MailEssentials Complete Appliance Service Release 3 has been released. Changes within this release include: NEW: Introduced configuration backup and restore functionality UPDATE: Various updates to the user interface UPDATE: A user can release their outbound quarantined spam emails UPDATE: Recipients are shown in the quarantined emails list UPDATE: Users can search their quarantine emails by direction UPDATE: Improved validation of hostnames and IP addresses in the configuration interface FIXED: Issue that prevented outbound quarantine emails from being approved FIXED: Updates to the VIPRE AV definition files might fail because of a short timeout, causing the Update UI to hang

MailEssentials Complete Appliance Service Release 2 has been released. Changes within this release include: NEW: Support files can now be downloaded to disk NEW: Information on new software updates are posted to the dashboard NEW: A notification is sent to the administrator when new software updates are available UPDATE: Added recipients column to the admin quarantine list UPDATE: Improved the detection and reporting of invalid license keys UPDATE: Increased limit of attachments that can be scanned by VIPRE AV UPDATE: Various updates to Postfix resulting in better memory management UPDATE: Total Email Traffic bar graph in dashboard has been changed to a pie chart UPDATE: Vario

MailEssentials Complete Appliance Service Release 1 has been released. Changes within this release include: FIXED: Addressed issue in the lifetime traffic whereby the numbers in the graph do not show up correctly after some time. FIXED: The names of certain distribution lists were not populating correctly in some reports. FIXED: Changes to RBL settings were not applied until another change to SMTP settings was made. FIXED: Issue causing DHCP client to overwrite network adapter configuration, after network adapter settings have been configured by the administrator. FIXED: Issue with evaluation keys not being handled correctly. UPDATED: Better reporting ofFTP and network errors when uploading support files. UPDATED: Minor updates to various

Periodically software and firmware updates will be made available to the MailEssentials Complete Appliance. These updates can be downloaded and applied to the Appliance through the Admin interface. To Update the MailEssentials Complete Appliance: From a desktop computer access the Admin Web interface. Browse to Settings, Systems Overview. The current Firmware version will be displayed at the top of the screen.

Click on Check for Application Updates. The UI will prompt you if there is an update available. Click on Apply Application Update to update the appliance. A reboot is recommended after an appliance update. The appliance can be reboot through the web interface on the Shutdown Reboot screen.

MailEssentials Complete Appliance can be run as a Virtual Appliance in VMware products. At this time Microsoft's Hyper-V Hypervisor is not supported. The following Hypervisors are supported: VMware ESX Server (paid version) VMware ESXI Server (free version) VMware Workstation VMware Fusion for Mac To load MailEssentials Complete Appliance in VMware ESX or ESXI: From a desktop computer, download the VMware image. Extract the files. If you do not already have the VMware Converter installed, download and install it:

http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/. Open the VMware Converter. Click Convert Machine. Select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine. Cl

Our business is interested in the MailEssentials Complete Appliance, but might not need a large appliance. What are our options? We offer several varieties of the appliance tailored to meet your business needs. You can purchase the MailEssentials Complete Appliance in either a hardware model or Virtual Appliance. Hardware Models 500 Series 1000 Series 5000 Series Virtual Appliance The MCA Virtual Appliance will be sold in increments based on mailbox need. For example: MCAVA50, MCAVA100, MCAVA 250, etc. For more information on which model works best for you, to see a live demo, or request a trial key, or get a complete pricing list please see our website: http://www.gfi.com/server-based-email-security.

GFI is pleased to announce the release of MailEssentials Complete Appliance. MailEssentials Complete Appliance is a server based email security and anti-spam solution. MailEssentials Complete Appliance is available either as a server class hardware appliance or as a virtual machine. Features include: Server-class hardware with three year warranty Commercial grade software Cloudmark anti-spam engine, GFI VIPRE Antivirus engine Flexible deployment hardened or virtual appliance Rapid deployment and simple ongoing management Compatibility with any email system or operating system Highly competitive pricing Optimal email security at the best value Rule based anti-spam Attachment filtering Global Disclaimers Flexible reporting and dashboard Admin-level

Our business is interested in the MailEssentials Complete Appliance but is not ready to make a full commitment of a hardware appliance purchase to see if it will meet our needs. What trial options do we have? GFI offers the MailEssentials Complete Appliance in both a physical hardware appliance and a Virtual Appliance, and our expert sales reps will work with you to assist in offering a model best suited to your business needs. You can view a full live demo of the appliance, see full pricing or even download a 30 day full trial of the Virtual Appliance on our website: http://www.gfi.com/server-based-email-security.