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Messaging Security Gateway Appliance, Virtual Edition Appliance and Proofpoint Protection Server Software
(Also available in: Spanish     Chinese     French     German     Japanese)		 195kb PDF
Proofpoint on Demand Hosted Service 136kb PDF
Spam Detection (Also available in: Japanese) 219kb PDF
Dynamic Reputation & netMLX 391kb PDF
Virus Protection (Also available in: Japanese) 129kb PDF
Zero-Hour Anti-Virus (Also available in: Japanese) 198kb PDF
Content Compliance (Also available in: Japanese) 97kb PDF
Digital Asset Security 147kb PDF
Regulatory Compliance 93kb PDF
Email Archiving 112kb PDF
Secure Messaging 112kb PDF
Network Content Sentry 154kb PDF
Smart Search Appliance (Also available in: Japanese) 206kb PDF
Secure File Transfer 285kb PDF
X-Series Appliance for SMEs 114kb PDF
Customer Success Download
Outback Steakhouse Restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse grills spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. Outback also protects sensitive customer information in outbound email using Proofpoint's Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules. 357kb PDF (inbound) 364kb PDF (outbound)
Placer County Office of Education California's fastest-growing school districts keep student information secure—while blocking spam and viruses—using Proofpoint's inbound & outbound email security modules. 112kb PDF
MedCentral Health System This Ohio-based hospital system keeps 3000 inboxes secure against spam and HIPAA compliance violations using the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance. 115kb PDF
City of Houston, Texas The fourth largest city in the US protects 20,000 employees and elected officials from spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway appliance. 101kb PDF
University of Illinois UIUC turned to the Proofpoint Protection Server software on Sun hardware to protect 50,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses. 128kb PDF
CUNY (City University of New York) CUNY uses Proofpoint Protection Server software to protect more than 200,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses across 19 different campuses. 126kb PDF
Meadville Medical Center This 1300 employee hospital uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance and Secure Messaging modules to ensure the security of protected health information — and HIPAA compliance — by automatically encrypting email that contains sensitive PHI before transmission. 102kb PDF
US Agency for International Development USAID uses the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway to eliminate spam and viruses from employee inboxes. Proofpoint's messaging security features keep classified email from entering USAID's network. 96kb PDF
Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) Proofpoint's anti-spam and anti-virus appliance protects 5,500 inboxes for one of London's largest hospital and medical research groups. 313kb PDF
Community Medical Centers Proofpoint's appliance protects more than 2800 inboxes for this leading California hospital system, saving a projected $1.5 million per year. Its unrivalled effectiveness and ease-of-use made Proofpoint the logical choice. 377kb PDF
Tyson Foods, Inc. Food giant Tyson Foods, Inc., eliminates spam, boosts employee productivity and improves system performance with Proofpoint anti-spam software. 312kb PDF
Freehold Regional High School District Proofpoint's SMB-oriented appliance protects 250 administrator and staff inboxes from spam and viruses at this NJ school system. 115kb PDF
Schnuck Markets, Inc. Grocer Schnuck Markets, Inc. makes spam email vanish instantly with Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 309kb PDF
Sonic Corporation America's largest chain of drive-in restaurants fries spam and shakes IT burdens with Proofpoint's enterprise anti-spam appliance, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 320kb PDF
Pacific Sunwear Leading apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear wipes out spam and offensive email with Proofpoint anti-spam appliance. 351kb PDF STORES coverage 224kb PDF
Monterey Bay Internet Monterey Bay internet keeps subscribers happy by blocking spam and viruses with Proofpoint Protection Server software. 220kb PDF
J.E. Dunn Group Construction giant J.E. Dunn eliminates spam and increases productivity using Proofpoint Protection Server. 326kb PDF
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Academic healthcare center stops spam with Proofpoint Protection Server anti-spam software and anti-virus module. 130kb PDF
St. Johns County Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway helps Florida's St. Johns County eradicate spam and comply with regulations. 305kb PDF
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. Kawasaki stops spam and viruses and protects against leaks of valuable intellectual property with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 149kb PDF
Grand Valley State University GVSU's previous anti-spam appliance wasn't making the grade, so they switched to Proofpoint to protect more than 20,000 faculty, staff and student mailboxes from spam and viruses. GVSU's email admins say that Proofpoint is "miles ahead" and saves "a ton of administration time." 116kb PDF
La Salle University Protecting 10,000 student, faculty and staff mailboxes from spam and viruses is no problem with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 146kb PDF
Mary Kay Inc. One of the world's largest cosmetics manufacturers protects 3600 employee and 600,000 sales representative inboxes from spam and viruses with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. Learn how Proofpoint's superior anti-spam, anti-virus, message handling and throttling capabilities provided the perfect solution. 278kb PDF
DeKalb Medical Center This Atlanta, GA hospital system uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of protected health information while blocking hundreds of thousands of spam emails each month. Integration with PGP encryption ensures that sensitive information is automatically encrypted before transmission. 110kb PDF
Pella Regional Health Center This Iowa health clinic group uses Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance to ensure the security of patient health information. Content-aware encryption ensures that sensitive information in email is transmitted in compliance with HIPAA regulations. 124kb PDF
South Nassau Communities Hospital This Long Island acute care facility uses Proofpoint to ensure that outbound email complies with HIPAA regulations that protect the confidentiality of patient personal health information. Proofpoint Regulatory Compliance automatically enforces compliance while anti-spam and anti-virus features keep 2200 inboxes clean. 197kb PDF
Hofstra University New York's Hofstra University keeps more than 13,000 student, faculty and staff inboxes spam and virus-free with the Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance, giving end-users complete control over their individual spam preferences. 227kb PDF
Midwest Casino This midwestern casino turned to Proofpoint to solve its denial-of-service attack, spam and virus problems... while also protecting personal health information and helping assure HIPAA compliance for email. Now email is "reliable 100% of the time." 92kb PDF
Hitachi Data Systems The market leader in high-end storage uses Proofpoint Protection Server software, deployed on Sun hardware, to eliminate spam without false positives. Only Proofpoint met Hitachi's demanding requirements for an enterprise anti-spam solution. Find out why Hitachi calls Proofpoint "a real lifesaver" for their email users. 224kb PDF
National Instruments Test and measurement technology leader National Instruments uses the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance to protect thousands of end-user mailboxes—in more than 44 countries worldwide—from both spam and viruses with 99% effectiveness. 100kb PDF
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Alaska's largest city keeps 2700 government inboxes free of spam with the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway anti-spam appliance. With 99% effectiveness and zero administration, spam "has become a non-issue" for the city of Anchorage. 106kb PDF
Urban Outfitters Hip lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters bucks the spam and virus trend by deploying Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance, the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 318kb PDF
DecisionOne IT services leader DecisionOne increased sales productivity by stopping spam with Proofpoint. Find out why DecisionOne's CTO calls Proofpoint "as close to a perfect product as I've ever come across." 233kb PDF
U-Haul International, Inc. U-Haul stops spam, protects its employees, and improves quality of service with Proofpoint. 301kb PDF
City of Topeka, Kansas The City of Topeka eradicates spam and ensures that valid email gets delivered with Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance. 356kb PDF
Coen Company Proofpoint helps manufacturer Coen Company successfully protect its messaging infrastructure. 298kb PDF
Prince William County Schools Virginia's third-largest school district keeps inboxes free of offensive spam and secures outbound content with Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway. 298kb PDF
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Email Archiving On Demand: Learn the Reasons, Risks and Rewards Learn about Proofpoint’s comprehensive, fully managed on-demand email archiving solution that enables record retention, electronic discovery and reduces business risk (July 30, 2008). Register
Time to Switch Your Email Security Solution? Top 5 Warning Signs Hear Michael D. Osterman, messaging expert and principal of Osterman Research, as we discuss the latest email security challenges and signs that your email security solution is not keeping up. (July 16, 2008). Register
Using Email Encryption to Meet HIPAA Requirements Learn how to tackle the HIPAA compliance challenge and protect patient data. Register
The Great Email Security Debate Learn about deployment options to keep your messaging infrastructure safe from spam and viruses, or prevent leaks of your organization’s most valuable data. Register
Why You Need Email Encryption: Use Case Scenarios Learn about the reasons you need email encryption and hear about deployments. Register
Higher Education Webinar Listen to this webinar to learn about the latest threats facing educational instituions. Register
Eroding Spam Filter Effectiveness: Bad for Business Learn about the latest email security challenges and hear about real life examples of how spam filter effectiveness impacts business. Register
Proofpoint on Demand Webinar Learn how Proofpoint on Demand combines advanced machine learning technology with innovative, flexible services architecture to deliver hosted email security solution Register
Encryption Webinar Learn about policy-based encryption that helps you adopt best practices for protection of sensitive data, out bound email and other electronic communications Register
Higher Education Webinar Get to know about the latest threats facing educational institutions and the anti-spam solutions that meet these challenges Register
Encryption Webinar Learn about policy-based encryption that helps you adopt best practices for protection of sensitive data, out bound email and other electronic communications Register
Top 10 Email Security Solutions and Challenges Learn about the most critical email security challenges that companies will face in New Year and beyond Register
Email Encryption is Easier Than You Think Learn about the importance of email encryption, how to encrypt automatically and consistently, and ensure compliance with GLBA and HIPPA Register
PCI Compliance Webinar Get to know the privacy, regulatory and content security issues that organizations need to address before the upcoming holiday season Register
No Vacation from Spam this Holiday Learn about how you can protect your organization from getting inundated by inbound email threats with the influx of holiday-themed spam. Register
Email Security for Higher Education Learn about the latest email security threats facing universities today, and why institutions such as Brown University, Grand Valley State University, City University of New York and University of Illinois rely on Proofpoint to protect their email inboxes. Register
Email Security on Demand Learn about Proofpoint's hosted email security solution that gives each customer a fully-compartmentalized, dedicated instance of Proofpoint's service. Register
Email Encryption Today Learn how to secure confidential information - and comply with a growing body of regulations that govern the transmission of private data. Register
Messaging Security Essentials for Healthcare Organizations Learn about HIPAA email compliance, policy-based email encryption and much more. Register
Stop Spam, Gain ROI with Virtual Appliances Learn how virtual appliances solve spam, virus and data security problems in a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy way. Register
Virtual Appliance Case Study Join Proofpoint, VMware and customer Cincinnati Bell to learn how Proofpoint's anti-spam virtual appliance solved Cincinnati Bell's messaging security challenges. Register
Layered Anti-Spam Defense Is a second layer of protection right for you? Learn why a multi-layer, multi-vendor approach to spam protection might be the right answer. Register
Stop Spam, Gain ROI with Virtual Appliances Learn how virtual appliances solve spam, virus and content security problems in a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy way. Register
Expel Image-based Spam from Higher Ed Learn about the email-borne threats facing universities and how Proofpoint MLX technology stops even the most difficult forms of image-based spam. Register
How Do I Protect and Secure Private Data? Learn about email encryption, HIPAA and GLBA compliance, privacy and Proofpoint's identity-based encryption technology. Register
Win the Battle: Image-based Spam Learn about the advanced image-based spam techniques being used by today's spammers, spam volume increases and more. Register
Advanced Email Security for Healthcare Learn how leading healthcare organizations use Proofpoint to protect both inbound and outbound email streams. Register
Advanced Email Security for Financial Services Learn how leading financial services organizations use Proofpoint to protect both inbound and outbound email streams. Register
"Virtually" Eliminate Spam & Viruses Learn how Proofpoint's breakthrough anti-spam virtual appliance stops spam, viruses and content security breaches--combined with the many benefits of virtualization. Register
Data Security and Privacy Challenges Best Practices for Securing Your Message Streams. Learn best practices for securing your company's email and other protocols against potentially costly information leaks. Register
Closing the Zero-Hour Gap Viruses aren't the only zero-hour threat that affects the enterprise today. Learn more about the inbound and outbound messaging risks facing your organization. Register
Anti-spam Effectiveness Is Your Current Solution up to Par? Learn why many anti-spam software and appliance solutions are losing effectiveness. Register
Proofpoint & Tyson Foods Webinar Learn how Tyson Foods uses Proofpoint Protection Server to eliminate spam with 99.998% accuracy. Register
How Proofpoint MLX Fights Spam Movie View a Flash movie that explains how Proofpoint MLX uses advanced machine learning techniques to achieve near-perfect, futureproof spam detection. Watch
White Paper Description Link
Email Archiving: A Proactive Approach to e-Discovery New Whitepaper! Learn about the key e-discovery challenges facing legal and IT departments today and how businesses can develop a proactive strategy to deal with e-discovery requests in the event of litigation, saving time and money in the process. Register
Outbound Email & Data Loss Prevention New report! May 2008 survey of 425 large US enterprises reveals surprising facts about outbound email risks, growing concerns and manual monitoring of outbound communication in today's enterprise. Register
No More FTP: Eliminate FTP and Email Attachment Issues New Whitepaper! Learn how Proofpoint Secure File Transfer makes it easy and secure for users to send large or sensitive files, while reducing IT admin and email infrastructure costs.
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A Modern Approach to On-Demand Email and Data Security New Whitepaper! Learn how Proofpoint delivers a dedicated, hosted email security solution that combines state-of-the-art anti-spam and virus control with comprehensive data security and easy-to-use encryption feature.
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Q4 2007 Email Threats Trend Report New Report! This January 2008 report from Proofpoint and Commtouch reviews the new techniques that virus writers used to deploy their malicious software and the contribution of zombie botnets in raising the global spam level. Register
Regulations Shift Focus on Outbound Email Security New Whitepaper! Learn about the impact of HIPAA, PCI, PIIG and other new government and industry guidelines on email security policies. Register
The Ins and Outs of Email Vulnerability New report! Is your company taking a best-in-class approach to email security? Free report from Proofpoint and Aberdeen explores the costs and losses associated with both inbound and outbound email. Learn about the strategies and technologies that best-in-class companies use to mitigate all types of email-borne risks. Register
MLX Technology White Paper Learn how Proofpoint MLX uses the latest machine learning advances to fight spam. Even the most hard-to-detect image-based spam, PDF spam and foreign language spam are no match for the predictive power of MLX. Register
Next-generation Reputation Technology Learn how Proofpoint Dynamic Reputation and netMLX technology provide high-performance email reputation, load shedding and connection management features. Register
Messaging Security Goes Virtual Learn more about virtualization technology and how virtual appliances offer the best features of hardware appliances, combined with the cost saving and agility enhancements of virtualization. Register
Close the Zero-Hour Gap Protection from Emerging Virus Threats: Learn about the latest malcode distribution techniques and how new technologies can detect and block emerging viruses within minutes of their introduction. Register
Q4 2007 Email Threats Trend Report Learn about the rapidly changing state of malware distribution and why signature-based anti-virus protection alone cannot fully protect today's enterprise. Register
Encryption Made Easy The Advantages of Identity Based Encryption: Learn about the benefits of Proofpoint's identity-based approach to email encryption and the advantages of Proofpoint Secure Messaging over other encryption systems. Register
Forrester ILP Wave Summary Forrester names Proofpoint "Strong Performer" in their 2006 Information Leak Prevention Wave report. Get Forrester's take on Proofpoint's data loss prevention solutions. Register
Email Confidential: Are Your Secrets Safe? Policy, strategy and technology for ensuring outbound email content security. Learn how to create, manage and enforce policies that can protect your valuable IP and confidential info from leaking via email. Register
HIPAA Email ROI Independent advisory firm Nucleus Research finds that Proofpoint customer DeKalb Medical Center solved its email-related HIPAA compliance issues with Proofpoint while realizing 138% ROI. Register
Proofpoint ROI Evaluation Report Nucleus Research evaluates the return-on-investment of Proofpoint anti-spam and messaging security solutions. Nucleus analyzed numerous customer deployments and found all had achieved a positive ROI—plus payback—within a few months. Register
HIPAA Security Rule in Depth Whitepaper describes HIPAA data protection rules in depth and how Proofpoint's data loss prevention solutions can help you comply. Register
Best Practices in Messaging Security Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services, health care and public sector. View
Proofpoint Attack Response Center Research Paper This research paper by Proofpoint Attack Response Center scientists explores how the text-based obfuscation techniques used by spammers can be detected, countered and even used as a reliable indicator of spam. Originally presented at the Virus Bulletin 2006 conference.
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Solution Brief Download
Proofpoint Solution Brief for Educational Institutions: Proofpoint Messaging Security and Data Loss Prevention Solutions 295kb PDF
Proofpoint Solution Brief for PCI DSS Compliance: Proofpoint Messaging Security, Data Loss Prevention and Encryption Solutions 337kb PDF
 
Source Article Download
CRN Magazine Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway—Virtual Edition Review
CRN reviews Proofpoint's breakthrough virtual appliance for email security and data loss prevention and finds this "impressive" solution offers extremely high anti-spam effectiveness, easy setup and maintenance, comprehensive outbound filtering capabilities, robust reporting and much more. Five star ratings for Price/Performance and Ease of Use. (April, 2007 review) 		139kb PDF
CRN Magazine Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway—Virtual Edition Review - Japanese
CRN reviews Proofpoint's breakthrough virtual appliance for email security and data loss prevention and finds this "impressive" solution offers extremely high anti-spam effectiveness, easy setup and maintenance, comprehensive outbound filtering capabilities, robust reporting and much more. Five star ratings for Price/Performance and Ease of Use. (April, 2007 review) 		509kb PDF
GCN (Government Computer News) Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway
In this competitive "shootout" review, the Proofpoint anti-spam appliance gets an overall "A" rating and GCN's "Reviewer's Choice" award over competing products from CipherTrust IronMail, Barracuda Spam Firewall and Panda GateDefender. The P800 is lauded for its outstanding user interface, easy administration and innovative features such as the optional Proofpoint Digital Asset Security module.		 157kb PDF
PC Magazine Proofpoint Protection Server 2.0
PC Magazine says, "a solid implementation that should suit the needs of most businesses." 		162kb PDF
Network Computing UK Magazine Proofpoint P800 Appliance Review
Network Computing says, "the P800 looks to offer an ideal solution at an affordable price."		 233kb PDF
eWeek Magazine Reprint Security App Transcends Spam
eWeek on the Proofpoint 3.0 product introduction. Includes quotes from Proofpoint customer U-Haul on new compliance and content security features.		 114kb PDF
STORES Magazine An Appetite for Spam
STORES Magazine reports on how Pacific Sunwear defeated spam by deploying Proofpoint's anti-spam appliance.		 224kb PDF
CRN Magazine P800 Messaging Security Gateway Review
CRN's test center gives the P800 anti-spam and messaging security appliance 9 out of 10 stars, earning the CRN Test Center Recommended rating (Nov. 2004 review).		 61kb PDF
InfoWorld Proofpoint P800 Appliance Review
InfoWorld notes that "the P800 boasts the highest spam-blocking record [they]'ve seen."		 721kb PDF
InfoWorld Reprint Messaging Security Widens Swath
InfoWorld on the Proofpoint 3.0 product introduction. Includes quotes from Proofpoint customer U-Haul. 		771kb PDF
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Spam Trends Report 128kb JPG
Top Virus Types Report 126kb JPG
End-user Digest 178kb JPG
End-user Safe/Block List 368kb JPG
Summary Dashboard 245kb JPG