GFI MailEssentials awarded Checkmark Premium Certification

Content security software achieves 98% spam detection rate and correctly identifies all genuine email

GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP has been awarded the Checkmark Anti-Spam Premium Certificate. The technology report produced by West Coast Labs highlights the detailed technical analysis the product went through and found that the anti-spam, anti-phishing and email management solution had a 98% spam detection rate, above the Checkmark requirements. After rigorous testing, and ahead of competitive products, GFI MailEssentials also achieved a 100% valid email identification rate; ensuring that no legitimate email was blocked

The Checkmark system tests and certifies that security products meet international standards, requiring that anti-spam software meets a minimum of 97% spam detection. West Coast Labs conducted a range of tests in conjunction with Checkmark to indicate how the GFI product performed in a simulated business environment. The solution was evaluated in terms of features and functionality, the way it integrated into a network infrastructure, the level of administrator support it requires and the spam detection capabilities. It was measured against live spam from an initial out-of-the-box configuration, through daily "training" to an optimum spam detection level over two weeks.

The report found that system requirements for GFI MailEssentials were low, with the set-up process being remarkably fast and pain-free. The report stated that the easy to follow instructions enable administrators to perform the "best-fit deployment". West Coast Labs described the solution as a "flexible and high performance mail security tool" and the results of the tests proved that it is highly efficient and helps to remove the spam burden.

"The results of the tests prove without doubt that GFI MailEssentials is a high quality solution," highlighted Simon Azzopardi, Vice President, EMEA Sales, GFI. "Not only did it exceed the Checkmark requirements for spam detection rates, it also achieved 100% correct identification of genuine emails, ensuring that they were not marked as spam."

"The fact that GFI MailEssentials trains itself based on the email practices of a company sets it apart from competitive products," said David Vella, Director, Content Security Products, GFI. "It allows an organization to optimize spam protection for the exact type of traffic they receive and the fact that it is so easy to deploy means that it can be implemented by any company."