Atlantic.Net Launches SpamScope to Help Customers Eliminate Junk E-mail.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2002 Atlantic.Net (http://www.atlantic.net), one of the nation's fastest-growing private companies and Florida's largest privately held Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , today announced the launch of SpamScope, a powerful tool that filters out unwanted messages such as advertisements, hoaxes and pornography pornography Depiction of erotic behaviour intended to cause sexual excitement. The word originally signified any work of art or literature depicting the life of prostitutes. . The new feature is available exclusively to Atlantic.Net subscribers at no additional charge. Members can activate SpamScope or learn more about the tool by visiting http://www.spamscope.com. "SpamScope is a spammer's worst nightmare," said Marty Puranik, president and 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. of Atlantic.Net. "Now, Atlantic.Net members don't have to waste time looking through junk e-mails See spam. to find the messages they really want to read. Plus, parents will appreciate that SpamScope filters out content that may be offensive or inappropriate for children." Unlike spam-fighting tools offered by other national Internet service providers, Atlantic.Net's SpamScope empowers subscribers to customize the way the tool works for them. Using a simple Web-based interface, Atlantic.Net members can login Signing in and gaining access to a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "login" or "logon," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log in" or to "log on. and access SpamScope's many features: -- Users can choose from a range of 20 different levels of protection to adjust SpamScope's filtering strength to meet their needs. -- Atlantic.Net members decide what happens to spam. They can send it to their inbox, route it to a separate folder to view later or destroy it forever. -- SpamScope users can opt to receive a "Possible Spam" warning in the subject line of a junk e-mail. -- When used along with Atlantic.Net Webmail, SpamScope helps members block computer viruses from unknown contacts. -- With SpamScope, Atlantic.Net subscribers can blacklist spammers or ensure that messages from friends and family always get through. Atlantic.Net dial-up Internet service is available in more than 1,100 cities across the nation and in Canada. Atlantic.Net's "Unlimited" account is just $19.95 per month and features 24/7 toll-free technical support, 10 e-mail accounts e-mail account n → cuenta de correo , personal Web space, a monthly newsletter and a portal. For more information or to sign up for an account, call 1-800-422-2936 or visit http://www.atlantic.net. About Atlantic.Net Launched in 1994 by two University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. students, Atlantic.Net is an Internet service provider offering high-speed Internet See broadband. access, Web site solutions, telecommunications and dial-up. Atlantic.Net business services feature a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, 24/7 network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. and connection to an optimized Cisco Powered Network -- a designation reserved for the world's top 1 percent of ISPs. This year Atlantic.Net was named to the Inc 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies for the third consecutive year. During the past eight years Atlantic.Net has acquired 13 Internet companies, has doubled or tripled revenues annually and has remained profitable every year since inception. Atlantic.Net is headquartered in Gainesville and has offices in Orlando and Tampa. |
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