Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Security Services: Webroot Email Security SaaS"
This article is part of the May 2008 issue of Seven questions to ask before committing to SaaS
Webroot Email Security SaaS Webroot Price: Standard Bundle, $2-$2.50 per user/per month; Advanced Bundle, $2.75 Email security grows more complex and resource-intensive. Beyond spam and the threat of malware, companies have to consider content filtering, encryption and regulatory requirements for archiving and e-discovery. Small wonder even larger organizations are considering software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives to in-house software and appliances. Webroot, best known for its desktop antimalware products, has entered this growing market with the Email Security SaaS, a bundled suite of services that leverages technology acquired in its merger with British SaaS provider Email Systems (EMS). "The focus is on SMB out of the gate; that's the market that must be attracted to this kind of solution," says Jesse McCabe, Webroot's enterprise product marketing manager. "But EMS had quite a few large enterprise customers, and the product scales very, very well." The services come in two packages. The Standard Bundle includes antivirus, antispam, antiphishing, ... Access >>>
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