Forefront to Antigen - Licensing FAQ

One common question from customers is around the downgrade process and options available for users who purchase Forefront but need Antigen to run on Exchange 2003 or SharePoint 2003.

Exchange 2003

• The customer should purchase Forefront Security for Exchange and exercise downgrade rights
• On MVLS search for "Messaging Security Suite" which includes Microsoft Antigen 9 for Exchange which is the current version
• If downloaded from MVLS Antigen 9 does not require any product key or license file so the end user can be up an running straight away

If the customer is currently an Antigen 8 user they should make sure they upgrade to Service Release 3 (SR3). From SR3 there is a direct in place upgrade available to Antigen 9.0. Antigen 8.0 will reach End of Life at the end of this year so customers should plan to move to version 9.0 as soon as possible.

SharePoint Portal Server 2003

• The customer should purchase Forefront Security for SharePoint and exercise downgrade rights
• Go to the Sybari website to download Antigen 8 for SharePoint
• If you require a username and password please contact your Microsoft Large Account Reseller who can escalate to the Security Business Desk for an account.