Alt-N Technologies Combats Email Fraud and ''Phishing'' by Integrating Yahoo's DomainKeys with MDaemon 8.0 Email Server.ARLINGTON, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2006 Arlington has an estimated population of 367,197. -- CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Arvel Hathcock Featured in Forbes Radio Interview Spotlighting the Advantages of Leveraging DomainKeys to Counter Email-Related Fraud Alt-N Technologies (http://www.altn.com), the premier publisher of email, groupware and fax software for the Windows platform, announces the integration of DomainKeys with the release of MDaemon 8.0. DomainKeys is the technology initiative to counter fraudulent emails and address spoofing, also known as 'phishing.' MDaemon 8.0 is the first email server See mail server. software for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. platform to have DomainKeys fully integrated. By building DomainKeys into MDaemon, Alt-N continues its tradition of building the latest security and fraud-protection features into its flagship MDaemon mail server. Forbes Radio recently interviewed Arvel Hathcock, founder and CEO of Alt-N Technologies. Hathcock spoke of the new tools in MDaemon 8.0 for sender verification and message integrity. "DomainKeys within MDaemon does make it impossible to send forged or fraudulent email and get away with it. There's a tremendous positive impact on the phishing problem." Visit the Alt-N Technologies website to listen to Arvel Hathcock's Forbes Radio interview discussing DomainKeys. DomainKeys validates the sender address and message integrity of each email received. Because of this, DomainKeys is also gaining acceptance for counteracting email address See Internet address. spoofing. What began as a nascent working group within Yahoo! has become a rapidly growing industry standard supported by Google, Alt-N, Earthlink and scores of major Internet players. You can learn more about DomainKeys by visiting the project homepage (http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys). MDaemon 8.0 includes the first implementation of DomainKeys for the Microsoft Windows platform. MDaemon creates outbound signatures and validates inbound messages signed with DomainKeys. The MDaemon configuration wizard assists novice administrators in the steps to configure DomainKeys. The DomainKeys security feature is available in MDaemon 8.0 Pro version only. Hathcock continues, offering advice for organizations concerned with protecting their customers: "Phishers are using any means necessary to trick consumers into revealing sensitive information. Banks and popular websites have to take drastic action to curb these abuses. With MDaemon 8.0, Alt-N Technologies is working with these companies to ensure their success." Visit the Alt-N Technologies website (http://www.altn.com) to learn more about MDaemon 8.0 with DomainKeys. Download the latest release of MDaemon for a free, no-obligation 30-day trial. MDaemon continues to help the world communicate with message integrity and reliable security. About Alt-N Technologies Alt-N Technologies specializes in developing communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems for Internet, Intranet, WAN and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. applications. Alt-N software includes MDaemon email server, Outlook Connector for enabling Outlook sharing through MDaemon, AntiVirus for MDaemon and RelayFax facsimile server, all separately licensed. LDaemon is a free LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. server designed to work with Alt-N products. WebAdmin is a free product for configuring MDaemon through a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . All products come with professional features and beginner-level ease of use. Products are sold and supported internationally through a network of exclusive distributors and resellers. Alt-N Technologies is a privately-held Arlington, Texas enterprise. More information on Alt-N Technologies is available at www.altn.com. MDaemon and RelayFax are registered trademarks of Alt-N Technologies, Ltd. DomainKeys is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc. Used with permission. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. 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