F-Secure Antivirus for Exchange 200x v6.21
F-Secure is a total enterprise-wide antivirus application suite. On the CD which shipped with the package, we were confronted with F-Secure's entire armada of antivirus applications from Microsoft to Linux, and firewalls to PDAs, F-Secure has an AV application to cover it.
The configuration and monitoring is relatively straightforward for such a comprehensive package, and certainly nothing a relatively experienced administrator could not follow, particularly with the excellent support documentation. The menus are well laid out and the format is very logical making it a breeze to navigate to the desired point of tweaking.
The Download icon launches the F-Secure Infocentre that shows the operator the current status of updates to the definitions and any important monitor information in a graphical or text-based menu system which is also very easy to navigate.
Overall it is an amazingly configurable and customisable application that does not come with all the baggage usually associated with such applications. It is also very easy to install and look after and is certainly one to add to a shortlist, along with Computer Associates and Trend Micro if looking for a one-vendor company-wide antivirus solution across several platforms and operating systems.
| Product | F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange |
| Price | AU$4,257 for 100 users (approx $43 per user) |
| Vendor | Open Systems |
| Phone | 02 6261 4900 |
| Web | www.opensystems.com.au |
| Interoperability |  |
| Suports Exchange 2000 & 2003. | |
| Futureproofing |  |
| One integrated engine. | |
| ROI |  |
| Average price, but includes definition updates for 12 months; continuing subscription costs are very reasonable. | |
| Service |  |
| Included for duration of subscription. | |
| Rating |  |
Unfortunately mailmarshal's reporting of problems to the sender leaves a lot to be desired. It's reports are amongst the least useful of any mail gateway software on the market, failing to include the headers of the original message, and typically misidentifying or not identifying the sender and recipients.
As someone who sees a lot of bounces from mailing list traffic, I'm sick of not knowing which addresses are supposed to be removed from the list.