erris Research partnered with Computerworld to conduct a Web-based survey about the messaging concerns and priorities of CIOs and other high-level (VP and above) corporate managers. Managers were asked to rank their levels of concern about 26 issues, ranging from TCO improvements and telephony integration, to encrypted email and instant messaging connectivity.

Since 2002, Cloudmark has offered a collaborative approach to spam reporting, known as SpamNet. Using a plugin to Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, users can simply click a button to report spam. In return, the plugin automatically quarantines suspected spam. The users of SpamNet (and of its open-source companion, Vipul’s Razor) form a community of one million spam fighters.

FrontBridge offers a service approach to deploying email boundary security. For a monthly fee, FrontBridge will scan your incoming mail, block DoS attacks, remove the spam and viruses, and deliver the legitimate mail to you.

Attached Files:MP3 Recording456_SpamStats.pptAnti-spam experts share new insights on spam. Where is it coming from? How are spammers’ tricks evolving? Find out about spam volume trends, directory harvest attacks, the economics of spam, bot nets, joe-jobs, and discover how dangerous that “unsubscribe” link is.

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François Lavaste is VP of Marketing at Brightmail. François leads […]

This report describes recent interesting innovations for Macintosh messaging and collaboration. Much of the action has been seen since the release of Mac OS X Jaguar (v10.2), and there have been further consolidations since the release of Mac OS X Panther (v10.3).

In December and January, Ferris Research and SlipStick surveyed Exchange administrators about the status of and plans for Microsoft Exchange in their environment over the next 2 years. This report presents the results, including versions in use today and in 12 and 24 months, traffic volumes, system availability, Internet Message Transfer Agent usage, wireless access to email, and content security.