Email and Web gateway security provider, Marshal8e6, has launched an internal email filtering solution for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007.

MailMarshal Exchange inspects all email traffic traversing a company’s Microsoft Exchange Server to stop internal circulation of inappropriate content, malware and confidential information.

The product is available now in Australia for Marshal’s resellers to take to their customers.

The merger means that Marshal’s business in Australia and New Zealand now has a larger product offering – not just software but also hardware.

“This announcement shows that Marshal8e6 is on track to be the leader in the Secure Internet Gateway market,” said Ed Macnair, chief strategy officer of Marshal8e6 and former CEO of Marshal.

“Marshal8e6 is the only independent software company capable of securing all forms of Internet-based communication streams, including internal corporate emails, Internet-based email services, websites and Instant Messaging.”

Workplace bullying and discrimination costs Australian businesses between $6bn and $13bn a year in lost productivity.

According to a survey by the Australian Human Rights Commission: ‘in 2008, 22 percent of women and 5 percent of men experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Nearly half of those who had been sexually harassed, report that it has also happened to someone else in the same workplace.’

MailMarshal Exchange safeguards a company against malware, data leakage and can prevent confidential information such as credit card and social security numbers, payroll or medical information from being leaked between employees.

MailMarshal Exchange also blocks the distribution of illegal, offensive, pornographic or harassing content via company email.

“Increasingly, companies are asking for solutions that enforce ethical walls to comply with corporate and regulatory legislation such as SEC and HIPAA. For example, public companies need to prevent insider information from leaking and influencing trades.” said Bradley Anstis, director of Technology Strategy at Marshal8e6.

Marshal8e6 is a new company created following the recent merger of Marshal, a UK-based vendor of email content filtering and Web security products, and 8e6 Technologies a US-based vendor of Web filtering appliances.