MimeSweeper SMTP Appliance 2.4 simplifies email management

MimeSweeper SMTP Appliance 2.4 simplifies email management


Clearswift’s new kit makes it easier for large firms to ensure security

Web and email security specialist Clearswift has released a new version of its popular MimeSweeper SMTP Appliance to ease the administration of email security in large enterprises. The kit offers similar functionality to the vendor’s software offerings.

Improvements in version 2.4 include enhanced interoperability with third-party archiving and encryption systems and more effective spam protection thanks to a new generation of Clearswift’s own SpamLogic detection software.

Of particular interest to IT administrators with multi-box deployments is the peer-to-peer technology on appliances, which will save time and make management easier, according to the firm’s director of research, Alyn Hockey.

Peer appliance replication capabilities allow administrators to set policy on one appliance to be automatically replicated, including any subsequent updates, on other appliances within a peer group, said Hockey.

“We also made Personal Message Management (PMM) peer-rich, so if three [appliances] all detect spam, we can consolidate all three end-user notifications in one, saving end-user confusion over the multi-box system,” Hockey added.