MicroWorld launches X-Spam; sets its eyes on embedded security space

MicroWorld Software has announced the launch of X-Spam - a spam filtering software that works on Microsoft Exchange 2000-2003. The Linux version of X-Spam is also expected soon.

X-Spam uses around 700 rules to check regular expressions, mail headers and blacklisted servers to get an accuracy of 95-98% in fighting spam. "Newer rules will be added regularly to increase its efficiency," says MV Nandakumar
Pai, CTO, MicroWorld.

Initially, MicroWorld is getting its existing customers to experience X-Spam. "About 30% our customers are already evaluating X-Spam," says PK Kurian, GM - National Sales, MicroWorld. Corporate, ISPs and government sectors are the few other customer segments for X-Spam. "The product is competitively priced and will be sold directly as well as through our performing channel partners and SIs," adds Kurian. According to the company, X-Spam for Exchange 2000-2003 is maintenance free and once installed will run on its own and stay updated. An intuitive interface is provided to further customize the filters, scoring and other spam fighting options.

Meanwhile, MicroWorld has set its eyes in the embedded security solutions space. In about six months, the company hopes to come out with a robust security solution that will reside on security appliances. The product is being researched on an XScale network processor-based device, which the company shipped recently for its development. 

Govind Rammurthy, MD of MicroWorld has made it clear that the company will concentrate only on marketing the software and not the hardware. By doing this, the company hopes to be an embedded software OEM for security appliance manufacturers.

According to Govind, the security trend in corporate is towards having the solution on external device than on the application servers. "CIOs want a complete security solutions to protect the IT infrastructure without disturbing the existing operating platform or the applications they work on. Appliances with embedded security software are the best solutions for such approach," says
Govind.

NELSON JOHNY

MUMBAI