ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server Public Beta 1 is now available. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server (EMSX) is a new product built on ThreatSense, the industry’s most accurate proactive technology for detecting viruses and other malware, delivering proactive protection against zero-day threats and attacks. It features anti-spam protection, transport layer protection and support for additional server roles as well as a number of technological improvements, including:

• Improved antivirus and antispyware protection, based on the ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 engine
• Anti-Stealth — technology to protect against rootkits
• Greylisting function and other techniques to verify the legitimacy of incoming messages and block unwanted ones at the mail server
• Both preset and customizable anti-spam profiles to provide the desired balance between detection and performance
• Self-Defense — protection against malware which may target ESET Mail Security
• Transport layer scanning — improved scanning of the email database
• Performance monitoring and statistics with graphical visualization
• Mailbox-specific rules — flexible rule-based quarantine of potentially infected messages and spam by recipients’ addresses
• Improved graphical user interface, compatible with screen-reading software and High Contrast mode
• Time-saving system tools: ESET SysInspector and ESET SysRescue simplify system diagnosis and cleaning of heavily-compromised systems

This beta test version is a precursor of the final product without full functionality and documentation. It is intended for experienced Exchange Server administrators and should not be installed on mail servers that perform critical tasks because it may cause errors or crashes.

For more information or to download a copy, please visit ESET's beta test portal at http://beta.eset.com/emsx.