Cloudmark Gateway is designed from the ground up as a next generation messaging edge security platform, able to secure the highly complex messaging environments of the world's largest fixed line and mobile service providers. Gateway provides an extremely flexible messaging security policy framework upon which to implement specific service provider policy, as well as an extensible application framework to integrate current and future anti-abuse technologies.

In addition, it supports the ability to integrate with numerous standard backend authentication and policy repository systems (LDAP, MySQL, ODBC-compliant databases, Web Services, etc.) and existing mail store environments (Openwave, Zimbra, Sun, Critical Path, Exchange, etc.).

Scalability

Optimized event loop driven application designed to deliver the highest possible messaging throughput

10x faster than traditional competing edge MTA solutions

Virtually no scalability limits in a clustered deployment

High per-server throughput capabilities translate into infrastructure reduction and cost savings

Flexibility

Easily integrates with existing directory, provisioning, billing, and custom reputation systems using standard or documented proprietary protocols

Extensive mail handling policy capabilities allow support for the widest range of messaging and security policy requirements

Workflow editor designed to enable complex policy creation with minimal ramp-up

Platform extensibility via Cloudmark Gateway application API ensures support for current and future messaging security technologies

Security

Cluster Intelligence system enables site-wide and customer-wide security policy implementation

Supports best practice messaging security policies that can be adapted to specific customer needs

Supports the widest range of messaging reputation and security applications of any high performance edge messaging solution today

Provides visibility and insight into messaging and abuse trends to enable fine tuning of security policy

Reliability

Ability to achieve up to 99.999% service availability in clustered deployment

Application sandbox framework provides added protection against 3rd party application instability

Integrated application monitoring and alerting provide advance visibility into potential problems