |
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Mail essentials for Exchange awarded 5 stars! – Secure Computing Magazine, a global leader in information security knowledge, rated GFI Mail essentials for Exchange 2000 as a top product and awarded it the highest score of 5 stars.- Secure Computing Magazine, August 2001 |
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Mail essentials awarded InternetWorks Gold Award – InternetWorks has awarded GFI Mail essentials the Gold Award, describing it as being "well-written [and having] excellent features". Reviewer Rob Fenwick wrote, "Overall, it's a well-presented and flexible tool that we recommend to any Exchange administrator who want to cut down on their network admin".- Internet Works, July 2001 |
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GFI Mail essentials wins Best New Technology Awards competition – GFI Mail essentials for Exchange 2000 was named Security Awards finalist in the 2001 Government Computer News Best New Technology Awards competition.- Government Computer News, 13 March 2001 |
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Product of the Year 2000 – GFI Mail essentials for Exchange 2000 has won the prestigious Communications Solutions Magazine 'Product of the Year'.- Communications Solutions Magazine, January 2001 |
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Pick of the Year 2000 – Secure Computing Magazine selected Mail essentials for Exchange/SMTP as the Pick of 2000.- Secure Computing Magazine, December 2000 |
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Combating 'stealth worms' like the Love Bug – GFI made the front page of IT Week, which quoted GFI CEO Nick Galea concerning the worry of hackers using a virus in a targeted rather than mass market manner, to break into an organization's database in an unobtrusive way. The leading article in the Enterprise Week section of the same edition highlighted the issue further and underlined the need for an email firewall.- IT Week, 15 May 2000 |
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Five-star review for GFI Mail essentials – SC Magazine awarded Mail essentials 3.0 five stars for ease of use, performance, documentation, support, and value for money. In a review of GFI Mail essentials, SC Magazine was highly impressed by the product.- SC Magazine, March 2000 |
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Effective email protection against unsolicited, inappropriate and proprietary content – "GFI Mail essentials for Exchange is a cost-effective way to enforce a corporate email policy... Capable of being administered locally or remotely via the Exchange administrator, GFI Mail essentials allows content checking for specific users by integrating with the Exchange directory... GFI Mail essentials includes several tools for protecting the company's investment in email and proprietary information... The auto-reply feature is a nice touch... GFI Mail essentials provides a cost-effective compilation of tools to help manage and protect company email." View PDF.- InfoWorld, January 2000 |
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Easy to use – Mail essentials is an "easy-to-use tool for managing incoming and outgoing email, including virus scanning", wrote PC Plus, awarding the product 8 out of 10.- PC Plus Magazine, October 1999 |
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Protection from email viruses – "GFI Mail essentials is a useful tool that helps companies ensure appropriate communications over the Internet, preserving a positive corporate image while protecting internal systems from email viruses... This solution is more affordable than competitors' products, such as Integralis' Mimesweeper, Worldtalk's WorldSecure, and Elron Software's Message Inspector... Administrators will find this product easy to configure and use. GFI Mail essentials has the potential to fit well into any size organization to protect email invasion, monitor content, and reduce bandwidth."- InfoWorld, August 1999 |
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"Essentially good protection" – "Mail essentials detects the body text of the Explore Worm virus in email messages and deletes the harmful message before it can reach the mail server".- Windows NT Magazine, June 1999 |
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