Deployment Options
| Packaged | Pre-built and shipped on a Dell platform. Customer chooses size of unit to match their requirements. Customer can mix and match hardware as appropriate to suit required performance. |
|---|---|
| Virtualised | Customer can choose to deploy on VMware or Hyper-V. Functionality remains the same as a physical appliance. Performance will vary based on deployment platform. |
| Soft | Customer can choose to deploy on server hardware of their choice. Support for a wide range of models from Dell, IBM, HP, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Performance will vary based on deployment platform. |
Packaged Hardware Options (minimum)
| Chassis | Size | Processor | Disks | Memory | Raid | Power supply | User Count | Required message per hour rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell R200 | 1U | 1x Dual Core Xeon | 160Gb SATA | 2Gb | No | 1 | Up to 500 | <20,000 |
| Dell R610 | 1U | 1x Quad Core Xeon | 2x 146Gb 15k RPM SAS | 4Gb | Yes, RAID 1 | 2 | 500+ | <90,000 |
*For higher performance environments you should consider increasing the number of processors and disks
Clearswift Email Appliance
| Scalability | |
|---|---|
| All models | Up to nine email appliances in one common ‘peer’ group |
| N+1 resilience and scalability | By peering an additional support appliance |
| Deployment | |
| Getting Started Guide | Seven-step deployment guide, typical deployment in less than 45 minutes |
| Evaluation Guide | Step-by-step guide for evaluation of key Clearswift Email Appliance features |
| Key components | |
| Operating system (OS) | Penetration tested, hardened Clearswift Linux |
| User interface (UI) | Web-based UI offering intuitive roles-based management |
| MIMEsweeper™ | Our content aware filtering and policy management, reporting, logging and auditing engine with full lexical scanning and lexical expression building |
| Email Encryption | Policy based email encryption using industry standard PGP, S/MIME and Ad-hoc methods to send messages securely with no encryption experience |
| TRUSTmanager™ | Connectivity and sender reputation anti-spam filter |
| SpamLogic™ | Multi-engine anti-spam filtering |
| ThreatLab™ Live | Pro-active anti-spam signature updates and new malware protection |
| ThreatLab™ managed lists | Built-in lists for screening common business terms, profanity and compliance terms |
| Kaspersky anti-virus | Award-winning anti-virus and malware engine consistently independently verified as one of the leading solutions |
| Zero-hour Anti-malware | Pre-emptive blocking of suspicious messages based on traffic pattern behaviour, works in conjunction with built-in AV to provide additional Anti-malware security |