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ITEMS IN GREEN SHOW KEY FEATURES INCLUDED IN THE MIMEsweeper WEB APPLIANCE NOT IN THE SOFTWARE
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FEATURE CHEATSHEET – MIMEsweeper Web SolutionsManagement & Usability
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Feature
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MIMEsweeper Web Appliance 1.2
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MIMEsweeper for Web 5.2
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1
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AD/LDAP User Authentication
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YES
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YES
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2
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Auto-Updating of Security Components
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YES
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YES
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3
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Common content policy integration with Email Appliance
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YES
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NO
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4
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Joint User Reporting with Email Appliance
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YES
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NO
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5
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Getting Started Guide
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YES
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NO
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6
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Hardened Linux OS
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YES
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NO
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7
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Integrated Intuitive Policy GUI
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YES
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NO
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8
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Multi-Appliance Server Policy Control
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YES
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YES
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9
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Policy Back-up & Restore
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YES
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NO
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10
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Policy Wizards
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YES
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NO
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11
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Printable Policy reports
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YES
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NO
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12
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Proxy/Cache
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NO
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YES
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13
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Reverse Proxy
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YES
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NO
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14
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Roles based administration
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YES
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NO
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15
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Shipped with Default Policy
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YES
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YES
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16
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SNMP & SMTP Alerting – SMS if you have email messaging
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YES
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YES
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17
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Standard Proxy
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YES
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YES
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18
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Transparent Proxy
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YES
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NO
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19
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Upgradeable Management GUI
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YES
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NO
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20
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Web Based Access
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YES
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NO
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Reporting and health
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Feature
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MIMEsweeper Web Appliance 1.2
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MIMEsweeper for Web 5.2
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1
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Administrator Event Alerting
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YES
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YES
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2
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Consolidated Reporting
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YES
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YES
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3
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Customisable Progress Pages
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YES
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YES
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4
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Customisable Reporting
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YES
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YES
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5
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Interactive Drill Down Reports
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YES
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YES
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6
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One click charting – bar, line or pie
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YES
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NO
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7
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Pre-defined reports
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YES
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YES
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8
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Scheduled Reporting
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YES
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NO
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9
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System Health Page
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YES
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NO
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Threat Protection
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Feature
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MIMEsweeper Web Appliance 1.2
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MIMEsweeper for Web 5.2
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1
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ActiveX & Script Control
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YES
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YES
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2
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Anti-Spyware
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YES
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NO
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3
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Anti-Spyware call home blocking
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YES
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NO
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4
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Anti-Virus/Malware
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YES
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Cost option
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5
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Bi-Directional Scanning
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YES
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YES
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6
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Binary file type recognition
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YES
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YES
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7
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Real-time Web 2.0 Control
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YES
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YES
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8
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FTP over HTTP
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YES
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YES
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9
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Full HTTP Control
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YES
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YES
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10
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HTTPS / SSL Site Control
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YES
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YES
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11
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HTTPS Scanning
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YES – Option with 1.2
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Cost option
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12
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IM URL Blocking Control
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YES
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Cost option
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13
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In-depth Content Inspection
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YES
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YES
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14
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Lexical Analysis
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YES
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YES
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15
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Lexical Templates
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YES
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NO
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16
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Managed Profanity List
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YES
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NO
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17
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Native FTP Control
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YES
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NO
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18
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Streaming Media Control
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YES
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YES
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19
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ThreatLab managed Lists
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YES
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NO
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20
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Cookies Control
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YES
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YES
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21
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Unrecognised file type blocking
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YES
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YES
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22
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URL Filtering
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YES
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Cost option
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23
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Webmail Control
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YES
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YES
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