<s>
Exchange	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
(	O
EOP	O
,	O
formerly	O
Forefront	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
for	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
or	O
FOPE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
hosted	B-Architecture
e-mail	O
security	O
service	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
that	O
filters	O
spam	O
and	O
removes	O
computer	O
viruses	O
from	O
e-mail	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
client	O
software	O
installation	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
activated	O
by	O
changing	O
each	O
customer	O
's	O
MX	B-Protocol
record	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Forefront	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
for	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
FrontBridge	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
new	O
branding	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
Exchange	O
Hosted	B-Architecture
Services	O
(	O
EHS	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
FrontBridge	O
Technologies	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Forefront	O
Online	O
Security	O
for	O
Exchange	O
(	O
FOSE	O
)	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Forefront	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
for	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
(	O
FOPE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
version	O
9.3	O
of	O
Forefront	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
for	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
this	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
10.1	O
release	O
of	O
Forefront	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
for	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
(	O
FOPE	O
)	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
customers	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Forefront	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
for	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
(	O
FOPE	O
)	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
11.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
Exchange	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
(	O
EOP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
