OmniTI's Ecelerity MTA Supports DomainKeys Email Identification Technology; Leading Message Transfer Agent Incorporates Innovative, Anti-Fraud Solution.COLUMBIA, Md. & ATLANTA -- OmniTI Computer Consulting Inc. (www.omniti.com), a worldwide leader of email infrastructure products and services, today announced at INBOX East 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia, that the company is continuing its aggressive deployment of emerging email sender-based authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. methods by incorporating full support for DomainKeys into its Ecelerity Message Transfer Agent The store and forward capability in a messaging system. See messaging system. (messaging) Message Transfer Agent - (MTA, Mail Transfer Agent) Any program responsible for delivering e-mail messages. (MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. ). Ecelerity's DomainKeys implementation will protect senders and recipients from email forgery See e-mail spoofing. and phishing Pronounced "fishing," it is a scam to steal valuable information such as credit card and social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. Also known as "brand spoofing," an official-looking e-mail is sent to potential victims pretending to be from their ISP, bank or retail establishment. attacks by providing both signing services for outbound mail and signature verification services for inbound mail. OmniTI Co-founder and Vice President of Engineering George Schlossnagle said, "As spam, fraud and phishing attacks become increasingly prevalent, it is imperative that industry positions itself ahead of the curve by developing and supporting technologies such as DomainKeys that offer email users the highest level of security possible. OmniTI is proud to be at the forefront of this initiative with its industry-leading Ecelerity MTA and will continue to fund the development, implementation and support of these and other anti-fraud solutions." DomainKeys is a new technology that reduces email forgery by providing senders a way to digitally sign their messages so that email providers can verify that the sender's domain is not forged and that the message content has not been altered in transit. DomainKeys also combats phishing attacks - spoofed emails and fraudulent websites that con victims into disclosing personal or financial data - by preventing attackers from impersonating other domains. Despite being an emerging standard, DomainKeys has already been deployed by large providers including Yahoo!(R) and Google(TM) with its GMail service. About OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc. OmniTI is a global leader in email infrastructure products and services. OmniTI solutions enable organizations worldwide to maximize their email messaging performance while reducing operational costs and optimizing network resources. Since 1997, OmniTI has brought to market a family of software and hardware solutions that address the ever expanding email infrastructure needs of today's businesses Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. as well as deliver a unique combination of email security, spam protection, anti-virus and content control to organizations ranging from regional businesses to the Global 2000. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland Columbia is a census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore, and, to a lesser degree, Washington, DC. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. , OmniTI has a network of channel partners in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. For more information, please contact OmniTI at 410-872-4910 or visit us on the Web at www.omniti.com. |
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