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1 Integration That Powers Performance UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT Protect Your Business

2 Power Summary Reynolds Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution and optional features provide market-leading protection against all kinds of Internet related threats and productivity draining activities. Protection. * No threat management software is 100% effective, 100% of the time, and that s why it is critical for you to stay as up-to-date as possible. Definition updates several times a day to help your network maintain world-class protection from Internet threats. Security. * Government legislation requires your dealership to protect customer information. Unified Threat Management (UTM) informs customers and regulators that you ve taken the right steps to safeguard sensitive data. Efficiency and Productivity. * UTM allows a single administrator to implement network-wide Internet threat protection from a single PC. Network-wide PC licenses reduce time spent managing the termination and renewal of software licenses. UTM improves staff productivity via managed Internet access and helps maintain system speed. Savings. * Decontamination of an infected computer network can take days and cost hundreds even thousands of dollars. Prevention costs just a fraction of that. Profitability. * A network clogged with Internet threat traffic can stop your dealership in its tracks affecting your ability to sell and service vehicles. One PC with a virus can shut your business down.

3 Manage Internet threat protection for your whole network from a single platform, and improve staff productivity. Internet threats such as viruses, worms, Trojans, Spyware, Spam, and Pop-ups are more than a nuisance. They re a potential danger to your business, your customers and your bottom line. That s why Reynolds created Unified Threat Management (UTM) a centrally managed Internet threat solution for automotive dealerships. Also improve employee productivity via UTM by managing staff Internet access and maintaining your system speed. Billions in Damages. In 2004, just three viruses MyDoom, SoBig and Klez inflicted an estimated $75 billion in damage. That's $20 billion more than all viruses cost in And the problem won't fix itself: Corporate investment in IT security was up 16% last year, yet companies spent 23% more fixing infected machines. 1 Viruses, Trojans, worms and other bits of malicious computer code can erase data, steal confidential customer information, turn PCs into zombies that are used to re-distribute viruses, and even bring down your whole network. Network security can be a time and resource consuming headache for an enterprise. The stakes are high now that hackers are designing increasingly deceptive and destructive malware viruses, worms, Spyware and Trojan horses. 1 Reported at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, Oct 18, 2004.

4 Peace of Mind. * It couldn t be easier to protect your dealership s network with Reynolds UTM. The solution requires little management and the console allows the network administrator to easily manage the dealership s anti-threat program. Unified Threat Management is the evolution of the traditional Firewall into a Swiss Army product that not only guards against intrusion but performs content filtering, spam filtering, intrusion detection and anti-threat duties traditionally handled by multiple systems. UTM can perform a deep packet scan of all incoming messages and data to stop any threats dead in their tracks before they reach your network. Your network is configured automatically to pull Internet threat definition updates several times a day. This reduces the impact on the dealership s Internet bandwidth during these updates. This is accomplished without any disruption to normal business activities. Improved Staff Productivity. * UTM allows you to manage access to the Internet sites you would like staff to go to. You can also track the sites they visit and the frequency of visits. UTM helps maintain system speed by eliminating threat and other non-business related information traffic which congest your network and consume valuable bandwidth. System administration staff no longer need to waste time dealing with threat related issues. UTM also automatically provides updates for new threats, thus negating the need for time consuming manual updates.

5 Easy, One-Person Administration. * The beauty of the centrally managed UTM solution is that it allows one person to manage Internet threat protection for your entire Windows network from one PC. And most of the tasks can be completely automated to run invisibly in the background; reducing the amount of time that a network administrator needs to devote to Internet threat management. Comprehensive Protection. * UTM is designed to assist in the protection of your network from all types of malicious software (also known as malware ): Viruses can make copies of themselves and then attempt to infect other computers that are exposed to them. Viruses can be transmitted via attachments, downloads, Instant Messages or through sharing computer disks or files. While many only replicate themselves, negatively impacting the resources on the network, others are created specifically to vandalize computer files and equipment. Spyware is often disguised as an innocuous message or freeware program. Spyware secretly monitors system activity on an infected PC, capturing passwords or account numbers and then transmitting them to hackers and identity thieves. Trojan horses are disguised as harmless programs or files, but in fact contain malicious or harmful code. They often leave a back door into the network, allowing hackers future access. Worms are also self-replicating programs. Generally they do not alter files, but their uncontrolled replication consumes system resources, slowing or halting other tasks potentially bringing your network to a standstill. * Comprehensive, fully functional protection requires the UTM base solution and optional packages. For more information about the basic Unified Threat Management solution and optional packages, contact your Reynolds Sales Representative today.

7 UTM makes my dealership s system safe and secure from virtually any form of attack. As we increase our use of the Internet, it is reassuring to know that UTM is hard at work avoiding business disruptions and/or slow-downs triggered by various threats. The installation of the Reynolds & Reynolds UTM was seamless and easy, and their support is extraordinary. I truly recommend UTM to every dealer big or small. The increased productivity, safety, management and peace of mind that it provides are unparallel. Bourk Boyd Ontario Chrysler We ve done some analysis on staff productivity, and the improvement attributable to UTM is nothing short of astounding. Even though we haven t eliminated all staff Internet access, we ve still seen a 5% productivity improvement equating to $ 44,000 per year. UTM offers great ROI! Ron Norman Hawley Pontiac Buick Cadillac

8 Important User Notice: Anti-threat protection such as Reynolds Unified Threat Management is a critical component of an information security program. It is important for users to understand that no virus protection technology can guarantee detection and treatment of all viruses and any virus protection technology should be implemented in the context of a comprehensive information security program CE 08/ The Reynolds and Reynolds Company. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. ERA is a registered trademark of Reynolds and Reynolds Holdings, Inc.

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