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Microsoft Forefront Security Beta Steps Up
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2006-09-29
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Yesterday morning, Microsoft launched a public beta called Forefront Security for Sharepoint. According to a press release, this product will provide "protection against the latest threats," "integration to help optimize server performance," and "simplified management control."
Margaret Arakawa, Microsoft's senior director of Security and Access Product Marketing, was quoted in the release. "As business customers use collaboration software to connect internal users, customers and partners in an increasing variety of ways, they want to maintain the highest level of protection for critical business information," she said.
"Forefront Security for SharePoint facilitates these new collaboration scenarios by providing a layer of advanced protection against the rapidly evolving threat landscape," Arakawa continued.
The software "is optimized to provide advanced protection for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0," and "uses the combined power of multiple antivirus engines from leading security providers to protect against viruses, unwanted files and inappropriate content."
Although Microsoft has often had issues with product releases, it appears to have its figurative ducks in a row this time. "The launch of Forefront Security for SharePoint will coincide with the general availability of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, which," according to the press release, "are scheduled to be available to businesses by the end of 2006 and generally available in early 2007."
The release also included an upbeat statement from Romolo Pallin, the vice president of Infrastructure & Networks at Getronics. "As we begin evaluating the 2007 version of SharePoint Products and Technologies, we look forward to testing this next-generation Forefront security product, which continues Antigen's fine tradition of multiple scan engine protection for collaboration servers."
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Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews, InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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