With email reigning as one of the top forms of business communication today, smart companies know how important it is to protect their data and business networks. And as the number of email users increase, so do the number of hackers and the possibility of attacks.

 

But small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as enterprises, can take steps to protect their email servers with top of the line security software from Ipswitch, a Lexington, Mass.-based developer of business-class messaging applications, and its IMail Server anti-virus software. The IMail Anti-Virus powered by BitDefender service offers a high-speed, multi-thread architecture and low memory consumption. In addition, it detects viruses and their variations without users prompting the service, with automatic checks for product and virus definition updates.

 

What’s more, virus definitions are updated weekly and also when a major virus is present, company officials said.

 

Offering a “set it and forget it' mindset, IMail Anti-Virus powered by BitDefender protects inbound and outbound email that doesn’t slow down company servers. End-users are protected from email-borne viruses, even if they don’t have current anti-virus software on their machines, Ipswitch said.

 

All email traffic, whether ingoing or outgoing, is scanned before it’s delivered. And the solution requires little to no administration.

 

“By eliminating viruses before they leave your server, you protect those you do business with and prevent unnecessary problems such as blacklisting,” according to the company’s Web site.

 

For further information about BitDefender anti-virus, check out the release notes here.