Barracuda Extends Email Management Capabilities for Microsoft Azure Customers

Barracuda Message Archiver and Barracuda Spam Firewall Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

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Barracuda Networks, Inc.

Oct 30, 2014, 08:30 ET

CAMPBELL, Calif., Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA),

Press Release Highlights:

The Barracuda Spam Firewall manages all inbound and outbound email traffic to protect organizations from email-borne threats and data leaks. As a complete email management solution, organizations can encrypt messages and leverage the cloud to spool email if mail servers become unavailable.

The Barracuda Message Archiver is ideal for organizations looking to reduce their email storage requirements and boost user productivity with direct mobile or desktop access to any email they ever sent or received. In addition to these efficiencies, the Barracuda Message Archiver also provides a powerful, yet simple platform for eDiscovery and compliance. The Barracuda Message Archiver can be backed up with Barracuda Backup and can share messages via Copy file sync and share services.

Barracuda Message Archiver and Barracuda Spam Firewall are now available in the Azure Marketplace, extending comprehensive email management capabilities for Microsoft Azure customers.
The Barracuda Message Archiver and Barracuda Spam Firewall enable customers to seamlessly manage their email environments, giving them greater control of their cloud-based email infrastructure.
Barracuda Message Archiver for Azure helps customers maintain email compliance and control as they migrate to a cloud-based data center.
Barracuda Spam Firewall for Azure provides administrators policy control, data leak prevention and advanced threat protection for their cloud-based email.

According to Radicati Group, Microsoft Office 365 is expected to represent 43 percent of business mailboxes by 2018. As part of the Microsoft Azure Certified program, the Barracuda Spam Firewall and Barracuda Message Archiver are now available in the Azure Marketplace. With advanced functionality to provide granular email management, real-time threat protection, and extended email availability, these solutions offer comprehensive email management, archiving, and security for organizations migrating to cloud-based email such as Microsoft Office 365.

"We continue to see opportunity with Microsoft Azure to deliver security, performance and value to our customers," said Michael Hughes, SVP Worldwide Sales, Barracuda. "By expanding our Azure portfolio to include the Barracuda Message Archiver and Barracuda Spam Firewall, we're enabling customers to seamlessly manage their email environments and giving them greater control of their cloud-based email infrastructure."

Barracuda Message Archiver for Azure
Barracuda Message Archiver enhances user productivity and reduces cost and risk by simplifying user access, email management, and eDiscovery and compliance. Barracuda Message Archiver in Azure provides an easy and secure way to archive mail from cloud-based email services like Office 365, and gives organizations a secure conduit from their cloud email provider to an archive running in the Microsoft Azure cloud. The Barracuda Message Archiver offers customizable email retention rules and allows organizations to designate auditors to apply litigation holds on specific information.

Barracuda Spam Firewall for Azure
Barracuda Spam Firewall provides comprehensive email security, including advanced spam and virus blocking, data protection, DoS prevention, email continuity, encryption, and policy management – at one affordable price. In addition to general email management capabilities, the Barracuda Spam Firewall in Azure affords administrators the ability to customize email encryption policies, configure data leak prevention rules, and customize different delivery actions for various categories of mail from bulk email senders.

The Microsoft Azure Certified designation assures customers that the Barracuda solutions have been tested for readiness and compatibility with Microsoft Azure public cloud, Microsoft Cloud Platform hosted by service providers through the Cloud OS Network, and on-premises private cloud Windows Server Hyper-V deployments. Barracuda will demonstrate its Microsoft Azure Certified solutions in Stand 80 and Stand 96 at TechEd Europe 2014 this week in Barcelona.

Pricing and Availability
Barracuda Message Archiver for Azure is available today in the Azure Marketplace at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partners/barracudanetworks/barracuda-message-archiver-byol/

Barracuda Spam Firewall for Azure is available today in the Azure Marketplace at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partners/barracudanetworks/barracuda-spam-firewall-byol/

International pricing and availability vary based on region.

Resources:
Overview: Barracuda Solutions on Microsoft Azure: http://cuda.co/azure-cert

Blog Post: Microsoft Azure Certified: http://cuda.co/azcert

Barracuda Message Archiver product page: http://cuda.co/bma

Barracuda Spam Firewall product page: http://cuda.co/spamfw

About Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA)
Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA) provides cloud-connected security and storage solutions that simplify IT. These powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions are trusted by more than 150,000 organizations worldwide and are delivered in appliance, virtual appliance, cloud and hybrid deployments. Barracuda's customer-centric business model focuses on delivering high-value, subscription-based IT solutions that provide end-to-end network and data security. For additional information, please visit barracuda.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the functionality and benefits of the Barracuda Message Archiver and the Barracuda Spam Firewall and compatibility with Microsoft Azure. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially affect the Company's business and financial are set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update the forward-looking information to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date of this press release.

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