Oslo, 21 January 2002  

The data security company Norman ASA have today announced the availability of Norman Virus Control version 5 for MS Exchange 2000.

Today most computer viruses spread through e-mails. Such viruses should already be detected and removed on the e-mail server to prevent that misuse leads to virus infections. The receiver of the virus might have forgotten to update the antivirus software and even turned off the antivirus product. It is therefore essential to have updated antivirus software on a central server in the network.

Norman Virus Control for MS Exchange 2000 Norman Virus Control for Exchange 2000 uses an AVAPI 2.0 plug-in which connects to the Exchange Information Store on the server for access to emails and attachments. NVC for Exchange 2000 becomes an integrated part of Exchange itself.

On-access scanning All incoming and outgoing emails are scanned on access in both private and public information stores. Access is only granted to virus-free items or when a present virus has been removed. Each element of the email is scanned separately on-access. I.e. the attachment and the mail body are scanned individually. Access to an email is only granted if all elements are virus free.

Updating virus definition files and scanner engine Norman Internet Update (NIU) can be configured to automatically check the availability of new definition files dynamically and without any user interaction at any interval that you choose. Thus NVC for Exchange 2000 is automatically kept up-to-date offering customers the best levels of protection at all times.

-The rapid growth in malware infections through email has meant that scanning on the email server is therefore crucial.” States Bjørn A. Windfeldt, VP Marketing, Norman ASA. “This solution integrates with Microsoft Exchange 2000 to ensure that all traffic passing through the Exchange 2000 server is scanned for malicious code.

For further information, please contact

Norman ASA, VP Marketing Bjørn A. Windfeldt, tel.+47 67 10 97 76, mob. +47 41 53 97 76