Panda Security's New Business Security Suites Combine Management Controls And Cloud-Based Malware Detection

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PR Newswire -- April 7, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, today released new versions of two solutions for business customers: Panda Security for Business, its on-premise network security suite for businesses; and Panda Security for Exchange Servers, its integrated anti-malware, anti-spam, and content filtering solution for Exchange networks. Both products now offer improved administration controls and manageability through an enhanced centralized management console and benefit from Panda's proprietary cloud-based Collective Intelligence system for instantaneous, unobtrusive protection against known and unknown threats.

"Panda Security for Business is our workhorse all-in-one security suite for SMBs," said Rick Carlson, president of US operations, Panda Security. "For those businesses that aren't ready to move to a fully cloud-based solution and want more local control over their network security, Panda Security for Business is the perfect choice. And it's the only on-premise business security suite to leverage Collective Intelligence for automated, real-time protection against the newest and most dangerous threats."

About Collective Intelligence

Collective Intelligence is Panda Security's proprietary system for automatically collecting and processing millions of malware samples in the cloud, versus locally on the PC. This disruptive approach uses the knowledge and experiences of millions of users to deliver instantaneous protection against the newest and most dangerous malware, while minimizing the impact on system performance since the heavy processing is done in the cloud.

Panda Security for Business version 4.05

Panda Security for Business is a mature, field-tested on-premise security software solution for business networks, delivering comprehensive protection for clients and files servers. In addition, it is the industry's only locally controlled network security product to benefit from Collective Intelligence, Panda's global cloud of malware knowledge for keeping users protected from the latest threats in real-time.

Panda Security for Business now includes an improved centralized management console, Panda AdminSecure to provide local controls over protection and policy implementation. AdminSecure also offers user-friendly report generation and flexible task processing tools. The suite also incorporates updated protection for USB devices, the ability to create rescue CDs, a roaming user management module, and Web browsing security features. Panda Security for Business is certified for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in all editions.

Panda Security for Exchange Servers

Now compatible with Microsoft Exchange 2010, Panda Security for Exchange Servers provides comprehensive threat protection for Exchange-based email networks. This latest version includes a new heuristic anti-spam engine that combines more than 300,000 algorithms to guarantee spam cleaning rates in excess of 99 percent. Deep integration with Exchange 2007 and 2010 enables each server function in Exchange (edge, hub, mailbox) to benefit from optimum protection. Panda Security for Exchange Servers is compatible with 64-bit processors and cluster installations, ensuring high levels performance and reliability.

Managed through the centralized Panda AdminSecure console, Panda Security for Exchange Servers protects data in transit against both malware infections and data leaks through multiple filtering options including sender, recipient, subject, and text. MAPI, POP3, IMAP and SMTP messages, along with HTML email attachments, are scanned, and the product also offers remote management capabilities and updating via WAN connections.

Updates to Panda Security for Exchange Servers are free to existing clients.

More information about these and other new features is available at www.pandasecurity.com.

About Panda Security

Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, with products available in more than 23 languages and millions of users located in 195 countries around the world. Panda Security was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples every day, guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection against Internet threats with minimum impact on system performance. Panda Security has 56 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in Florida and European headquarters in Spain.