A couple of years ago there was information on the www.microsoft.com site about a Forefront Security product for Office Communications Server (OCS). Then for some reason, all references to this product disappeared. I thought that maybe Microsoft decided to ditch the Forefront for OCS product and move on to something else. Well, the good news is that I was wrong!

A beta version of Forefront for OCS is now available. Some features included with it include:

• Multiple anti-malware scanning engines provide better protection
• Keyword filtering and file blocking reduce liability
• Integration with Office Communications Server
• Integration with multiple server roles
• Provides protection for federated connections and public IM users
• Localization

For more information, check out the Forefront Team Blog at:

http://blogs.technet.com/forefront/archive/2008/06...e.aspx

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer
Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
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Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)