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Microsoft IAG
Microsoft ISA
Microsoft SharePoint


Microsoft IAG
Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) is a remote access gateway that boosts productivity by giving mobile and remote workers, partners, and customers easy, flexible, and secure access to virtually any application from a broad range of devices and locations. Using a combination of SSL VPN (secure socket layer virtual private network), a Web application firewall, and endpoint security management, IAG provides employees, partners, vendors, and customers with secure and easy access from a broad range of devices and locations including kiosks, PCs, and mobile devices.

IAG enables 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.

Key benefits include:

• A unique combination of SSL VPN-based access, integrated application protection, and endpoint security management.
• A consolidated and comprehensive gateway to provide access to virtually any application from virtually any location.
• A powerful, Web-application firewall that helps keep malicious traffic out, and sensitive information in.
• Reduced complexity of managing secure access and protecting business assets with a comprehensive, easy to use platform.
• Interoperability with core Microsoft application infrastructure, third-party enterprise systems, and custom in-house tools.

Microsoft ISA
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is an integrated network edge security gateway that helps protect IT environments from Internet-based threats while providing users fast and secure remote access to applications and data. ISA Server 2006 is available in two versions: Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.

Usage Scenarios
ISA Server 2006 provides value to IT Managers, network administrators, and information security professionals who are concerned about the security, performance, manageability, or reduced cost of network operations. ISA Server 2006 can help you:

• Defend Against External and Internal Web-Based Threats. ISA Server 2006 was engineered to deliver stronger security to manage and protect your networks.
• Securely Publish Content for Remote Access. ISA Server 2006 facilitates remote access to corporate data, resources and applications.
• Securely Connect Branch Offices. ISA Server 2006 enables easy and cost effective site-to-site branch office connectivity and saves valuable WAN bandwidth via data caching and compression.
• Protect Your Network From External and Internal Internet-Based Threats

Businesses need to eliminate the damaging effects of malware and attackers through a comprehensive set of tools for scanning and blocking harmful content, files, and Web sites. ISA Server 2006 can help organisations protect their environments from internally and externally originating Internet-based threats. With a hybrid proxy-firewall architecture, deep content inspection, granular policies, and comprehensive alerting and monitoring capabilities, ISA Server 2006 makes it easier to manage and protect your network.

The diagram below shows Microsoft ISA Server 2006 and Microsoft IAG 2007 working together to form a Microsoft Windows-based platform for enabling secure user access from virtually any device or location. 

Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a new server program that is part of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Your organisation can use Office SharePoint Server 2007 to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business processes, and supply access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes.

You can quickly create SharePoint sites that support specific content publishing, content management, records management, or business intelligence needs. You can also conduct effective searches for people, documents, and data, participate in forms-driven business processes, and access and analyze large amounts of business data.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Capabilities
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a single, integrated location where employees can efficiently collaborate with team members, find organisational resources, search for experts and corporate information, manage content and workflow, and leverage business insight to make better-informed decisions.

• Collaboration
• Portals
• Enterprise Search
• Enterprise Content Management
• Business Process and Forms
• Business Intelligence

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