BSDI's New Plug-In Appliance is Easy-to-Use, Effective Tool in War Against E-mail Spam.COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1998-- BSDI BSDI - Berkeley Software Design, Inc. MailFilter only effective site-wide anti-spam tool available Enterprises and Internet Service Providers 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. (ISPs) now have the only effective site-wide tool for winning the ware against spam. The BSDI MailFilter from Berkeley Software Design, Inc (company) Berkeley Software Design, Inc - (BSDI) A company that sells BSD/OS, a commercial version of Berkeley Standard Distribution Unix, networking, and Internet technologies originally developed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California at . is the first Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. that stops spam before it consumes employee time and network resources. Continuous real-time updates to the unique spam filtering A software routine that deletes incoming spam or diverts it to a "junk" mailbox (see spam folder). Also called "spam blockers," spam filters are built into a user's e-mail program. intelligence thwart new spammers before they invade your network. Based on SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. standards, it works with any Internet e-mail server See mail server. or client. The MailFilter is a fast and easy 'plug-and-play' solution which requires no changes to the site's e-mail servers or desktops. Revolutionary patent pending, 'intelligent filtering technology' spots spammer's signatures to block or tag suspect e-mail. By combining traditional database filters with 'intelligent recognition technology,' BSDI MailFilter analyzes e-mail traffic for spam "fingerprints" like bad addresses, fraudulent headers, and improbable paths. Testing indicates intelligent recognition with database technology stops 90-95% of unwanted e-mail. "Junk e-mail See spam. is a plague," said Rob Kolstad, president of Berkeley Software Design, Inc. (BSDI). "Not only do users waste time determining which e-mails are worth reading, but network administrators are caught in an escalating 'arms race' with spammers. BSDI MailFilter installs in just 15 minutes and provides a near zero-administration solution for keeping out over 90% of spam." To stop spam attacks today and tomorrow, BSDI offers an automatic, real-time subscription service to protect users against future spam and spamming techniques. Known for its excellent technical support, BSDI will also offer a toll-free number staffed by experts to answer questions from network administrators and users. BSDI MailFilter provides customization for filtering or blocking e-mails. Administrators can specify mail that should be rejected outright or tagging, so that users can inspect it before deletion. A site can override filter behavior to accept or reject e-mail based on the mail's address fields. The BSDI MailFilter comes in two models. The basic model is perfect for corporations and ISPs, while a more-powerful and scaleable model protects tens of thousands of network users in an enterprise or network backbone provider environment. Both are compatible with existing IP and SMTP-based gateways, firewalls, e-mail servers, and e-mail applications. Pricing and Availability BSDI MailFilter is immediately available. Pricing is based on the number of mail boxes protected and starts as low as $3,495, which includes a 4 month update service subscription. For more information, contact BSDI at (800) 711-2734 or +1 (719) 593-9445 (voice) or filterinfo@bsdi.com (email). About BSDI Berkeley Software Design, Inc. is the premier vendor of Internet Servers to the ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. marketplace. BSDI servers and appliances are powering the networked economy at over 80,000 installations around the world. For more, visit our web site at http://www.bsdi.com. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: BSDI, BSDI/OS and the BSDI logo are trademarks of Berkeley Software Design, Inc. All other product or service names are trademarks of their respective owners. Unsolicited Commercial E-mail is not related to the fine canned meat product known as Spam, whose name is a registered trademark of Hormel, Inc. CONTACT: Baron, McDonald & Wells Donna Faulkner, 770/492-0373 dfaulkner@bmwpr.com |
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