Microsoft has announced that it is discontinuing development of many of its Forefront enterprise security products

In a recent Blog post, Microsoft revealed that the following products will no longer be available to purchase as of 1 December 2012:

• Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE)
• Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP)
• Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS)
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG)
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway Web Protection Services (TMG WPS)

Microsoft will provide support for these discontinued products for at least another three years.

Microsoft also announced it is renaming Forefront Online Protection for Exchange as Exchange Online Protection.

A few Forefront products, however, will continue:

• Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
• Forefront Identity Manager
• The product formerly known as Forefront Endpoint Security is now part of the System Center 2012 product - System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection

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To discuss how these changes could affect you, please don't hesitate to contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email info@phoenixs.co.uk

Novell ZENworks® 11 SP2 is all about unifying IT operations, from asset tracking and device configuration to implementing security and protecting your workforce. With ZENworks 11 SP2, unified means you do all of these things from the same familiar set of tools.

Unified means not having to deploy and manage a separate agent when you want to activate endpoint security features or push out the latest critical patch. Unified means you manage your entire endpoint management fleet from a single solution, and enjoy a streamlined, seamless experience.

With the release of ZENworks 11 SP2, unified also means:

• A new product, ZENworks Full Disk Encryption, to protect your workforce from security breaches
• The addition of Mac support for asset inventory, software deployment and more
• Two new suites - Novell Endpoint Protection Suite and Novell Total Endpoint Management Suite - give you more capabilities for less money

Find out more:  Contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk

Since Sophos acquired Astaro, a leading provider of network security,  they have launched their first integrated product that combines the power of Astaro and Sophos technologies. Sophos UTM 9 is the first UTM specifically designed to integrate gateway security and endpoint security in a single hardware or virtual box.

Organisations and IT teams no longer have to spend considerable time and resources on configuring multiple point solutions to protect their entire IT infrastructures. Sophos UTM 9 provides complete security protection, regardless of location; it combines the company's award-winning endpoint protection and unified threat management solutions into a single management console.

Read the full press release  http://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/07/utm-9-release.aspx

Symantec and VMware have collaborated to ensure customers have both the security and compliance controls necessary for cloud deployments, both on- and off-premises and in addition to integration between Symantec endpoint security offerings with VMware vShield Endpoint expected to be available later in 2012, Symantec is introducing five new integrations with the VMware cloud infrastructure suite:

• Orchestrated Data Loss Prevention
• Reduced Compliance Deficiencies Across Converged Infrastructure
• Protect Virtual Data Centers Against Advanced Threats
• Integrated Threat Intelligence
• Optimized Endpoint Protection for High-density Virtual Environments

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Click here for the full press release or contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk

This comprehensive guide aims to clearly brief you on the range of security and management solutions available and how Phoenix and Symantec can add value to your business.

As highly-accredited Specialist Partners for Symantec in Europe, we truly believe that they, as proven market leaders in data protection, can make a difference to your security and data management risks.

On a no obligation basis, Phoenix can provide you with on-site demonstrations or a Webex for your organisation to evaluate what we have to offer.

Contact us now for your copy of this brochure on 0845 265 1265 or email marketing@phoenixs.co.uk