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The Astaro Mail Gateway Takes On Barracuda Alex Goldman
[October 7, 2008] A new product release comes with aggressive pricing and PR.

MailSite Version 9 Alex Goldman
[June 9, 2008] The software update focuses on what the company's founder says is the main driver of SMB services sales.

Reflexion Grows Alex Goldman
[May 14, 2008] The anti-spam provider announces new services and adds power to its core engine.

Gordano Version 15 Alex Goldman
[March 11, 2008] The modular mail system improves its collaboration and webmail features, and adds several other features you're not expecting to see here.

Mirapoint Upgrades Its Products Alex Goldman
[January 31, 2008] The premium provider of messaging appliances throws the latest in hardware and software at e-mail, that vital service that is also the biggest headache for ISPs.

IronPort Says Your Job Has Changed Alex Goldman
[January 30, 2008] The company says e-mail security threats have evolved so far and so fast that the job of the mail administrator has changed fundamentally, and it has upgraded its e-mail appliances to keep pace.

Walking the Tightrope Gerry Blackwell
[December 11, 2007] The next big battleground in the increasingly competitive ISP market will be the same as it always is: e-mail.

One More Anti-Spam Tool Alex Goldman
[November 9, 2007] A company with an intriguing pedigree adds a new idea to the anti-spam arms race.

CanIt Anti-Spam Version 4.0 Alex Goldman
[October 29, 2007] New features focus on scalability and usability as this product with its open source base finds favor with ever larger organizations.

Reflexion 5.2 Alex Goldman
[September 6, 2007] Version 5.2 is coming soon, adding important tools to the comprehensive anti-spam arsenal that is the company's product.

When Your AS Solution's Not Enough Alex Goldman
[August 21, 2007] Many ISPs have a solution to spam that's worked in the past. It's a combination of free open source components, and it's not as good as it was.

MagicMail Anti-Spam from Linux Magic Alex Goldman
[August 10, 2007] If these features are so obviously good, why doesn't every anti-spam product have them?

Barracuda's Message Archiver Alex Goldman
[August 2, 2007] The company that disrupted pricing in several other e-mail industries gets into the latest fad with a sharp appliance.

E-Mail Archiving Alex Goldman
[July 13, 2007] Speech software meets enterprise security on this new twist on a trendy topic.

Fast Anti-Spam Alex Goldman
[June 18, 2007] It's based on heuristics, like SpamAssassin, but claims to be 30 times faster.

We Asked for More Alex Goldman
[May 31, 2007] This is an e-mail archiving system that looks good and simple, but ISPs would want just one more feature.

Reflexion Total Control 5.0 Alex Goldman
[May 18, 2007] The latest upgrade from the anti-spam provider adds security and ISP-friendly features.

Vipul's Update Alex Goldman
[May 15, 2007] What began as Vipul's Razor has become a global corporation serving telecoms giants worldwide, but a new product with a SpamAssasssin tie-in brings the company back to its roots.

Barracuda Networks Updates Image Scanning in Anti-Spam Engine Alex Goldman
[March 6, 2007] The low cost provider that ISPs love for its clear pricing policy has upgraded image scanning to fight the latest in spammer tactics.

Keeping an Eye on Marketers Alex Goldman
[February 2, 2007] This vital tool in any anti-spam arsenal has been around for years, and is signing partnerships with many companies you know and even with some you like.

Cloudmark Claims Latest Release Virtually Eliminates Spam Alex Goldman
[February 1, 2007] Cloudmark Authority 2.0 boasts serious technology upgrades as abusive messages, the company says, now exceed 90 percent of all mail messages.

CommuniGate's Open Architecture Alex Goldman
[September 21, 2006] The company that was once known (ugh) as Stalker Software is embracing an open architecture that will enable cool applications and genuine scalability.

Anti-Spam Software for the Webhosting Industry Alex Goldman
[July 17, 2006] Roaring Penguin Software adds multilevel rights management to its software, aiming to satisfy the needs of webhosts who have resellers.

Privacy Networks Delivers Latest Element of E-Mail Management Suite Alex Goldman
[June 29, 2006] Company says ISPs and MSPs want it all from one vendor who doesn't compete with them.

Blazing the AJAX Path Alex Goldman
[June 8, 2006] What may be the world's largest provider of own-branded e-mail services announced a major upgrade at ISPCON.

Reflexion Anti-Spam Alex Goldman
[May 25, 2006] This common sense approach to anti-spam includes just about every idea that's ever been tried and actually delivers that most elusive of buzzwords: synergy.

Clam AV Jeff Goldman
[April 5, 2006] The open source e-mail virus scanner is known for responding quickly to new outbreaks.

Peer to Peer E-Mail Protection Alex Goldman
[March 21, 2006] As more regulation impacts small businesses, and as customers become aware of privacy issues, encrypted e-mail is becoming more and more valuable. But encryption is just one feature of this e-mail privacy solution.

E-Mail Security in the Worx Alex Goldman
[February 13, 2006] This product offers ISPs encrypted e-mail. It's a service designed to be offered to small- and medium-sized business, at first.

E-Mail Marketing System Pays ISPs, Eases Filtering Alex Goldman
[February 10, 2006] While charging money to send e-mail is not new at all, the details of the system embraced by AOL and Yahoo! include several unique elements.

The Appliance That Fights Phishing Alex Goldman
[February 10, 2006] This week, at DEMO, a new box was unveiled, backed by a system that's keeping tabs on all the web's bad actors.

To Kill Zombies, Use Iron Alex Goldman
[December 8, 2005] The myths say that you use silver to kill a werewolf. One company says that with iron, you can kill zombies (and spam and viruses).

Economies of Scale in E-Mail Security Alex Goldman
[November 17, 2005] A company that may be the world's top anti-spam authority is offering its security service to major service providers at a price that significantly undercuts the competition.

The Future of Messaging Alex Goldman
[October 24, 2005] When the company entered the scene, that's exactly what the website said—"The Future of Messaging"—and it said nothing else. Now it's got plenty of products, and one of them just might be the future of messaging.

When E-Mail Grows Best of ISP-Lists
[September 13, 2005] ISPs of all sizes are starting to confront a problem that used to only affect the largest: e-mail servers need to scale with demand.

The Heart of the Penguin Alex Goldman
[September 1, 2005] David Skoll, CEO of Roaring Penguin Software, is building the e-mail management solution of the future on an open source platform, using the skills he honed as a student, when he wrote the most flexible calendar app we've seen.

Former BBS, Current BSP, Improves Anti-Spam Alex Goldman
[August 18, 2005] A business services provider (BSP) who's been around since the ice age era of FIDOCon chooses an improved anti-spam solution.

Bells and Whistles and Messaging Alex Goldman
[June 23, 2005] One of the oldest messaging servers has, at this time, more features than most. If you're looking for a top class server, this one should be on your list.

E-Mail Services Wrapped in Blue Alex Goldman
[June 22, 2005] This company offers a wide variety of e-mail services for ISPs with small business customers.

This One Will Make It In New York Jim Thompson
[October 29, 2004] Set this mail server up in a New York minute, keep it running with anti-spam and anti-virus engines tuned like police cars', and you'll get to where you need to go. A Bronx cheer, however, is awarded to one feature.

The Video Phone That Isn't Alex Goldman
[October 25, 2004] One video company has come up with a novel way to sell video phones. It starts by acknowledging that people neither want nor need them.

Doing A Bit of Good Alex Goldman
[October 22, 2004] A company out of Eastern Europe says its client side anti-spam and anti-virus package is both cheaper and offers more features than the competition.

Security Products Meld in Response to Blended Threats Alex Goldman
[October 11, 2004] As spam becomes viral and viruses spread through spam, anti-virus and anti-spam companies are aggregating products and solutions to serve up multi part security and messaging solutions

The Filter for Your Anti-Spam Filter Alex Goldman
[August 19, 2004] A Californian company has come up with a way to double check your mail filter, finding the diamonds that have been thrown out with the dirt.

Immediate Remote Support Best of ISP-Lists
[July 9, 2004] Experts pore through the options available to service providers who want to access customer desktops to provide technical support to small business users.

An Innovative Disposable E-Mail System Alex Goldman
[July 7, 2004] Of the many anti-spam methods being touted, only disposable e-mails promise to show users where their spam's really coming from. One company has added some tweaks of its own.

Stalker Software Provides Potential Weapon Against Terrorists
Alex Goldman
[June 11, 2004] The provider of e-mail infrastructure has responded to a request from a German client to help the ISP comply with a new law requiring ISPs to be able to monitor the activity of one subscriber without compromising the privacy of others.

Every Anti-Spam Provider Needs an ISP Alex Goldman
[June 10, 2004] Talking to an anti-spam provider and their first ISP customer (now a partner), we learned how ISPs can help anti-spam software designers with feedback and data.

A Frequently E-Mailed Question Best of ISP-Lists
[April 21, 2004] It's a question so nice, they asked it twice. What Windows mail server do you like?

Everyone Announces Anti-Spam Alex Goldman
[April 12, 2004] The e-mail provider Everyone.net, known colloquially as "everyone," adds additional mail protection to its portfolio of services.

GoDaddy Adds E-Mail Marketing Alex Goldman
[April 5, 2004] Develop in house, sell cheap, and make money on high sales volumes. That's the philosophy at GoDaddy, which just added e-mail marketing software to its portfolio of value-added services.

Gennux Offers Modular Anti-Spam to ISPs and Cellular Carriers Alex Goldman
[March 19, 2004] Gennux has a genuinely effective anti-spam idea, but ISPs aren't interested. Instead, they want the cheap and simple pieces of its technology.

As Spam Adapts, MX Logic Promises to Adapt Too Alex Goldman
[March 15, 2004] MX Logic is selling an anti-spam service supported by the MX Logic Threat Center to deploy constantly evolving anti-spam techniques, aiming to rid end-users of e-mail's pesky, adaptable vermin.

An Updated Anti-Spam Router Alex Goldman
[March 12, 2004] The company that claims it built the world's first anti-spam router gets spun off from the parent company, standing alone on the strength of its technology.

Openwave Adds Edge Infrastructure Protection Alex Goldman
[March 11, 2004] The prime maker of carrier class MTAs adds a product to its portfolio to protect the edge of wired and wireless networks.

Small Fish, Big Name, Right Price Alex Goldman
[January 15, 2004] Barracuda Networks has been making waves with its simple, affordable anti-spam appliances.

A Simple Business Opportunity Alex Goldman
[January 8, 2004] Clean, reliable, useful e-mail will sell, as the experience of UK Web veteran Easyspace proves in its new Easypost offering, powered by Everyone.net. Full service e-mail is especially valuable to less-savvy customers.

Big Mail Company Now Ready to Serve You Alex Goldman
[December 15, 2003] Outblaze, probably the largest e-mail company you haven't heard of, is now offering its cost advantages to small- and medium-sized providers of e-mail services.

Eligible Security Company Seeks Big US ISPs Alex Goldman
[December 8, 2003] Companies that are already successful abroad but are not yet successful in the US can be very useful to US companies. We describe a large security company working on growing its US presence.

Sendmail, the Flexible Mail Solution Alex Goldman
[December 5, 2003] Sendmail, Inc.'s modular corporate mail server allows administrators to pick and choose best of breed software to build a perfect solution.

MAP is Spam's Simple Answer Alex Goldman
[November 21, 2003] Steven Trupp says that current spam propogation measures are so primitive that a simple piece of software can solve most of the problem.

Carrier Class Anti-Spam Alex Goldman
[October 16, 2003] When the carriers need anti-spam software that can scale to protect millions of subscribers, they call on Openwave.

Protecting Public Computers ISP-Planet Staff
[October 15, 2003] Called to arms by problems like identity theft, FSLogic has released FSLogic Protect 1.0, software designed to keep users away from the core of the operating system.

The Penguin and the Assassin Alex Goldman
[July 17, 2003] Based on the popular SpamAssassin software, Roaring Penguin offers a cheap and customizable solution to ISPs that provides a simple interface for end users and solves SpamAssassin's one fatal flaw.

Approximate Matching is More Accurate Alex Goldman
[June 23, 2003] Gideon Mantel, CEO of Commtouch, says his company's "sophisticated approximate matching" technique is more effective than his competitors' anti-spam solutions.

A Brazilian Anti-Spam Solution Alex Goldman
[May 15, 2003] Among those who expect offshore programmers to compete with U.S. software shops, the attention seems to be focused on Russia and India. Someone should probably check out Brazil too.

GoodbyeSpam Reaches Out to ISPs Alex Goldman
[May 14, 2003] GoodbyeSpam's modified challenge-response system should be cheaper and easier to manage than similar products. The company has just modified its enterprise software in a new release for ISPs, which it hopes they will test.

This ISP's Anti-Spam System Alex Goldman
[May 12, 2003] Solinus, the company that built Green Bay Online, HostMail.com, and other Web-delivered services, is now selling an anti-spam appliance specifically designed for ISPs and webhosts.

Dialup Acceleration A Two Car Race Alex Goldman
[April 16, 2003] Two companies, SlipStream Data and Propel, are competing to offer dialup acceleration to ISPs.

Modified Mail Could End Spam ISP-Planet Staff
[April 7, 2003] Peter Kay, founder of The Titan Key, an anti-spam startup, says his solution is the only one that provides mailbox owners less spam the longer they use a particular e-mail address.

Ready to go Right Out of the OrangeBox ISP-Planet Staff
[March 27, 2003] Cobion's OrangeBox Web Home version 1.0 is a fully-featured home filtering solution aimed at ISPs and enterprises supported by a data center that crawls 120 million websites every month.

Examining the Black Hole Best of ISP-Lists
[February 27, 2003] Members of the ISP-Webhosting list discuss the ever-thorny problem of blocking spam and dispute—mostly politely—the relative merits of the various solutions.

Slower Spam Would Annoy Spammers ISP-Planet Staff
[February 20, 2003] ePrivacyGroup has released a new anti-spam solution that complements but does not replace anti-spam solutions already in place. SpamSquelcher shapes bandwidth to prioritize those traffic streams that it determines are "less spammy" than others.

When Two Apps Work as One ISP-Planet Staff
[February 14, 2003] Rockliffe's MailSite version 5 mail software and Sphera's HostingBusiness Suite are now fully integrated to provide a more complete solution for ISPs and webhosts.

E-Mail by Phone ISP-Planet Staff
[February 13, 2003] Audiopoint has released version 2.0 of its Voice Terminal Service, allowing subscribers to interact with e-mail inboxes by phone.

Unified Messaging to Fit All Customers Alex Goldman
[January 22, 2003] Glenayre's communications products deliver all the features that the big companies can provide, in a modular package designed for medium and small service providers.

Software Equipped with Human Brains Alex Goldman
[January 17, 2003] As spam gets ever more sophisticated, pure automation fails to prevent it. Vircom's ModusMail 2.0 combines automated in-depth mail analysis with constantly updated scripts to produce a package that adapts to fight new attacks.

An Anti-Spam Startup's First Box Alex Goldman
[January 2, 2003] Out of Web development hothouse Austin, Texas comes a startup called Net-Sieve offering anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-porn, and some sophisticated user management features in a prepackaged, admin-friendly box.

Mailcenter's Modular Mail Management Alex Goldman
[December 18, 2002] Sendmail, Inc. recently released a product specifically designed for large ISPs that provides mobile messaging, content filtering, and more—all of it resting on a stable foundation, the popular open source Sendmail engine.

Anti-Virus Protection for $300 a Year Alex Goldman
[November 27, 2002] With paltry pricing that's tough to beat, RAE Internet is making waves selling its anti-virus solution developed in Bucharest, Romania.

Pearl of an Anti-Spam Program Alex Goldman
[November 11, 2002] ActiveState's PureMessage application uses probability modeling to determine whether an e-mail is or is not spam. Savvy Perl programmers like the flexible nature of this product.

Another Trio of Groupware Upgrades Alex Goldman and Amy Newman
[October 28, 2002] Mirapoint adds group calendaring and unified e-mail to its messaging gear, SuSE unveils its Linux Openexchange Server, and Critical Path has a message for the enterprise market.

Making Spammers Pay Jim Wagner
[October 24, 2002] IronPort, an e-mail gateway maker, is putting a novel spin on the war to end spam as we know it. Acting as a "white list," mass e-mailers agree to pay every time they stray.

What's RPG to You or Me? Ted Stevenson
[October 21, 2002] RingCentral has bundled a collection of value-added services into its RPG Platform. It is no grenade, but may generate explosive revenue growth in the hands of the right service provider.

A Trio of Groupware Upgrades Alex Goldman and Amy Newman
[October 18, 2002] Stalker Software, Sendmail and Alt-N Technologies release their latest groupware upgrades featuring a variety of calendaring and scheduling functions.

Brightmail 4.0 Cracks Down on Spam Alex Goldman
[October 11, 2002] Brightmail launches a major update to its product line, promising even better accuracy in its anti-spam protection. Until it's perfect, the company will accept an error rate of 1 in 100,000.

Innoculate Your Network: AVStripper Lisa Phifer
[August 9, 2002] Reliable networking requires backup. The Noah Principle—have at least two of everything—is a proven approach. So why expect your desktop anti-virus scanner to go it alone?

Keeping Up With Ratware Alex Goldman
[July 31, 2002] Reacting to spam is not enough. Spammers have new tools that usurp ever greater bandwidth. ISPs need software that can innovate as fast as spammers. Has MessageLabs built a better mousetrap?

ISPs Rave About Vircom's Anti-Spam Capabilities Alex Goldman
[July 19, 2002] ISPs small and large are rallying behind Vircom's suite of VOP products in a customer-based coalition that shows just how well the IETF's filtering language works.

Converged Services Platform Wayne Kawamoto
[June 20, 2002] NMS Communications' Convergence Generation 6500C high-density IP/PSTN media platform is designed to enable wireless and wireline value-added services.

Choosing a Windows Mail Server Best of the ISP-Lists
[June 19, 2002] Members of the ISP-Webhosting list discuss the fertile field of Windows mail servers. Some are cheaper, some have more features, and some are more powerful but take more work to deploy.

CleanMyMailbox Gerry Blackwell
[June 18, 2002] There's a new weapon in the war against spam that doesn't rely on "black listing" to do its dirty work. But users will have to trust that Permission Technologies never divulges subscriber particulars.

Mirapoint Goes After The Competition Amy Newman
[June 13, 2002] Mirapoint announced a competitive upgrade program to attract enterprises that are using under-performing or unsupported messaging systems.

Postini Pro and Con Best of ISP-Lists
[May 21, 2002] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss, yes, the pros and cons of various spam and anti-virus technologies, starting with Postini's service for ISPs.

Spam Busting with Brightmail Patricia Fusco
[April 30, 2002] If you're not keen on routing all your e-mail through a third-party server or tapping into blacklisted IP addresses, what spam-killing options remain?

Case Study From Stalker Software Joanne Menapace
[April 22, 2002] Stalker Software presents the success of its implementation of the CommuniGate Pro e-mail system at major ISP MegaPath Networks.

Mirapoint's Multiprocessing Messengers Alex Goldman
[April 12, 2002] Mirapoint's latest product line features the flagship M4000 Message Server. With two 1.4 GHz Pentium III processors, available in SAN-ready and NAS-ready versions, this messenger is faster than ever.

Fight Spam With VOP modusMail Wayne Kawamoto
[April 4, 2002] Vircom's VOP modusMail uses many spamstermination methods including regularly updated scripts, high security on intranet relays, and a reverse DNS lookup to check incoming mail.

Eyes on Battle Creek Best of ISP-Lists
[April 4, 2002] Members of the ISP-Tech list disagree about ORBZ. Was its scanning of networks worldwide a harmless and necessary act or was it tantamount to criminal activity?

MailSite Amps Up For ISPs Michael Singer
[February 14, 2002] Rockliffe released a special edition of its MailSite messaging product designed specifically to enable ISPs to generate revenues from value-added services such as anti-virus.

VESN's Hosted E-Mail Service ISP-Planet Staff
[February 12, 2002] The hosted e-mail service is priced on a per-mailbox-per-month basis, and should appeal to ISPs that have business customers but have not built an e-mail management interface.

Rackmount Antivirus Device Wayne Kawamoto
[February 4, 2002] AVStripper, a stand-alone hardware product, promises to protect ISPs from viruses, is designed to be installed with no system integration, and is self-updating and scans all major Internet protocols.

Charging Fees For What Once Was Free ISP-Planet Staff
[January 10, 2002] The decision by free Web mail providers like Hotmail and Yahoo to start charging for a premium service has opened the door for ISPs to profit from offering premium e-mail services.

2001

Web and Voice-Integrated Phone Service Wayne Kawamoto
[December 10, 2001] Virtual assistant service, which may be licensed by ISPs, recognizes spoken commands to accomplish a variety of Web-integrated phone and e-mail tasks.

Hardcore About Blocking Porn Clint Boulton
[November 26, 2001] E-mail security service provider MessageLabs unveils a new service to identify and block pornographic images.

Mirapoint Adds Features ISP-Planet Staff
[October 31, 2001] Mirapoint's latest software modules, i-mode Direct and WAPCal, add features to the all-in-one box unified messaging solution for service providers with advanced and wireless networks.

Windows-Based Mailserver ISP-Planet Staff
[October 22, 2001] Rockliffe's MailSite software serves mail, Webmail, and WAP mail for ISPs around the world, large and small—and for Star Wars fan site theforce.net.

Security Revenue Share For ISPs ISP-Planet Staff
[October 15, 2001] Aliroo Ltd. is touting a product that encrypts e-mail so that no one can illegally get to it, and asks only that ISPs foot startup costs and share revenue—but pay no other up-front fees.

Could Kansas Save Texas? Best of ISP-Lists
[April 5, 2001] If there are problems in Texas, can you use yesterday's data in Kansas? Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss setting up an emergency backup for e-mail services, but disagree on how simple the system can be.

Converged Communications for ISPs IPW Staff
[March 30, 2001] Appiant Technologies' hosted platform for service providers offers unified voice, e-mail, and fax communications for subscribers, allowing them to retrieve e-mail by phone or voicemail via PC.

2000

New Server Supports Large Messaging Networks Wayne Kawamoto
[December 30, 2000] Mirapoint is a company that only makes messaging equipment. Mirapoint's M2000 Internet Message Server is designed to enable ISPs to offer reliable and secure messaging services.

Stand-alone, Encrypted, Self-destructing E-mail Wayne Kawamoto
[September 29, 2000 ] Security system promises to transmit sensitive e-mails without using mail servers and be resistant to e-mail sniffing applications.

New Product: MegaMail    Lisa Phifer
[May 4, 2000]  By front-ending a coordinated, load-balanced mail server cluster, Bluetail Mail Robustifier virtually eliminates email reliability and scalability worries. It's green, but we think the benefits make it worth any ISP's while to take a look.

Turnkey ASP Functionality for ISPs   Alex Goldman
[March 22, 2000 ]  Mirapoint claims its dedicated, proprietary, e-mail hardware and software package gives ISPs a cheap and easy way to provide premium messaging and hosting services.

Updated Messenger Can Serve 200,000 Wayne Kawamoto
[March 10, 2000 ] Stalker Software introduces super-symmetric CommuniGate Pro v. 3.3b1, a multiplatform message clustering system with account-level synchronization, Web GUI, and more.

In-Depth Eval: QMail - A Better Sendmail?  Lisa Phifer  
[March 2, 2000] This modular suite of e-mail programs offers scalability, security, and simplicity of administration. Better yet, it's more efficient than Sendmail. Best of all, it's free!