GFI MailEssentials voted MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Awards Winner

GFI’s anti-spam product heads Exchange administrators’ choice of spam-blocking products


London, UK, 22 July, 2005 – GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP, which offers spam protection and email management at server level, was selected the winner in the anti-spam category of the MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Awards. The official award announcement was made today by leading Microsoft Exchange Server resource site via their MSExchange.org site.

"The fact that GFI MailEssentials eliminates over 98% of spam from your network is guaranteed to please all Exchange administrators who use the product, as it drastically eases their daily workload," said David Vella, GFI Product Manager. "The product's server-based Bayesian filtering technology automatically adapts to each organization's email environment - without the need for administrator intervention. The GFI MailEssentials automatic whitelist tool meanwhile achieves a minimal rate of false positives, which further frees up administrator time."

"Our Reader’s Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category," said Stephen Chetcuti, MSExchange.org manager. "MSExchange.org users are specialists in their field who encounter various solutions for Exchange Server at the workplace. Their vote serves as a solid peer-to-peer recommendation of the winning product."

Regular polls are conducted to discover which product is preferred by Exchange administrators in a particular category of third party solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors’ votes. MSExchange.org users can submit their votes for the current Readers’ Award poll in the site’s left-hand bar.

About GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP
GFI MailEssentials offers spam protection at server level and eliminates the need to install and update anti-spam software on each desktop. GFI MailEssentials offers a fast set-up and a high spam detection rate using Bayesian analysis and other methods - no configuration required, very low false positives through its automatic whitelist, and the ability to automatically adapt to the email environment to constantly tune and improve spam detection. GFI MailEssentials also adds email management tools to your mail server: disclaimers, mail archiving and monitoring, Internet mail reporting, list server, server-based auto replies and POP3 downloading. GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP has won various awards including the MSD2D People’s Choice Awards 2004, the MSExchange Readers’ Choice Award 2004 and the 2003 MCP Magazine ‘Products You Love’ Award, among others. Pricing is highly competitive, with a 50-user version costing just US$495, for example. More information about GFI MailEssentials and a trial version are available at: http://www.gfi.com/mes/.

About MSExchange.org
MSExchange.org (http://www.msexchange.org) is a Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5/2000/2003 resource site. It is the leading Exchange site, attracting over 180,000 Exchange administrators and specialists a month. The site provides the latest Microsoft Exchange Server news, articles and tutorials by leading Exchange experts, message boards, software listings and product reviews.

MSExchange.org forms part of a group of sites run by TechGenix Ltd., including http://www.windowsnetworking.com - a comprehensive Windows Networking resource site; http://www.serverfiles.com - a network software directory; http://www.isaserver.org, a Microsoft ISA Server resource site; http://www.windowsecurity.com, a Windows security resource site; http://www.secinf.net, a network security library; and http://www.ntfaxfaq.com, a Windows 2003/2000/NT fax solutions site.

About GFI
GFI Software Ltd is a leading provider of network security, content security and messaging software. Key products include the GFI FAXmaker fax server software for Exchange and SMTP servers; GFI MailSecurity email security software for Exchange and SMTP servers; GFI MailEssentials server-based anti-spam software; GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) security scanning and patch management software; GFI Network Server Monitor network management software; and GFI LANguard Security Event Log Monitor (S.E.L.M.) that performs network-wide event log management and auditing. Clients include Microsoft, Telstra, Time Warner Cable, Shell Oil Lubricants, NASA, DHL, Caterpillar, BMW, the US IRS, and the USAF. GFI has offices in the US, the UK, Germany, Cyprus, Romania, Australia and Malta, and operates through a worldwide network of distributors. GFI is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and has won the Microsoft Fusion (GEM) Packaged Application Partner of the Year award. For more information about GFI, visit http://www.gfi.com.

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