WINNER: Barracuda Spam Firewall 300. Barracuda Networks, (888) 268-4772, (408) 342-5400. www.barracudanetworks.com
WANT TO WREST CONTROL OF YOUR messaging system away from spammers? Meet Barracuda Networks' inexpensive, easy to set up, effective and very manageable antispam and antivirus firewall appliance. Did we mention inexpensive? At a price of $0.90 per user per year for 1,000 users to $0.27 per user per year for 10,000 users, including hardware, support and update services, you almost can't afford not to take the plunge. Barracuda uses standard Intel hardware, a hardened Linux kernel and open-source message-management software to help eliminate spam and viruses from your users' inboxes. Management is simple, and users can create their own whitelists and blacklists and submit missed spam to the Bayesian engine.
FINALISTS: MXtreme Mail Firewall 3.1. BorderWare Technologies, (877) 814-7900, (905) 804-1855. www.borderware.com
ModusGate 3.1. Vircom, (514) 845-1666. www.vircom.com
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