Pretty impressive

Overall, I’m pretty impressed with the GFI MailEssentials Online service. I also think there is a great opening for MailEssentials for the SMB market looking to move/migrate from services with an uncertain future. It will be interesting to see if this good timing pays off, and to be honest I hope it does. - Stevieg.org, May 7, 2012

Great service for email hygiene

GFI MailEssentials Online is a great service for email hygiene with several valuable bonus features for customers. The ease with which it can be implemented, its effectiveness, and its accuracy make for a very powerful protection for your users. Averaging 4.5/5, we consider this a great product. - Msexchangegeek.com, April 29, 2012

Effective and easy-to-use product

We found GFI MailEssentials Online to be an effective and easy-to-use product. The idea of blocking spam before it even gets to our border is very appealing, and during our tests, we didn’t see a single spam message get through. With the added benefits of robust antivirus defense, email continuity, and optional integrated archive, it’s a great solution for protecting your users and their mailboxes. - Exchangedictionary.com, April 25, 2012

No More Spam

We knew at the end of the first day that we wanted it. You subscribe to it on an annual basis, and pay for it per user, with no startup costs or hidden charges, which makes it easy to budget for. We’ve seen almost no false positives, and not a single virus has made it through. The users have all been very happy with the self-service aspect, and you know users are never happy with anything. Give it a try yourself. You’ll be glad you did. - Msexchangeguru.com, April 6, 2012

Great solution for businesses

If you are in need of a spam solution and do not want to install and manage a solution on each of your business’ computers, sign up for a free trial of GFI Mail Essentials Complete and try it out. - Business Security Information, March 2012

Strong addition to messaging system

GFI MailEssentials Complete Online is a strong addition to our messaging system, and we are very happy with it. With the boost in bandwidth now that all the junk is being blocked before it gets to our border, our users think we bought a bigger pipe, and have noticed how much faster the Internet seems. - Outlook Power, March 2012

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Detected known malware well

It detected known malware well, cleaned up after infections competently, and it's reasonably speedy. - PC World

5 stars for GFI WebMonitor 2011

GFI WebMonitor 2011 has all the necessary features to allow business better control internet access, track and log information. Therefore, GFI WebMonitor 2011 will get 5 stars from us. - ITKnowledge24.com

Interesting package

Overall, VIPRE is an interesting package which includes the key functions you might expect to find in a modern internet security solution whilst keeping the performance impact on your computer low. - Technology with Jason Slater

Easy to set up and manage

Easy to set up and manage; light on system resources; includes IDS, ad blocking, and URL blacklist. - Windows ITPro

Detected known malware well

It detected known malware well, cleaned up after infections competently, and it's reasonably speedy. - ComputerWorld

Check out this product!

Any shop that has on-premise email owes it to themselves to check out this product so that they can add archiving to their messaging. With pricing based on number of users, a small company with a single Exchange server could add email archiving for under $1000 a year, which is a bargain. - 4SYSOPS

Great choice for an SMB

With multi-language support, full support for virtualized environments, stub-free technology that doesn’t violate Exchange’s support requirements, and an easy to use administrative interface, GFI MailArchiver is a great choice for any SMB looking to add email archiving to their Exchange environment. - CURU

Great add-on for Exchange

GFI MailArchiver offers great archiving, search, PST import, and user access to archives, while also supporting multiple retention policies. It is a great add-on to your Exchange infrastructure, and cabe dropped into place in an afternoon without introducing any changes to your email infrastructure. Check it out for yourself. - MSExchangeGuru

For businesses on a budget

Considering the benefits the pricing is very reasonable and the option to use free databases if a full SQL Server instance is not available make GFI MailArchiver an accessible product for businesses on a budget. - ExchangeServerPro

Worth the investment

GFI FaxMaker is well worth the investment if you have five or more individuals on your network who fax regularly. - Top10Reviews.com

5 Stars for GFI LanGuard

In a group test of vulnerability products, GFI LanGuard achieved top marks in all categories. Highly recommended.

GFI MailEssentials wins VBSpam Award

GFI MailEssentials recently won a VBSpam award. VBSpam certification is awarded to products that exceed a predefined threshold based on a combination of criteria relating to the products' spam catch rate and false positive rate.
Virus Bulletin - January 2012

Second placing for GFI EndPointSecurity

GFI EndPointSecurity places first runner-up in the endpoint security category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards.
WindowSecurity.com - April, 2011

GFI MAX accredited under MSPAlliance Vendor Accreditation Program

The MSP Alliance Seal demonstrates GFI MAX commitment to the channel.
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Best Channel Vendor Award 2012

GFI MAX awarded Best Channel Vendor in Managed Services and Security by Business Solutions Magazine 2012.
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MSPAlliance MSPWorld Cup 2011- Best Managed Service Enabling Technology Winner

GFI MAX were awarded Best Managed Service Enabling Technology at MSPWorld,  Austin, Texas September 2011.

Best Windows Antivirus

VIPRE Antivirus has been selected by Antivirus.About.com readers as the "Best Windows Antivirus" in the Readers' Choice Awards

Review: GFI MAX RemoteManagement

"If you have numerous clients or numerous machines you must monitor, you need a tool like GFI Max RemoteManagement. Not only is it incredibly flexible and reliable, you can place your company branding on the tool so your clients always equate your image to that of their machines' security and reliability." - Tech Republic

PC Format tests GFI VIPRE

PC Format tested 10 anti-virus products and pitted them against each other. GFI VIPRE Business Edition was given positive reviews particularly with regard to the Lifetime offer - PC Format

GFI VIPRE is OPSWAT Certified

GFI VIPRE products have received OPSWAT Certification in the antivirus, antiphishing and firewall categories. This certification provides both enterprise and consumer prospects and customers with independent verification that GFI VIPRE Antivirus products operate seamlessly with leading compliance, manageability assessment and support solutions.

GFI VIPRE protects your IT Business

German IT publication COMPUTERWOCHE trialed VIPRE and found it to be a complete security suite for businesses.

VIPRE Enterprise Premium: VIPRE Enterprise AV is Effective, Inexpensive

“Our experience with Symantec AV was troubled. We encountered multiple issues installing the management console which Symantec support was not able to resolve. Performance of the Symantec agent effected end user system performace. For these reasons we looked at other managed AV solutions and after several trials with various other AV products we settled on VIPRE Enterprise AV and have been very satisfied with the results. The product does what it is supposed to do without any complications or unneeded complexity. VIPRE Enterprise "just works".” - eWeek

VIPRE Antivirus Business – Best Channel Products 2010

VIPRE was recognized for its “richness of features/functionality” and “ease of upgrade” as an endpoint security product.

VIPRE Antivirus Business consumes minimal resources

Tolly Group report confirms that VIPRE Antivirus Business consumes at least 38% fewer memory resources than Symantec or McAfee.

VIPRE Antivirus Home – VB100 Certification

To receive certification, VIPRE detected 100% of malware samples listed as ‘In the Wild’ by the WildList Organization, with no false positives during scan, using default settings in the VB Labs environment.

Control and Monitor Your Network’s Activity With GFI Webmonitor

"GFI Webmonitor is an utility with endless possibilities. The tool is easy to install and use. Considering the user experience and wide range of functionality that it offers, I definitely recommend this tool to every network administrator." - Ampercent

GFI WebMonitor review - Boon for Small and Midsize Organizations

"GFI WebMonitor gives you real time control over the internet activities of the users, it also provides a user-friendly interface for analyzing the statistics user wise, IP wise, URL wise or bandwidth wise. The features look quite impressive (especially the 'Top Policy Breakers' report). Interface is uncluttered and user-friendly." - eZaroorat

GFI WebMonitor review - A good step ahead

"GFI WebMonitor is a nice step in the right direction. The product is very easy to install, and the company that starts using it can see its benefits by the end of the first day of use." - Information Security Short Takes

Full control of the corporate network with GFI WebMonitor (Italian review)

GFI WebMonitor lets you gain control of your corporate network by allowing you to monitor badwidth usage to prevent cyberslacking (Review in 3 parts) - Programmazione.it

GFI LanGuard voted WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Award Winner

GFI LanGuard is selected as the winner in the Patch Management category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards - Windows Security

VIPRE Antivirus Business – OPSWAT Certified

Gold certified by OPSWAT in antivirus for integrated control and seamless visibility with OESIS-enabled devices

InfoWorld reviews GFI EventsManager

"GFI EventsManager Report Pack comes with dozens of predefined reports (mostly Windows-related), each of which can be edited or used to make new reports." - InfoWorld

Retrohack gives 4.5 Domos to GFI WebMonitor

Retrohack awards 4.5 Domos to GFI WebMonitor and "strongly recommends this product"."GFI WebMonitor is an excellent choice for the small to medium business looking to add content, anti-phishing, and anti-malware layers to their network's armour. You get great protection, a small footprint, and it takes very little administrative overhead to implement and maintain." - RetroHack

GFI MAX MailEdge and GFI MAX MailProtection positively rated

Leandro Amore reviews GFI MAX MailEdge and GFI MAX MailProtection and finds that "The system is really simple to implement and very intuitive in its configuration. Additionally, it is a great solution for companies with no disaster recovery capability since the messages will be stored until the receiving server is ready to receive them." - Leandro Amore

GFI MAX MailProtection ideal for blocking spam

Business Security Information reviews GFI MAX MailProtection and determines that “GFI MailProtection was very effective in blocking about 98 percent of the spam and blocking around 99 percent of problem-noted e-mails.” - Business Security Information

SC Magazine awards 5-star rating to GFI EndPointSecurity

SC Magazine reviewed GFI EndPointSecurity awarding it 5 stars in all categories, for an overall rating of 5 stars. "This one is a real keeper. We give it our Best Buy this month." - SC Magazine

Playing with GFI Max Mail Protection - a review

"GFI Max MailProtection is a great option for SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) who may not have the right level of staffing to manage dedicated solutions; but it also scales to accommodate larger organisations." - Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot

[PL] GFI Network Server Monitor receives positive reviews

Polish magazine, Networld Magazine, reviewed GFI Network Server Monitor and found it to be a useful and positive software - Networld Magazine

[NL] GFI EndPoint Security awarded Editor’s Choice Award

GFI EndPoint Security was awarded an Editor's Choice Award, scoring 9/10, in a group review from Winmag Pro - a Dutch print magazine for Windows professionals.

GFI EndPoint Security positive points were: (1) Wizard Quick Start for easy set up of basic settings; (2) Flexible configuration of security settings; (3) Security policies can be customized according to the type of machine.
It's only negative feature is that it is not available in Dutch - Winmag Pro

GFI MAX RemoteManagement review in IT Expert

GFI MAX RemoteManagement is reviewed by Kay Ewbank for IT Expert Magazine. She writes that "MAX is attractive software. GFI seem to understand just what support
companies need in order to provide a good service to their customers. You could spend a lot of time assembling tools to do even part of what GFI MAX offers, and it all
comes in a well-designed package you can make your own" - IT Expert Magazine

Perfect fit for most environments

GFI MAX MailProtection can be set up in a matter of minutes and you don't need to be an expert to get the service to work, writes reviewer Augusto Alvarez - Blog review

GFI MailArchiver is "strongly recommended to all SMBs"

Nitin Gupta reviews GFI MailArchiver giving it scores of 4 and 5 recommending it as "A good product with features that I would want in an Archiving Product. Easy to Use and Maintain. Would Strongly Recommend GFI MailArchiver to all SMBs." - www.nitingupta.in

GFI WebMonitor for ISA Server wins in the Content Security category

ISAserver.org visitors voted GFI WebMonitor for ISA Server as the best in its respective field and selected it as the winner in the Content Security category of the ISAserver.org Readers' Choice Awards. - ISAserver.org

GFI Network ServerMonitor awarded Community Choice Award

GFI Network ServerMonitor and GFI EventsManager were named winner of the "Community Choice Awards", and GFI EndPointSecurity was awarded Best Security Product - Community Choice by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine - Windows IT Pro

GFI WebMonitor 2009 recommended by Business Computing World

Business Computing World.co.uk review GFI WebMonitor 2009 and recommend it saying that "WebMonitor 2009 did everything we expected of it, blocking access to inappropriate Web sites and protecting users against malicious downloads." - BusinessComputingWorld.co.uk

GFI LanGuard: invaluable tool for administrators

Help Net Security review GFI LanGuard and ascertain that "the three crucial tasks of vulnerability management (vulnerability issues, patch management and network auditing) are addressed in one package, saving effort and time." - Help Net Security

GFI MailArchiver: suitable for all company structures

Although GFI MailArchiver 6 is designed for the SMB, the solution offers extended features that make it suitable for all company structures and sizes. GFI MailArchiver offers an easy to use reporting system to present auditing information such as monitoring user activities to maintain integrity of the archive - Computerwoche

GFI LanGuard 9 - it's about people, technology and processes

"GFI LanGuard 9 breaths a fresh air of new functionality and GUI design" say IT site, Best Security Tips. The new version of GFI LanGuard introduced the Network Audit thus extending the product scope into the IT audit operations. It also offers new scanning profiles which provide valuable data as well as providing a very useful list of everyday network tools. "GFI LanGuard 9 offers reliable, high-performance security out-of-the box, adapts itself to business processes and security procedures in an environment easy to use by security engineers and managers alike." - Best Security Tips

GFI LANguard 9: fully recommended

GFI LanGuard addresses the issues of vulnerability management, patch management, and network auditing and comes up tops in all areas. "The scanning options are quite robust and the reporting and remediation interface couldn't be much better. I would fully recommend it for network management and auditing." - Chris Sanders

GFI LanGuard: very competent scanner

GFI LanGuard is given 5 stars in a review in SC Magazine. The reviewer says it is a solid vulnerability scanner with many pre-defined scanning profiles. It is also moderately priced for the functionality it offers.
- SC Magazine

GFI EndPointSecurity: Real nice solution

In a Group Test in SC Magazine, GFI EndPointSecurity gets a five-star review and is described as “a really nice solution” providing great features and performance.

GFI MailEssentials: An Excellent Anti-Spam and Email Security Solution

MailEssentials from GFI is an excellent anti-spam solution for small and medium businesses with in-house information services teams. Flexible configuration of blocking and management technology makes MailEssentials a fit for a variety of spam management approaches, writes Tom Olzak.

GFI MailArchiver 6: Effective SMB email archiving solution

Email archiving is moving from the realm of nice-to-have to that of must-have. Changes to e-discovery laws and the ascension of email to perhaps the largest repository of information are pushing SMBs to create and enforce retention and legal hold policies. MailArchiver helps meet these challenges, writes Tom Olzak.

GFI MailArchiver 6: easily satisfies SMBs' needs

In a review in NetworkWorld, Logan Harbaugh comments positively about the product and says that “the actual installation is very quick and easy, a condition coupled with its clear documentation that makes this product ideal for the SMB market”. - NetworkWorld.com

GFI MailArchiver 6: Effective SMB email archiving solution

In a review of GFI MailArchiver on Brighthub.com, reviewer Tom Olzak describes the product as a “great solution for SMBs”. He comments positively on the product’s rich feature set and competitive pricing and also suggests additional features such as legal holds for discovery purposes. Concluding, he says: “If you're looking for an email archiving solution for an SMB, I strongly encourage you give GFI MailArchiver a look.” - Brighthub.com

Top class archiving solution

In a review of GFI MailArchiver on ITPro, Roger Howorth writes that MailArchiver 6 for Exchange is a top class solution for archiving messages using low cost storage. He adds that “a range of deployment options mean the suite can be tailored to small, medium or large scale organizations” and that “messages can easily be searched and retrieved from the archive using a web browser or a plugin for Microsoft Outlook”. - ITPro.co.uk

GFI MailEssentials: Excellent anti-spam solution for SMBs

In a review of GFI MailEssentials on Brighthub.com, reviewer Tom Olzak says the product is “an excellent solution for stopping spam from reaching employee mailboxes and for combating phishing”. He comments positively on the feature set, adding that “although not as hands-off as an appliance- or service-based solution, GFI MailEssentials is very easy to manage if you have on-site IT staff. Other than the auto-stop for licensing issues, I couldn't find anything I didn't like.” - Brighthub.com

Three useful tools

In a review in Nirlog.com, a technology blog, the author review’s GFI LANguard, a vulnerability and network security solution. The blogger says he found the software to be a very useful tool for network and security administrators. He adds: “I liked the fact that it has all three useful tools i.e. network vulnerability scanning, patch management and auditing integrated into one. It’s also easy to use and manage.” - Nirlog.com

Best compliance scanner

GFI LANguard, a vulnerability management and network security solution, has won the ‘Best’ solution in the ‘compliance category’ in the 2007 IT Security Survey, organized by the website Security-Database.com. - Security-Database.com

More than email archiving

In a short review of GFI MailArchiver on the blog IntelliAdmin.com, Steve Wiseman writes that the product’s “name does not do it justice. At first glance you would think it is a tool for backing up your email, but it does much more”. He adds: “If you are looking for a way to keep track of email within your organization - give it a spin and try it out.” - IntelliAdmin.com

The right tool for the job

In a review of GFI NetworkServerMonitor on TechRepublic, Paul Mah describes the product as easy to set up and a mature product that just works. He says GFI “has a done a pretty good job of anticipating the most common kind of options”, although the cost might be an issue for some. - TechRepublic

Five Stars, CRN Test Centre

GFI MAX RemoteManagement receives five-out-of-five Tech Stars from CRN Reviews.

5 out of 5 for GFI MailEssentials

In a review on OutlookExchange.com, MVP Nicolas Blank gives GFI MailEssentials 5 out of 5 and describes the software as a “solid product, which lives up to the marketing claims made by GFI”. He says the installation and use is straight forward and easy and that GFI MailEssentials “works and works well”. Blank says there are other features “however message retrieval and SPAM handling is where this product really shines”. Finally, he recommends the product for use in Exchange or generic SMTP mail based environments. - OutlookExchange.com

GFI FAXmaker wins Readers Choice Award

GFI FAXmaker, the leading fax server solution, has placed first runner-up in the MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Award in the Exchange Fax Connector category. The Reader's Choice Awards give visitors to the MSExchange.org site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category. - MSExchange.org

Excellent value solution

In a review of GFI WebMonitor, Tarek Majdalani describes the product as "solid, easy to use, well documented and well supported" and gives it 4.5 stars out of 5. He says it provides the perfect balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use, as well as being light on system resources. Priced at the low end of the spectrum, Majdalani said it is "excellent value for organizations of just about any size". Concluding, he recommends GFI WebMonitor for "its performance, feature set, cost and ease of use". - Elmajdal.net

Excellent and easy to use

In a review on Liquidmatrix Security, Dave Lewis looks into the threat posed by portable storage devices and how GFI EndPointSecurity allows administrators to allow, yet control their use on the company network. He describes the product as “an excellent and easy to use offering from GFI” and “I recommend giving it a test drive”. - Liquidmatrix

Fast, stable and efficient

The threat posed by portable storage devices such as USB sticks and iPods and how GFI EndPointSecurity can address these threats is highlighted in a review in IT-Observer. The reviewer says the product “offers many features to take control of data flow from storage devices in complex network environments”, the “whole management process is accomplished through the easy-to-use administrator console” and that “it proved to be fast, stable and easy to deploy - not to mention very efficient”. - IT-Observer

Good value for money

In a review in SC Magazine, GFI EndPointSecurity is rated four stars out of five and described as a complete endpoint security kit that is “good value for money and a useful tool set that should scale well to large enterprises”. The magazine also highlights GFI EndPointSecurity’s client deployment tool and its integration with Active Directory. - SC Magazine

Solid choice for SMBs

In a review on slipstick.com, William Lefkovics describes GFI MailArchiver 4 for Exchange as “a solid choice” for SMBs that need an “easy to implement solution for ever-expanding Exchange message stores, archiving content while maintaining reasonable access, or needing to meet regulatory compliance”. He says the software is easy to deploy and administer and it has minimal impact on Exchange performance. Concluding, he says users “should benefit from the simple web access to archived messages”. Overall, GFI MailArchiver is rated 4 out of 5 - Slipstick.com

Superb cost/benefit ratio

In a review on Informit.com, GFI LANguard N.S.S. is described as giving “a superb benefit:cost ratio in the class of commercial vulnerability assessment and remediation tools”. The reviewer says the product is in the top 25 list on insecure.org “for good reason, as we learned after testing it”. He also describes the installation as straightforward, with a handy wizard guiding you through the key steps. - Informit.com

Simplified, improved email file management

In an article penned by Robyn Weisman on Processor.com, he writes that GFI MailArchiver 4.0 gives organizations the ability to properly archive messages and access them as needed for business or compliance reasons. He writes that this simplifies the process “for those using Microsoft Exchange servers so that network administrators do not have to slog through PST files (Microsoft Outlook mail archive files) that can be lost or corrupted or just plain difficult to use.” GFI’s director, messaging and security products, is also interviewed in the article and various new features that would be welcomed by SMEs such as the ability to save to an NTFS drive if they don’t have an SQL Server installed are mentioned. - Processor

Nice package with clear business benefits

GFI EventsManager “is a very nice package with clear business benefits” according to a review in ITpro.co.uk by Ian Murphy. Giving the product four stars out of a maximum six, the author highlights the product’s relative easy to install, well-written documentation and other features that help the administrator during the installation and configuration process. - ITpro.co.uk

Demystifying event log management

GFI EventsManager is one of three products analyzed by Will Kelly in an article on event logs on Processor.com. The article looks into the approach taken by GFI Software and two other companies with regard to event logs management. Andre Muscat, Director, Network Security Products, explains how companies must first determine their requirements before choosing an appropriate event logs monitoring solution. He also encourages end users to download trial versions of the tools and evaluate them against their own environment and requirements. - Processor

Good and inexpensive program

In an article about desktop and server security in small to medium enterprises, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner was recommended as a "good and inexpensive program that checks your network nodes for missing security patches and service packs". The article explained how important it is to have the "latest critical security updates from Microsoft" as this will offer protection from many threats. The author explained how they "tested and liked" GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner and concluded by referred to its cost effective pricing. - PCmag.com

GFI MailEssentials wins Redmond Editors' Choice Awards 2005

Redmond magazine's panel of experts have named GFI MailEssentials as the winner of the anti-spam category in the publication of their annual Editors' Choice Awards. Judge Dave Tschanz singled out GFI MailEssentials for medium - to large-sized networks and praised the Bayesian filtering system, saying that it "works particularly well". He was also impressed with GFI's customer service and described the website as "exceptional" as well as being "easy to use" and containing "extraordinarily useful information". - Redmond magazine

Effective spam management application

In an article featured in a TechRepublic newsletter, GFI MailEssentials was highlighted as one of the more effective applications for managing spam. The article draws attention to the fact that managing the spam that comes into any organization "takes some sophisticated software and a lot of hard work". The feature goes on to explain how to deploy GFI MailEssentials as a mail gateway. Reviewer John. R. Kull praised various features such as Custom and DNS blacklists and the directory harvesting rules. He concludes by saying: "Before you invest 1000's of dollars in an appliance or other product, check out the GFI MailEssentials product". - TechRepublic

GFI FAXmaker wins Fax Connectors Readers' Choice Award

MSExchange.org readers voted GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP as the winner in the Fax Connectors category of the MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Awards for the second year running. - MSExchange.org

High score for GFI MailEssentials

Reviewer by David W. Tschanz reviewed GFI MailEssentials as one of 10 anti-spam solutions in an article for Redmond magazine entitled "Stop Spam Now". GFI MailEssentials scored highest together with another two software solutions. The reviewer describes each product's main spam filtering method, Bayesian filtering being GFI MailEssential's strong point as well as its use of whitelists, blacklists and a DNS blacklist. The reviewer also states: "GFI's MailEssentials has a well-developed and easy-to-use reporting system that covers the key aspects of anti-spam activity. The filter itself is easily scalable and easy to configure". In addition, the reviewer describes GFI as having "a solid reputation". - Redmond magazine

A powerful scanning tool

In a review for IT Week, reviewer Dave Bailey describes GFI LANguard as being "highly configurable", adding: "users can tune the scans at a very fine level to determine what the scans should look for". The reviewer also states that "installation was simple and we started scanning in less than five minutes". Clearly impressed with the product, he reports that GFI LANguard N.S.S. "gives quick, concise results and powerful scanning options". - IT Week

An effective tool for storage and compliance

In an article for Document Manager Magazine, GFI MailArchiver is described as a useful product which saves on email storage space and which allows users to comply with legislative storing regulations. The reviewer states that GFI MailArchiver "can help to relieve many of the headaches caused by modern business' reliance on email as a primary form of communication". The reviewer also finds the product offers good value for money: "Costed against potential storage savings alone, GFI MailArchiver represents good value to any corporation." In conclusion the reviewer's verdict is: "In an age of almost daily legislative changes, GFI MailArchiver has a clear role to play and looks to be a very effective tool. The way that it works in parallel with Exchange Server offers an efficient and non-intrusive way of storing and retrieving emails and attachments." - Document Manager Magazine

Gold award for GFI FAXmaker

GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP was awarded 4.5 stars out of a possible 5 by the Exchange resource site MSExchange.org. In a review for the site, Brien Posey awarded named the product "a solid product" and gave it the gold award. "Faxmaker is a full featured product which turned out to be much more than I expected,” he wrote. "The software is designed in a way that does not require modifying or extending Active Directory schema". "Two other features worth mentioning are the fax filtering and archiving features". The reviewer also states that through GFI FAXmaker sending faxes is simple: "Anything that can be printed can also be faxed". - MSExchange.org

A smart and inexpensive tool

In his article “Event Log Management”, Adrian Grigorof presents a list of the GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager) features that he likes, and there are many! The reviewer finds GFI LANguard S.E.L.M to be “highly specialised” because it offers “right-to-the-point information about what you are interested in” and “no-nonsense statistics and reports”. Furthermore, he writes that GFI EventsManager is “easy to install”, it integrates with Microsoft tools and the design does not require the network administrator “to learn yet another type of configuration interface”. The reviewer describes GFI EventsManager as being cost-effective and views it to be ideal for the small or medium company which “should get tools that are smart and inexpensive”. Grigorof also mentions the product's “properly organised support web page” and the highly responsive and knowledgeable support staff. - EventID.Net

CIRT management: Rapid alerts

In a column for Network World Fusion, M.E. Kabay, reviews three important aspects of early warnings in CIRT (computer incident response team) management: notification of vulnerabilities, notification of threats and notification of incidents. When speaking of incidents, the reviewer stresses that “intrusion detection systems should be configured to alert network management personnel at once when there are successful intrusions, disturbances of network performance, equipment malfunctions and other incidents". The reviewer describes GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. (now GFI EventsManager) as a solution to the above - "an available system to coordinate output from network and security systems for rapid notification". - NetworkWorldFusion

Unique features

In an article for Lockergnome's IT Professionals, Diana Huggins highlighted GFI LANguard N.S.S.'s unique features, describing the product as a “security scanner that will detect vulnerabilities on your network, scan all machines, determine which patches and service packs are missing, detect open shares” and more. - Lockergnome's IT Professionals

An efficient and cost-effective choice

In a comparative review of popular vulnerability scanners, featured on Italian IT magazine PC Professionale, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner is described as an efficient and cost-effective solution that make it an ideal choice for networks of any size. Describing the product's key features, reviewer Matthew D. Sarrel highlights the product's ability to scan the entire network, retrieving in-depth information about all machines and devices; identifying missing patches and service packs, and giving the option to deploy those service packs and patches network-wide. - PC Professionale

The most popular commercial security tool

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner has been voted the favorite commercial security tool and the 8th most popular tool overall in a survey of Nmap users to determine their preferred security tools. This May 2003 study lists the top 75 security tools and its author writes: "Anyone in the security field would be well advised to go over the list and investigate tools they are unfamiliar with. I discovered several powerful new tools this way," one of these being GFI LANguard N.S.S. - Insecure.org

"The best weapon you'll ever use in the war against spam"

In an extensive review of GFI MailEssentials 8 for ServerWatch, Dan DiNicolo said the product might be the best weapon an administrator will "ever use in the war against spam". His view is that the product "provides some of the most comprehensive anti-spam capabilities currently available, but also industrial-strength mail monitoring, the ability to add disclaimers to all outgoing messages, and more. Impressively, GFI provides many of the product's best features as freeware, making GFI MailEssentials 8 a must-evaluate product for administrators of large and small networks alike". Read more here. - ServerWatch

Gold award for a "very powerful product"

GFI LANguard N.S.S was awarded a gold rating (top score of 5 stars) in a comparative review of patch management solutions conducted by William Henderson for WindowSecurity.com. The reviewer reported that GFI LANguard N.S.S. "is a very powerful product, combining top-notch security scanning with patch management, making the 2 tasks easier to perform. It’s also pretty inexpensive. $695 buys you an unlimited IP version. Almost too cheap really". - WindowSecurity.com

Five stars for GFI FAXmaker for Networks/SMTP 8

GFI FAXmaker for Networks/SMTP 8 was awarded the highest score - 5 stars - by Internet.com's ServerWatch, which described the product as "a useful addition to any Internet server running in an office where faxes are a daily necessity" and "an upgrade that's worth the download". - ServerWatch

Combating 'stealth worms' like the Love Bug

GFI made the front page of IT Week, which quoted GFI CEO Nick Galea concerning the worry of hackers using a virus in a targeted rather than mass market manner, to break into an organization's database in an unobtrusive way. The leading article in the Enterprise Week section of the same edition highlighted the issue further and underlined the need for an email firewall. - IT Week

GFI FAXmaker for Exchange "is a bargain"

"GFI FAXmaker integrates seamlessly into your Exchange Server environment and lets you send and receive faxes directly from your Exchange Server or Microsoft Outlook client software. Installation and setup are straightforward... The product's LCR capabilities are excellent... The product's line-balancing feature is also excellent. The feature uses outbound-only lines during times of light traffic and both inbound and outbound channels as needed during periods of peak activity... GFI FAXmaker is a bargain." - Windows 2000 Magazine

A spam filter on steroids

"MailSecurity (when formerly known as Mail essentials) offers an interesting option: Set up an intermediary POP3/SMTP gateway between the enterprise email server and its host gateway... Mail essentials is a well-thought-out utility that works as advertised and can add significant value to a bare-bones email system." - InternetWeek