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McAfee GroupShield For Microsoft Exchange Achieves "Microsoft Certified For Windows Server 2003" Status
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2004-09-15
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McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange Undergoes Rigorous Testing by VeriTest to Ensure Interoperability with Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
McAfee today announced that McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange has achieved "Microsoft Certified for Windows Server 2003" status through VeriTest, the testing division of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (LIOX). With Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification through VeriTest, IT administrators can help ensure that McAfee GroupShield executes correctly on Windows Server-based servers, installs and uninstalls cleanly, and complies with security requirements set forth by Microsoft.
McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange offers comprehensive industry leading secure content management protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, delivering anti-virus protection, advanced content management and an optional McAfee SpamKiller anti-spam add-on to help protect Microsoft Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 platforms from today's most advanced email threats. With Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification conducted by VeriTest, McAfee users can anticipate that McAfee GroupShield will perform as expected and integrate effectively into Windows Server 2003 environments.
VeriTest is Microsoft's sole provider of independent testing for Windows certification. Together, both companies have established technical standards for identifying applications that run more securely and reliably on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems.
"VeriTest put McAfee GroupShield through a comprehensive analysis," said Katrina Teague, Vice President of Marketing and Solutions at VeriTest. "McAfee GroupShield has met important standards, as defined by Microsoft, for a more secure and reliable content security solution. IT administrators using McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange can now be more confident that their vital applications will perform as expected."
"Customers have told us they want strong layers of defense that can easily incorporate virus detection, cleaning, content filtering and blocking into their Microsoft environments," said Steve Anderson, Director in the Windows Server product group at Microsoft Corp. "By meeting the high standards required for VeriTest certification for Windows Server 2003, McAfee GroupShield offers a solution that can integrate easily and effectively into Microsoft environments."
"The Microsoft Certified for Windows Server 2003 certification demonstrates our commitment to working closely with Microsoft to achieve interoperability on Windows Server-based platforms," said Steve Crutchfield, director of product marketing for McAfee, Inc. "With VeriTest certification, McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange customers operating in the Microsoft environment have the validation they need to help ensure that they are protected from malicious content attempting to enter their systems, while avoiding unnecessary network disruption."
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