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Product Information

Microsoft Forefront delivers end-to-end security and access to information through an integrated line of protection, access and identity management products. The Microsoft Forefront comprehensive line of business security products provides greater protection and control through integration with your existing IT infrastructure and through simplified deployment, management, and analysis.

The Forefront range of products include:

• Forefront Endpoint Protection - align security and management to improve endpoint protection while greatly reducing operational costs. Builds on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and R3, allowing you to use your existing client management infrastructure to deploy and manage endpoint protection (previously known as Forefront Client Security).
• Forefront Protection for Exchange - fast and effective detection of viruses, worms, spyware and spam by integrating multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners in a single solution
• Forefront Online Protection for Exchange - Internet-based protection to protect businesses’ inbound and outbound e-mail from spam, viruses, phishing scams and e-mail policy violations
• Forefront Security for SharePoint - integrates multiple scan engines from industry-leading vendors and content controls to help businesses protect their Microsoft SharePoint collaboration environments
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway - comprehensive, secure Web gateway to help protect employees from Web-based threats (previously known as Internet Security and Acceleration Server)
• Forefront Protection Suite - next generation release of the Forefront Security Suite, includes Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Forefront Protection for Exchange Server, Microsoft Forefront Protection for SharePoint, Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server, Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange and Forefront Threat Management Gateway Web Protection Service

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Licensing

Licensing

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 is available as a per-user or per-device subscription through Microsoft Volume Licensing (not Open Licensing). The subscription includes all antimalware updates and product upgrades during the license period.

Client operating systems can be licensed with a User Subscription License (USL) or Device Subscription License (DSL).

Server operating systems must be licensed with a Device Subscription License (DSL).

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 or R3 serves as the management infrastructure for Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. For customers who want to centrally manage Forefront Endpoint Protection, valid System Center Configuration Manager 2007 licenses are required.

In addition to being offered as a stand-alone product, Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 can be purchased as part of the Core CAL Suite or Forefront Protection Suite.