Circuit City Selects Postini to Block Spam; National Consumer Electronics Retailer Cites Accuracy and Ease of Deployment among Service Benefits.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 Postini (www.postini.com), the leading email security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the provider, today announced that Circuit City (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CC) has deployed Postini's Perimeter Manager(TM) to block 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). directed at its corporate network. Circuit City, a national consumer electronics retailer with more than 600 stores in 159 markets, chose Postini's service to reliably, easily and cost-effectively block spam without requiring dedicated IT resources. "Spam was becoming a concern for some of our associates, consuming network resources and impacting the productivity of our employees," said Dennis Bowman, chief information officer at Circuit City. "The Postini service has been easy to deploy and has required virtually no administration time on our part. We have been pleased with the performance of the service and its overall accuracy, with few false positives turning up during the process. Our employees have experienced a noticeable improvement in their email in-boxes." "Circuit City's experience with the Postini service is indicative of our customers' satisfaction with Perimeter Manager and its overall technical accuracy and superiority," added Bill Munroe, Postini's vice president of sales. "For both Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies, Perimeter Manager gets the job done without burdening precious IT resources." About Circuit City With headquarters in Richmond, Va., Circuit City Stores, Inc. is committed to excellence in customer service. Knowledgeable, well-trained associates coupled with an industry-leading product selection of brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers, software, movies, music and games, create a top-rated shopping experience. Circuit City's Web site, CircuitCity.com, provides shoppers with extensive product information, direct shipment of purchases, real-time inventory status of products in stores and the ability to order on-line and pick up at a store. Circuit City's commitment to helping families and youth is evident in its official sponsorship of ImageMakers, the Boys & Girls Clubs Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of America's national photography contest. Circuit City operates 611 Circuit City Superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
About Postini Postini Inc. is the leading email security solution provider. The company's award-winning technology provides email system security and management for more than 1,200 customers worldwide. Postini's services block unsolicited un·so·lic·it·ed adj. Not looked for or requested; unsought: an unsolicited manuscript; unsolicited opinions. unsolicited Adjective email from reaching end users and provide the only email system intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. solution now available. Postini's managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality secure both email connections and content in real time, to provide a unique level of email system security and reliability. More information on Postini can be found at www.postini.com. Note to Editors: Postini is a registered trademark of Postini, Inc. |
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