Museum Dramatically Reduces Spam Email, Maintains System and User Control with CanIt-PRO.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CeBIT America 2003 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 Network Administration Staff Saves Time While Users Set Own Preferences for Dealing with Junk Email The Science Museum of Minnesota The Science Museum of Minnesota is an American institution focused on topics in technology, natural history, physical science and mathematics education. Founded in 1907, the 501(c)(3) non-profit is staffed by over 500 employees and over 1,600 volunteers and is located in the has evaluated and selected CanIt-PRO to resolve the problem of offensive 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). email while allowing network administrators and users to maintain control of email. CanIt, an industry-leading anti-spam solution from Roaring ROARING. A disease among horses occasioned by the circumstance of the neck of the windpipe being too narrow for accelerated respiration; the disorder is frequently produced by sore throat or other topical inflammation. 2. Penguin penguin, originally the common name for the now extinct great auk of the N Atlantic and now used (since the 19th cent.) for the unrelated antarctic diving birds. Software, Inc., makers of the acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. MIMEdefang email inspection software, currently serves nearly 400 mailboxes at the museum. Joel Miles, the museum's network software support specialist, chose CanIt-PRO specifically for the flexibility and control that it offered: "We didn't want our mail being routed through third-party servers; we needed to control how our mail flows." Miles adds that the museum's users have varied preferences and needs regarding what email they want to receive: "We needed the users to be able to customize their own blackslists. They like that they can easily dispose of messages without having to deal with them. And they don't have to come to us all the time to modify the blacklists for them." Miles reports that CanIt catches between 22% and 25% of all ithe museum's incoming email as spam. The museum has deployed the professional version of CanIT, CanIt-PRO, which enables the network administration staff to decentralize de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. spam management so that individual departments or users can tailor spam policies to their specific needs. This level of control is particularly important to large organizations and campus environments, where individual preferences, needs and departmental policies can vary. CanIt supports the museum's dual-server mail routing environment. The museum runs CanIt on a Sunfire v100 with Solaris 9. Miles says, "We needed something that we could customize and make changes to quickly. CanIt-PRO fit seamlessly into our network infrastructure and authentication system The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically and has drastically dras·tic adj. 1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution. 2. cut down on the amount of unmarked spam making it into our mailboxes." CanIt is available in standard and professional versions. CanIt-PRO is ideal for very large enterprises or campus environments, where control and management of the system needs to be distributed to individual departments or users. A detailed case study of the City of Yellowknife's CanIt implementation is available at www.canit.ca/customer_testimonials.php. A trial version of CanIt can be obtained at www.canit.ca/evaluation.php. About CanIt CanIt is the most effective, affordable anti-spam solution for enterprises, campuses and ISPs. It effectively stops spam at the mail server while providing unmatched flexibility. CanIt correctly identifies up to 95% of spam messages and never discards a valid e-mail. Administrators and users have the final say over what is or isn't spam. For more information, visit www.canit.ca. Information about Roaring Penguin Software, Inc. can be found at www.roaringpenguin.com. About the Science Museum of Minnesota The new Science Museum of Minnesota has welcomed more than 3 million visitors since opening its new facility on the banks of the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. in downtown St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery in 1999. Located at 120 West Kellogg Boulevard, the museum offers world-class exhibits, a convertible dome Omnitheater, and unparalled education opportunities for kids, teens, and adults. For directions, hours, and general information, call (651) 221-9444 or visit www.smm.org. |
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