Microsoft Forefront Product Overview

Microsoft Forefront is a collection of business security products that helps provide protection for an organization's network infrastructure. Microsoft Forefront helps to protect information and to control access across operating systems, applications, and servers. Microsoft Forefront includes the products shown in the following table, organized by the type of protection.

Protection	Product
Client	Microsoft Forefront Client Security
Server	Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
Server	Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint
Edge	Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Edge	Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

Microsoft Forefront Client Security

Microsoft Forefront Client Security provides protection against malicious software for business desktop computers, portable computers, and server operating systems. Forefront Client Security helps guard against emerging threats, such as spyware and unwanted software, as well as against traditional threats, such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Forefront Client Security provides central administration management and integrates with existing infrastructure software, such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

For more information, see Microsoft Forefront Client Security (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=74360) and the Microsoft Forefront Client Security TechCenter (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84260).

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server includes multiple scan engines from global security firms integrated into a single solution to help businesses protect their Microsoft Exchange Server messaging environments from viruses, worms, and unwanted or dangerous file types.

Businesses can run up to five antivirus scan engines at once and in different combinations across the server system. Forefront Security for Exchange Server automatically downloads the latest signatures and optimizes scan-engine use based on user settings. Many of the antivirus scan engines include heuristics technologies that can detect malicious code even before a signature is available. It has configurable file-filtering rules that help customers eliminate file types known for carrying viruses.

For more information, see Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84252) and the Forefront Security for Exchange Server TechCenter (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84261).

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint integrates multiple scan engines from global security firms and provides content controls to help businesses protect their Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environments from documents containing malicious code, disclosure of confidential information, and unwanted content. Documents can also be scanned by using other administrator-defined content policies. All documents are scanned as they are uploaded to and retrieved from SharePoint libraries. Forefront Security for SharePoint also enables administrators to manage product configuration, operation, automated antivirus signature updates, and reporting at the server and enterprise levels.

For more information, see Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84253) and the Forefront Security for SharePoint TechCenter (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84262).

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server is the integrated edge security gateway that helps protect IT environments from Internet-based threats while providing users with fast and secure remote access to applications and data. ISA Server allows IT administrators to securely publish content for remote access, connect and secure branch offices, and defend against external and internal Web-based threats.

For more information, see Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=31352) and the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server TechCenter (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84263).

Intelligent Application Gateway 2007

Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 is the secure remote access edge solution that provides customers with controlled access, infrastructure protection, and information safeguards for corporate applications and data from a broad range of devices and locations.

IAG 2007 allows IT administrators to enforce compliance with application and information usage guidelines through a customized remote access policy based on device, user, application, or other business criteria.

For more information, see Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Product Overview (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84254) and Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Technical Resources (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84264).