Breakthrough in Spam Combat: Icewarp Launches Unique Instant AntiSpam; Promises Advanced Technology Solution to Combat Unsolicited Electronic Mail -SPAM-.News Editors/Business Editors/Assignment Desks/High-Tech Writers FORT MYERS Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2003 Breakthrough Reveals Total Anti-Spam Solution Icewarp (http://www.Icewarp.com), leading international software developer specializing in electronic mail server technology, today announced the introduction of Instant AntiSpam(SM). The Instant AntiSpam technology, integrated in Icewarp's Merak Mailserver, is a breakthrough in combating unsolicited un·so·lic·it·ed adj. Not looked for or requested; unsought: an unsolicited manuscript; unsolicited opinions. unsolicited Adjective electronic mail interchange. Unsolicited electronic mail (spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). ) is a form of 'direct marketing in the wild'. Targeted at millions of individual email box holders, spam has become an exponentially ex·po·nen·tial adj. 1. Of or relating to an exponent. 2. Mathematics a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent. b. growing problem for all people using email in private life and for business purposes. Spam aggressively fills up the box capacity, and network facilities become clogged, sluggish and exhaust their capacities. Solutions to filter out spam have thus far not proven to be very successful. However, this is going to change shortly. Icewarp - makers of the Merak Mailserver product suite - has developed a technology for the next generation intelligent mail servers with built in Instant AntiSpam. Jakub Klos, President of Icewarp, and the brains of Merak, said: "These advanced additions reflect the positive growth curve the company continues to experience and puts into place the framework of fast, reliable and secure electronic mail for decades to come. Our decisive role in adding the latest features to complement an already very impressive product is a dominating factor. On top of already rigorous anti-spam measures, we created a Bayesian filtering An analysis technique that has been applied to eliminating spam. It "learns" to differentiate real mail from advertising by examining the words and punctuation in large samples of both types of messages. mechanism, which really beats spam before it reaches the mailbox A simulated mailbox in the computer that holds e-mail messages. Mailboxes are stored on disk as a file of messages, a database of messages or as an individual file for each message. The standard mailboxes are usually In, Out, Trash and Junk (Spam). user. And, more importantly, with our new technology, millions of users do not have to install expensive filtering software in their own PC's at home or work, while they still retain full control of what they consider spam. All is done server-side." The product will be presented for the press and a dedicated HiTech expert audience at the Merak Instant AntiSpam Conference 2003 on June 26-27-28 in Washington DC. (http://www.merakconference.com) Ladislav Goc, 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. , notes: "Spam has impacted our society enormously, and with more than half of all our email polluted pol·lute tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. by junk junk Classic Chinese sailing vessel of ancient unknown origin, still in wide use. High-sterned, with a projecting bow, the junk carries up to five masts on which are set square sails consisting of panels of linen or matting flattened by bamboo strips. , the time has come to offer the final solution. The new and unique Instant AntiSpam technology enables us to win these wars with ease. I am very excited about this new generation solution, as it provides a complete avenue for improved productivity and further cost savings in today's huge Anti-Spam battles." About Icewarp, Ltd. Icewarp, Ltd. is developer of the Merak Mailserver suite founded in 1999 by a team of devoted software professionals to bring innovative solutions in electronic mail interchange. The company's founders, Jakub Klos and Ladislav Goc, have been for years involved in developing ground-breaking software. Merak Mailserver and Instant AntiSpam are service marks of Icewarp, Ltd. |
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