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One step closer to convergence: Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Release Candidate now available

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Today in Berlin at TechEd Europe Microsoft vice president Brad Anderson announced that the Release Candidate of Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 is now available for download and we are on track to release to manufacturing by the end of 2010! Built on System Center Configuration Manager R2 and R3, FEP gives customers the ability to manage and secure their systems on the exact same infrastructure –  converging the disciplines of client security and management. 

With FEP, desktop antimalware is no longer a discrete set of tools and processes – it is an extension of your existing Configuration Manager deployment, making your endpoint protection:

  1. Easier to use.   You view your configuration information (what has/hasn’t been updated, what patches have/haven’t been applied) in the same place as your security information – which makes it easier to identify issues and make smarter decisions to resolve them.
  2. Less costly. No more maintaining two sets of hardware, implementing two sets of policies, or training staff on two separate technologies.
  3. Extremely effective.   The new detection engine in FEP– with its behavioral detection technologies – has been proven in third-party testing (AV-comparatives, VirusBulletin) to rank among the industry’s best – particularly when detection unknown threats.

In addition to our infrastructure and detection updates, FEP includes some great new features like:

  • Windows Firewall management.   Now easier to ensure Windows Firewall is active and working properly on all endpoints across the enterprise.
  • Automated agent replacement.   For the most common antimalware solutions, automatically detects and removes existing security agents to streamline deployment.

We encourage you to take a look at the new RC – and if you happen to be at TechEd EMEA, make sure to stop by our booth!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Migration guidance (from existing FCS deployments) is an absolute must.

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    thank you

  • Anonymous
    November 08, 2010
    Does anyone know what the migration path (license wise) will be for existing Forefront Client Protection clients?

  • Anonymous
    November 09, 2010
    You should speak to your reseller rearding your particular agrreement.  However, generally if you have active licenses for Forefront Client Security you are also licensed for Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. Note that in the managed client scenario, you must also have the host licensed for SCCM.  For clients this is commonly done by the CORE CAL and for servers by the SMSDSMSE,  ECI agreement, or stand alone SCCM Standard Management  licenses (ML).  

  • Anonymous
    November 09, 2010
    Thank you very much Jon. I just deployed FCS (would be without an AV solution if I didn't) and currently don't have CORE CAL, SCCM... I assume FCS will continue to be supported, updated well into the future?

  • Anonymous
    November 15, 2010
    i'm wondering for when deploying the agent to clients, will we require a license for the sccm agent and a license for the FEP client?

  • Anonymous
    February 17, 2011
    during autometic installing the word file is lost