In today's business world, email and instant messaging are essential to getting the job done. But the more you rely on these technologies, the more open you are to risks and threats.

With GDS' Managed Email Security, you have the power to stop unwanted threats in their tracks. Not just against SPAM and email borne viruses, but also internal threats of losing critical and confidential corporate information.

Through our strong partnerships, we have developed a comprehensive suite of protections that maintain the health of corporate email services at every level. Even more importantly, because it is cloud-based, this protection eliminates threats before they have a chance to reach customer circuits.

GDS' Managed Email Security is also flexible and can be adapted to handle any volume of email traffic as your organization grows. For SPAM, anti-virus, content filtering, message quarantine and intuitive administration, GDS' Managed Email Security is the solution.

GDS provides Secure Managed Email which simplifies email protection and requires no on-site hardware or resources. A simple modification of Internet email delivery records is all that's necessary. Email sent through GDS' system prior to reaching corporate servers keeps bandwidth and inboxes clean for end-users. Managed Email Security provides:

• Anti-SPAM: SPAM comprises over 80% of all email and many users who are forced to sort through SPAM can suffer notable productivity loss. High volumes of unwanted messages can consume Internet circuits and cause Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. GDS' solution accurately eliminates 99% of SPAM, freeing up bandwidth and allowing productive use of email services.
• Anti-Virus: Email remains the most common distribution method for viruses. By evaluating all messages with three virus engines, GDS addresses the risk of unwary users opening infected attachments. Each engine is updated in real-time as virus signatures are added; assuring protection remains current against the latest threats.
• Content Filtering: Keeping inappropriate content from entering or exiting a company helps maintain a comfortable working environment. Ensuring employees and partners are not exposed to hostile or objectionable material through corporate email reduces the risk of lawsuits.
• Message Quarantine: As email messages are filtered, they are not lost. Users retain access to filtered messages based upon the administrative rules applied. Undesirable messages are placed in quarantine with notification sent to the intended recipient to release or reject them. Each user may release their messages, approve or reject senders, and manage their inbox as they see fit, dramatically reducing the burden placed upon IT.

Key Benefits:

• Eliminate bandwidth consumption by unsolicited email
• Eliminate employee distractions caused by viewing and removing SPAM
• Eliminate email as a entry for virus outbreaks
• Prevent inappropriate inbound or outbound content

Managed Email Defense

SPAM-floods and virus outbreaks can rapidly crush email servers and flood Internet circuits. GDS hosting services yields two critical advantages: reduced consumption of bandwidth, and reduced consumption of resources. First, by placing the email-scrubbing tools in the cloud, last mile circuits are not subject to saturation by SPAM floods. Bad email is cleansed well before it reaches customer networks, significantly reducing the stress on last mile circuits. Second, by focusing corporate email servers on email delivery, resource consumption is reduced. When the email server does is not performing the additional tasks of examining, categorizing, quarantining and deleting messages, it does not succumb to overload. It remains focused on delivering messages.