IronPort Customer Spotlight

Tellabs, Inc.

IronPort's Multi-layered Threat Protection Delivers for a Communications Leader

"Within two weeks, we were sure that the IronPort solution was superior to other vendors' products."
- Mark Dial,
 E-Messaging Team Manager
TELLABS, INC.

At A Glance

Headquarters: Naperville, IL
Business: Wireless and wireline communications network solutions
System Specifics: Multiple email servers across several locations
Mailboxes protected by IronPort: 4,100+

Tellabs's Challenges

  • Meeting the needs of carriers in almost 100 countries
  • Inadequate performance from legacy email security solution
  • Difficulty tracking mail effectively across multiple locations (3 main sites: in the Chicago-area, California and Finland)
  • Expending too much administrative effort on system management

The IronPort Solution

  • Powerful, first line of defense for Microsoft Exchange servers
  • Virus Outbreak Filters and Reputation Filters for threat-protection at the network perimeter
  • Centralized administration and reporting
  • Efficient command line manageability and Web-based GUI
  • Hassle-free IT operability