InfoWorld, 1/8/96 Network Security: Software scans E-mail gateways for virus threats -- by Jessica Davis The increasing number of links between LANs and the internet has raised security concerns on private networks. To address this issue, Central House Technologies Inc. has acquired the North American rights to MimeSweeper Internet mail virus-protection sofware from Integralis Ltd., in Berkshire, England. [...] The Windows NT server application works by unbundling and unzipping messages at the gateway and returning the attached documents to their original file format. Then MimeSweeper uses a virus-checking utility installed by the customer to examine the attachments. Upon receipt of a suspect attachment, MimeSweeper notifies the postmaster and quarantines the message until the administrator can take action. [...] Integralis also plans to add the capability to scan outgoing documents for confidential information and add corporate disclaimers to outgoing mail. Integralis is also working on support for public key encryption to allow encrypted messages to enter private networks without delays from quarantines. [...]