Postini Active EMS sits between the Internet and the receiving email servers to process messages in real-time without disrupting SMTP traffic flow. The Postini architecture allows the security and control perimeter to extend beyond the outer edge of the email server detecting and diffusing threats before they penetrate the network.

Active EMS monitors SMTP session characteristics and message statistics to identify conditions and automatically take action. Threats and error conditions are identified and resolved before customer resources are damaged.

"Active EMS has given us more reliability by protecting our email system, and a disaster recovery solution for a worst-case scenario" said Thomas Bentley, Manager of Business Services at Creative Benefits, Inc. a Human Resources consulting services company in Vista, California. "Active EMS identified a network outage, notified us and spooled our email traffic. When the network stabilized, our messages were delivered."

Active EMS delivers:

* Active Protection with SMTP threat detection and automated response

Incoming Port 25 attacks are detected and blocked in real-time
Threats are tracked, even as they morph source IP addresses, in order to keep resources protected
* Active Visibility from a single web console
Usage statistics and detailed trend reports keep administration teams apprised of system activity and provide a foundation for effective planning
Administrators are automatically notified as conditions develop, before damage occurs
* Active Reliability to maximize uptime and minimize impact of an outage
Email server loads are monitored and balanced in real-time
Service outages are detected and email is automatically spooled so mail is never lost
Once the server is back up and stable, email is unspooled at a regulated rate
"With Active EMS, we have experienced a reduction in down time and enhanced systems efficiency. From a management perspective, we've been able to address our capacity planning problems far more effectively" said Bill Ahern, VP of Operations at Econec, Inc. an Alabama-based Internet service provider. "Active EMS has definitely increased the impact of our current IT staff."
Postini has been selling Active EMS since December 2001. "The strong customer response to this unique service offering validates our belief that email administrators need more protection and control over their existing messaging resources," said Shinya Akamine, CEO of Postini. "We are focused on understanding these requirements and will continue to enhance our unique, high-performance, high-availability infrastructure to meet the needs of our enterprise and service provider customers."

Active EMS provides comprehensive email security and control, regardless of server vendor, hardware platform or physical location. For more information visit: www.postini.com/services/ems.