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Barracuda Spam Firewall

The Barracuda Spam Firewall delivers powerful, easy to use,
and affordable enterprise-class spam and virus protection.
Email has undoubtedly become a key tool for This architecture optimizes the processing of each
communications among companies worldwide. email, which yields the performance required to powerful
However, with frequent virus attacks and the process millions of messages per day. Unlike
alarming rate that spam has been filling up
inboxes, email is quickly becoming a less efficient
software solutions, the Barracuda Spam Firewall
reduces the load placed on the email server by
easy to use
means of communicating. In fact, the Radicati
Group, a market research firm in Palo Alto, Califor-
off-loading both spam and virus filtering.
affordable
nia, predicts that by 2007, there will be 50 billion Easy to Use and Maintain
spam messages each day, costing companies With no software to install and no modifications
almost $200 billion per year. This is simply required to existing email systems, installation is
astounding and unacceptable. It’s time to take extremely easy, typically taking only five minutes.
control of spam. Once installed, the system administrator uses an
intuitive web interface for monitoring and mainte-
The Barracuda Spam Firewall is an integrated nance. The Barracuda Spam Firewall requires
hardware and software solution that has the minimal maintenance because its innovative At Barracuda
power of an enterprise-class solution, and the design incorporates reliability into every aspect of Networks, we ens
ensure
ease-of-use and affordability that businesses of the product. Energize updates are automatically that our customers are
all sizes demand. retrieved by the Barracuda Spam Firewall,
100% satisfied. Our
enabling maximum spam and virus protection
Powerful, Enterprise-Class Solution while eliminating administrative overhead. These responsive Barracuda
Designed by a team of veteran networking updates are provided by Barracuda Central, an Networks Technical
engineers, the Barracuda Spam Firewall is a advanced technology operations center where Support Team provides
powerful, enterprise-class solution, supporting engineers continuously monitor the Internet for customers with respon-
30,000 active email users and handling 20 million trends in spam and virus attacks. sive, comprehensive
messages each day. Its architecture leverages
telephone support.
open source virus and spam solutions, in conjunc- Affordable
tion with ten defense layers: The Barracuda Spam Firewall is affordable for
businesses of all sizes—small or large. It has no We invite you to call us
• Denial of Service and • User-Specified Rules or your local distributor
per user license fees, making it the most afford-
Security Protection • Spam Fingerprint
able enterprise-class spam and virus protection today to learn more
• IP Block List Check
• Rate Control • Intent Analysis solution available. about how the Barra-
• Virus Check with • Bayesian Analysis cuda Spam Firewall
Archive Decompression • Rule-Based Scoring can deliver powerful,
• Barracuda Virus Check
easy to use, and
Barracuda Spam Firewall Defense Layers affordable enterprise-
Barracuda Energize Updates
class spam and virus
protection to your
Public IP Spam IP Virus Virus Spam Intent Spam Rules organization.
Block Lists Block Lists Definitions Definitions Fingerprints Database

Denial of
Service & IP Block Rate Virus Virus User- Spam Spam Spam Spam
Security Specified Fingerprint Intention Bayesian Rule-Based
List Control Check I Check II Rules Check Analysis Analysis Scoring
Protection
Incoming Email Good Email
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SPECIFICATIONS
Key Features Front Panel Indicators Barracuda
Spam Firewall
COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION • Activity indicator Internet Email Server
• Spam Filter • Email blocked indicator Typical Deployment
• Virus Filter • Email quarantined indicator
• Anti-Spoofing • Email received indicator
• Anti-Phishing • Power indicator
• Anti-Spyware • Power button
• Denial of Service Protection • Reset button
• Directory Harvest Protection
• Outbound Email Filtering User Features
• Compliance • Email tagging, quarantine, and blocking
• Multilingual user interface
SPAM FILTER • Whitelists and blacklists
• Bayesian algorithms • Outlook / Lotus Notes integration
• Content-based filtering • Bayesian
• Intent Analysis
• Keyword blocking Connectors
• Multilingual/multinational • VGA
• Rate control • PS/2 keyboard/mouse
• RBL and DNSRBL support • Ethernet (see chart below)
• Rule-based scoring algorithms • Serial port (DB-9)
• SPF & Sender ID
VIRUS FILTER Power Requirements
• Dual layer virus blocking • AC input voltage 100-240 volts
• Decompression of archives • Frequency 50/60 Hz
• File type blocking
Support Options
Administration Features STANDARD SUPPORT
• Web-based interface • Complimentary telephone support
• User account administration
• Reports, graphs, and statistics ENERGIZE UPDATES SUBSCRIPTION
• LDAP interface • Hourly spam rule updates
• Multiple domain support • Hourly virus definition updates
• Secure remote administration • Real-time blacklist updates
INSTANT REPLACEMENT SERVICE
• Replacement unit shipped next business day Sample System Administration Summary

Model Comparison Model 200 Model 300 Model 400 Model 600 Model 800
CAPACITY*
Email Capacity Per Day 1 million 2 million 5 million 10 million 15 million
Active Email Users* 1-500 300-1,000 1,000-5,000 3,000-10,000 8,000-22,000
Domains 50 250 500 5,000 5,000 Multiple Barracuda
Quarantine Storage 10 GB 50 GB 100 GB 200 GB Internet Spam Firewalls Email Server

HARDWARE Clustering provides for redundancy

Rackmount Chassis
Dimensions (in.)
Dimensions (cm.)
Weight (lbs. / kg.)
Ethernet
AC Input Current (Amps)
Redundant Disk Array (RAID)
Redundant Power Supply
ECC Memory
FEATURES
Compatible with all Email Servers
Hardened and Secure OS
Outbound Email Filtering
MS Exchange/LDAP Accelerator
Per User Settings and Quarantine
Syslog Support
Clustering & Remote Clustering
Per Domain Settings
Single Sign-On
SNMP/API
Customizable Branding
Per User Score Settings
IE • 7
1U Mini 1U Mini 1U Mini 1U Fullsize 2U Fullsize and greater capacity
16.7 x 1.7 x 14 16.7 x 1.7 x 14 16.7 x 1.7 x 14 16.7 x 1.7 x 26.5 16.7 x 3.4 x 26.5
42.4 x 4.3 x 35.6 42.4 x 4.3 x 35.6 42.4 x 4.3 x 35.6 42.4 x 4.3 x 67.3 42.4 x 8.6 x 67.3
17 / 7.7 17 / 7.7 18 / 8.2 35 / 15.9 50 / 22.7
1 x 10/100 1 x 10/100 1 x 10/100 2 x Gigabit 2 x Gigabit
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 3.5
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    Barracuda Networks
    10040 Bubb Road
  
   Cupertino, CA 95014
   +1 408.342.5400
   +1 888.268.4772
  www.barracudanetworks.com
  info@barracudanetworks.com
* Capacity depends on environment and selected options.