The AS Communication Gateway™ from underground_8 provides a complete security solution for e-mail access for organizations. The solution removes known and unknown threats such as spam, phishing and viruses. It enables secure and productive internal as well as external e-mail traffic without major administration and user effort. underground_8’s optimised anti-spam appliances are designed for organizations that want to minimise time and effort in the administration of e-mail access but cannot do without comprehensive protection. Third generation e-mail security Our appliances minimise the day to day maintenance effort and afford administrators time for more important tasks. E-mail messages and automatic capacity optimisation represent reliable, low-maintenance gateway protection. The AS Communication Gateway™ provided with plug & play functionality connects between the mail server and incoming e-mail traffic thus blocking spam, viruses, worms and Trojans even before delivery to the server. The most important aspect in the design of our technology is conformity to current data protection guidelines. We are proud to have developed components that take into account all legal and statutory aspects in Europe. underground_8’s AS Communication Gateway™ scans e-mails and ensures that, unlike other e-mail solutions, suspicious e-mails are not moved to external labs or labs accessible to third parties for checking. Furthermore, according to European law it is not permissible for the data of European users to be moved to countries that do not have the EU level of security (e.g. USA, Russia). Threats reach neither the mail server nor the client infrastructure but are intercepted on entering the network. AS Communication Gateways™ support and protect the e-mail systems - not just against present threats but also against future dangers.