Mirapoint Launches Web Mail, Security Solutions

Both appliances now use Intel Xeon processors and hyperthreading technology. The new hardware platform enables Message Director to process more than 600,000 e-mail messages per hour, said Jeff Brainard, senior product marketing manager at Mirapoint, Sunnyvale, Calif.

Message Director, which is designed to sit on the network edge to add another layer to existing e-mail servers to protect against hackers, spam and viruses, has several new capabilities such as custom message processing, enhanced content filtering to prevent e-mail abuse and information leaks, and new queue-management tools to isolate or delete inappropriate or threat-based e-mails.

Message Director now also gives users secure remote access to Web-based e-mail applications such as Outlook Web Access and Lotus iNotes.

The company also introduced version 3.4 of its Mirapoint Messaging Operating System (MOS). The new features make Message Server an all-in-one Web mail appliance that integrates e-mail routing, storage, wireless access and management with multiple security layers, he said.

id
unit-1659132512259
type
Sponsored post

"We're also trying to provide users with a more native e-mail client-like experience, accessible through a Web interface," Brainard said. "Group calendaring is also integrated for online collaboration."

Message Server now supports Microsoft Outlook, giving users the ability to schedule in Outlook and synchronize the changes with Mirapoint's back end.

The Newman Group, a 32-year-old Dexter, Mich.-based company and Mirapoint partner, started out selling Digital Equipment Corp. hardware and has evolved into a full IT solution shop providing consulting, auditing, networking, wireless and messaging services.

"We were actually referred to Mirapoint by a Cisco executive," said Tony Comazzi, vice president of messaging solutions at the Newman Group. "After taking a close look at them, we found that [Mirapoint] stood out as unique. It was the first appliance that fully integrated a messaging solution/e-mail solution. Their solution is a turnkey hardware, software and storage appliance that addresses our customers' needs," he said.

Both Message Server and Message Director are sold through resellers.