New build of GFI EventsManager

A new build of GFI EventsManager is now available featuring an expanded level of alerting with SNMPv2 trap alerts and an optimized installation process. The ReportPack that ships with GFI EventsManager now also features reports that are specific to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard.

For more information, refer to the following article: http://www.gfi.com/eventsmanager/.
 

New build of GFI MailEssentials

GFI has just released a new build of GFI MailEssentials. The new build supports Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and the next generation of Internet Protocol addressing, IPv6. Support for Microsoft's latest operation system means that administrators can deploy GFI MailEssentials in a Windows Server 2008 environment. The new build also supports IPv6 which is expected to replace IPv4 as the main protocol for internet addressing as it allows for a larger address space and greater flexibility in assigning IP addresses.

For more information, refer to the following article: http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID003352.

New build of GFI MailSecurity

A new build of GFI MailSecurity is now available with support for Windows Server 2008. Support for Microsoft's latest operation system means that administrators can deploy GFI MailEssentials in a Windows Server 2008 environment.

For more information, refer to the following article: http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID003351.

ME/MSEC bundle name changed to GFI MailGuard Suite

In order to give customers the ability to install and run the solutions they need to filter and clean their email from spam, viruses and other malware, GFI has packaged its leading products GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity into one downloadable suite.

Note: this is not a new product (the ME/MSEC bundle is being renamed) however a section on the website will be dedicated to this suite featuring brochures, PowerPoint presentations and other material of interest to users. The SKU for this product will remain the same, that is, MEMSEC. For information about the individual products please visit http://www.gfi.com/mes/ and http://www.gfi.com/mailsecurity/.
 

GFI marketing initiatives

A range of new marketing material for GFI MailEssentials has been created for partners. This material, which includes new adverts and banners, can be used by partners and distributed to their clients.

To help partners sell GFI MailEssentials – a series of comparison charts for our main competitors – has been created by Product Management. GFI MailEssentials is compared to the following products:

Trend Micro ScanMail Suite
Barracuda Spam Firewall
Symantec Brightmail 6 & Anti Virus

For more details, please contact your channel account manager.

Last month, GFI launched a blog that is dedicated to the subject of spam: http://www.allspammedup.com/. Partners are welcome to link to the blog from their website and to promote it among their customers.

Partners are also invited to contact GFI should they wish to co-brand any of the material. Interested partners should email cobrand@gfi.com.
 

New case studies

GFI has published two new case studies that can be used by partners when talking to customers. You can find a copy of the case studies here:

City of Kennesaw – GFI MailArchiver
http://www.gfi.com/documents/cs/kennesaw.htm

Elgin Community College – GFI MailArchiver
http://www.gfi.com/documents/cs/elgin.htm
 

Articles to distribute to partners' local media

Over the past few months, GFI has written a number of articles on a variety of topics that are related to GFI's areas of expertise. These articles are available to partners who may wish to pass on these articles to newspapers and other publications in their area. You can also publish these articles in your newsletters and on your website. All that partners need to mention is that the articles are written by GFI and that they are GFI's resellers in the region.

The articles are vendor-neutral in that they do not push GFI's products directly but talk about a subject or problem that is of interest to small and medium sized businesses.

The articles in Word document format can be found here:

http://www.gfi.com/documents/articles/falsepositives.doc

http://www.gfi.com/documents/articles/unsolicitedemail.doc

http://www.gfi.com/documents/articles/top10mistakes.doc

For more information or if you have any questions contact David Kelleher at dkelleher@gfi.com.
 

EMEA partner conference

Further to last month's notification, we are pleased to confirm that this year's EMEA partner conference will be held on September 11, 12 in Frankfurt, Germany. The GFI EMEA partner conference will cover all sales and technical aspects related to the latest GFI products. It will also include presentations on upcoming security trends and new product launches.

Apart from advanced Sales and Technical sessions, there will be keynote speeches by GFI's CEO, who will provide a business update, and other members of the company's management team.

Moreover, this event will be an opportunity for GFI EMEA distributors and resellers to meet and also to enhance and strengthen their relationship with GFI.

If you are interested in participating and would like to receive more information about the event, please click on the link below to register your details. Alternatively please email us on partnerconf@gfi.com. More information about the event will be provided over the next few months.

To register your interest click here: http://resellers.gfi.com/emeaconf/