Mirapoint Increases Capacity

Mirapoint announced the availability of the next
generation Message Server email appliance and RazorGate email security
appliance.

Mirapoint has a proven leadership in secure messaging
appliances and is now raising the bar with their 8th generation
platform.  Delivering ultimate reliability with the industry’s lowest
total-cost of-ownership (TCO), Mirapoint increases capacity and security with
the company’s new family of appliances.

“Email is the most critical
communications tool for enterprises today.  It is critical for messaging
solutions to scale to the ever increasing storage and security requirements,”
said Alan Elliot, vice president of marketing, Mirapoint.  “Our appliance
based approach has proven to be the most reliable and scalable messaging
solution in the market and delivers the lowest cost of ownership.”

Mirapoint Message Server S6000 –
Enhanced N+1 Architecture for Non-Stop Email Availability

The Mirapoint Message Server
offers feature rich email, group calendaring, address book and integrated
policy management in an easy to use appliance form factor. Offering an improved
SAN architecture, Mirapoint’s Message Server S6000 allows for N+1 redundancy
across the entire fabric for support of mission critical messaging.  When combined with Mirapoint’s unique Geographic Mirroring architecture,
the ability to replicate the email system in different regions, the Message
Server performs consistently with virtually zero down time.  The
new S6000 uses dual Intel Quad-Core Xeon processors and Mirapoint’s
hacker-proof MOS operating system, and is the world’s most scalable email
server. 

The S6000 is the flagship of the
Mirapoint Message Server product line which also includes the M6000 and M600
servers which are perfectly suited for small and mid-sized enterprise email
deployments. The S6000 continues to leverage Mirapoint’s strategic
partnership with NetApp.  Because the Mirapoint Message Server is
integrated with NetApp’s FAS storage systems, enterprises are assured that
their business critical email is always protected. 

Mirapoint RazorGate 6000 – Delivering
Unparalleled Multi-Layered Security

Mirapoint’s RazorGate email security
appliance delivers industry leading protection from spam, virus and hacker
attacks. It provides real-time updates to close the window of vulnerability
resulting in airtight security at the edge of the network.  The new
Mirapoint RazorGate 6000 offers enterprises increased security with multiple
scanning engines for virus and spam defense to address the constantly evolving
security threats.  In addition, the RazorGate 6000 features support for
Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Junk Mail Manager, and solid RBL support for
additional layers of protection.

Mirapoint’s RazorGate MailHurdle connection
management technology blocks up to 80 percent of threats at the network edge
before network bandwidth, storage, processor and administration resources are
wasted. In combination with Mirapoint’s multi-layered email security
technologies such as RAPID Anti-Spam and zero hour RAPID Anti-Virus, customers
can achieve overall catch-rates upwards of 98 percent with virtually zero
false-positives. The RazorGate 6000 is the flagship of the award-winning
RazorGate product line which also includes the RG600 and RG160 products which
are perfectly suited for small and mid-sized deployments.

Michael Osterman, president and
founder of Osterman Research, stated, “Enterprises are constantly searching for
new ways to scale their messaging solutions.  With increased storage and
security, Mirapoint’s new messaging appliances offer extremely high levels of
uptime and protection, while still offering very low TCO.”

Pricing and Availability

Mirapoint Message
Server and Mirapoint RazorGate appliances are available immediately. 
Pricing is typically 50 percent of a comparable exchange deployment with
greater performance and higher reliability.  Mirapoint Message Server
pricing starts at $10,500.  Mirapoint RazorGate appliances are also
available immediately with pricing starting at $8,300.

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