Looking beyond simple spam filtering

"Messaging security vendors face a dilemma; they must stay focused on blocking spam, viruses and other nasty code flooding corporate e-mail streams. But as spam and virus blocking become check-list items instead of purchase drivers, vendors looking to stand out are adding new features ranging from encryption and policy enforcement for outbound messages to new product lines that protect communications other than e-mail, such as instant messaging or Web interactions. "The days of [vendors that] do strictly content filtering are numbered," says Charles Gautreaux, network administrator with Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, a PVC and cast-iron pipe manufacturer in Charlotte, N.C. "All the other features beyond anti-spam and anti-virus are starting to show their value."" Source: networkworld.com