CUPERTINO, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprise messaging security solutions, today announced an enhanced version of its policy-driven email encryption solution, Proofpoint Secure Messaging(TM). The new product is the first of its kind to offer fully integrated email content filtering and policy-based encryption on a single, easy-to-deploy appliance or virtual appliance. Proofpoint Secure Messaging is ideal for organizations in the healthcare, financial services, government and other sectors that need to protect sensitive data while still making that data readily available to appropriate affiliates, business partners and end users.

Proofpoint Secure Messaging and Proofpoint's advanced content filtering modules-Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance(TM) and Proofpoint Digital Asset Security(TM)-work together to deliver powerful, policy-driven encryption features to the Proofpoint Protection Server(R) software and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM) appliance. Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance identifies and protects private data, helping organizations comply with a wide variety of data protection and privacy regulations including HIPAA and GLBA. Proofpoint Digital Asset Security keeps valuable assets and confidential information from leaking outside the organization via email.

The new version of Proofpoint Secure Messaging is fully integrated with Proofpoint's messaging security platform and requires no additional hardware to filter, route and encrypt messages. Powered by Voltage IBE technology, it automatically and dynamically encrypts outbound email based on customizable policies, right at the email gateway. As a result, encryption policies are accurately and consistently applied and end users do not need to take any special actions to ensure that messages are properly encrypted.

"Proofpoint Secure Messaging has proven to be one of the most popular enhancements for the Proofpoint messaging security platform and the latest version is even more cost effective, powerful and easy-to-use," said Sandra Vaughan, senior vice president of products and marketing for Proofpoint. "New customers will find that Proofpoint Secure Messaging is extremely easy to deploy, configure and manage. They can be up and running with a complete policy-based encryption solution is just hours, compared to days or weeks for competing solutions. And existing Proofpoint customers can now add policy-based encryption to their deployments without needing any additional hardware."

More Powerful Secure Messaging Features, Easier Administration

Proofpoint Secure Messaging combines advanced message content filtering, routing and encryption on one appliance, eliminating the need for email routing between separate content scanning and encryption devices. This breakthrough approach reduces hardware costs while improving performance and reliability.

As in Proofpoint's anti-spam, anti-virus and content security modules, secure messaging policies and encryption options are managed and enforced from a single location, using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Console(TM). Proofpoint's unified master-agent architecture ensures that changes made through the centralized administration console are automatically pushed to any number of agent servers, even across globally distributed Proofpoint deployments.

Improved integration with the desktop encryption client allows messages that were encrypted at the desktop to be decrypted, inspected for content security policies and re-encrypted at the gateway before transmission. The new version is also compatible with Proofpoint's virtual appliance (the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM)-Virtual Edition), allowing enterprises to deploy a complete secure messaging solution entirely on virtual infrastructure.

"Proofpoint and Voltage are already jointly deployed in the many of the world's largest encryption implementations," said Wasim Ahmad, vice president of marketing for Voltage, Inc. "We are excited about Proofpoint's new integrated solution that delivers even further benefits, in terms of ease of use, robust security policy and compliance management in a single, comprehensive messaging solution. Proofpoint is now first to incorporate the latest enterprise-class B2B and B2C encryption capabilities delivered in the recent Voltage SecureMail Version 3 release."

The new version of Proofpoint Secure Messaging incorporates the enhanced features of Voltage Security's latest encryption technology, including:

* Anti-phishing features that help email recipients confirm that encrypted email is from a trusted source. * Easier administration of encryption options through an enhanced graphical user interface. * Enhancements to the zero-download messenger interface including support for rich-content messages, easier enrolment and improved ease-of-use for a transparent end-user experience.

"Proofpoint's messaging security platform has always provided us with easy management, great scalability and a seamless end-user experience," said Jeri Sample, systems administrator for Meadville Medical Center, which uses Proofpoint to automatically encrypt email that contains private healthcare information (PHI) before transmission. "By improving the integration between Proofpoint Secure Messaging and the rest of the Proofpoint platform, we'll save both time and money. The new features provide for safer communication between the hospital and our patients while making administration easier than ever."

Learn More about Proofpoint Secure Messaging Solutions

Learn more about Proofpoint's approach to policy-based secure messaging by downloading our free whitepaper, Encryption Made Easy: The Advantages of Identity-based Encryption. Please visit: http://www.proofpoint.com/encryptionwp

Pricing and Availability for Proofpoint Secure Messaging

The updated Proofpoint Secure Messaging module will be available in June 2007 as an optional component for the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway-Virtual Edition virtual appliance. Pricing for Proofpoint's policy-based email encryption solution begins at $20,000.

About Proofpoint, Inc.

Proofpoint provides messaging security solutions for large enterprises to stop spam, protect against email viruses, ensure that outbound messages comply with both corporate policies and external regulations and prevent leaks of confidential information via email and other network protocols. The company's flagship products, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM) and Proofpoint Protection Server(R) provide future-proof messaging security using Proofpoint MLX(TM) technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint was founded by technology visionary and former CTO of Netscape Communications, Eric Hahn. The Cupertino, California-based company is funded by investors including Benchmark Capital, Bridgescale Partners, Inventures Group, JAFCO Ventures, Meritech Capital, Mohr, Davidow Ventures, and RRE Ventures. For more information, please visit http://www.proofpoint.com/ .

NOTE: Proofpoint, Proofpoint Protection Server, Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway and Proofpoint Secure Messaging are trademarks, registered trademarks or licensed trademarks of Proofpoint, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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