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So, how does the Interceptor based solution differ from what I currently have? Here's how - take a look at the three scenarios below: SCENARIO 1 - typical client based spam and virus protection SCENARIO 2 - typical email server based spam and virus protection INTERCEPTOR SCENARIO - typical "moat" approach

SCENARIO 1: This is typical of a small to medium organisation that relies on virus and spam protection being installed, and maintained current on each PC workstation.

SCENARIO 1 Characteristic Exposure Description Security Risk HIGH All viruses reach the client PC Maintenance HIGH Each client PC needs to be constantly maintained (OS, virus and spam software - ie Windows, McAfee, Symantec, etc.) Cost MEDIUM->HIGH Each client PC needs to be licensed (virus and spam software - ie. Symantec, McAfee). Also client maintenance cost is significant (either system administrator or each employee) Scalability HIGH Horizontal scalability model ensures no limits other than network bandwidth and depth of your pockets. Economies of scale LOW The more you grow the more it costs - each new employee workstation increases the overall solution cost and management complexity.

SCENARIO 2: This is typical of a medium to large organisation that relies on virus and spam protection being installed, and maintained current on their mail server.

SCENARIO 2 Characteristic Exposure Description Security Risk HIGH All viruses reach the corporate email server Maintenance MEDIUM Only email server needs to be constantly maintained (virus and spam software) Cost MEDIUM->HIGH Each new email client needs to be licensed (virus and spam software on the email server - ie Symantec, McAfee, SurfControl, etc. all based their licensing on the number of email boxes) Scalability LOW Very limited vertical scalability as it directly depends on the email server hardware. Also as an added nuisance, the performance of the email server directly depends on the amount of overhead that it has to do in order to process viruses and spam load. Economies of scale LOW The more you grow the more it costs - each new employee workstation increases the overall solution cost.

INTERCEPTOR SCENARIO: This is how Interceptor shields your organisation from spam and viruses.

INTERCEPTOR SCENARIO Characteristic Exposure Description Security Risk LOW All viruses and spam are stopped before they even enter your network, let alone your email server or even worse, your email client. Maintenance NEAR ZERO Interceptor updates itself - virus, spam, web attack and IDS signatures - you may want to do the reporting either yourself or we can do even that for you. Cost LOW Interceptor is an appliance - hence costs the same regardless of how many email accounts it handles. Scalability HIGH Interceptor scales from a few hundred email acocunts to 20,000 email accounts with the same hardware and software stack - the only difference between the solutions lies in the hardware speeds and feeds - CPU, memory and disk speed. Economies of scale HIGH The more you grow the cheaper it gets - each new employee workstation decerases the cost per email account - since Interceptor costs the same.

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