Microsoft Extends Partnership Agreement With Proofpoint

Proofpoint, Inc., security-as-a-service provider, announced that Microsoft Corp. and Proofpoint have agreed to extend their partnership agreement by another three years to support customer demand for Proofpoint’s cloud-based archiving solution for Microsoft Office 365 customers.

Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is one solution within the Proofpoint Compliance for Office 365 suite. This suite allows customers using Office 365 email to comply with regulatory standards that require email archive, email encryption, email security and data loss prevention. In addition, because the solutions are based in the cloud, it provides the benefits SaaS buyers are looking for including easy deployment, reduced TCO and predictable costs.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is using Proofpoint’s archiving solution in conjunction with its Microsoft cloud-based Enterprise Messaging Services (EMS) to provide compliant email archiving for 120,000 Exchange users spread throughout 21 departments. Enterprise Archive allows the USDA to access archived email for regulatory requests, retention policy adherence and legal discovery.

"We are pleased that Microsoft decided to extend our partnership to help customers meet the stringent enterprise security and compliance requirements that must be maintained while moving to Microsoft Office 365 cloud-based services," said Tom Barsi, EVP of business development at Proofpoint. "We have been successful partnering with Microsoft to help solve complex regulatory requirements, and we look forward to continuing our partnership."

Features and Capabilities
Proofpoint Compliance for Microsoft Office 365 Dedicated offers the features customers need to protect their email communications and comply with regulations through a bundle that includes Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy.

The bundle delivers these compliance capabilities:

• Email archiving that addresses eDiscovery, regulatory compliance, rapid searchability, and storage and management challenges
• DLP that protects private information in emails, defends against leaks of confidential information and ensures compliance with common international, industry and U.S. data-protection regulations
• Policy-driven email encryption that mitigates the risks associated with regulatory violations, data loss and corporate policy violations

Proofpoint Compliance for Microsoft Office 365 Dedicated is available.