ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 15,
2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallels Summit -- Hostopia®, a
Deluxe® (NYSE:DLX) company and leading provider of Web services for
small-to-medium sized businesses, has implemented the Commtouch®
(NASDAQ: CTCH) Outbound Spam Protection (OSP) solution. The new
offering prevents unsuspecting organizations from distributing
outbound spam, malware or phishing emails.
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Customer loss, reputation damage and lawsuits are some of the
consequences service providers face as a result of outbound spam –
even if the spam is unintentional or produced by a hacker. Spam
sent from a hosting provider's network can also lead to its IP
addresses being blacklisted, resulting in service disruptions and
increased operating costs. To protect customers from these unwanted
consequences, Hostopia has implemented a security solution proven
to effectively block outgoing spam by targeting the source of the
problem.
"Enabling our partners to provide reliable and secure service is
of utmost importance to Hostopia," said Mike Elgabalawi, director of network and
systems, Hostopia. "The OSP solution complements and enhances
Hostopia's ability to block outbound spam and identify the origin.
This helps keep our partners' networks and their end-users'
computers from being abused, ultimately lowering their operating
costs and enabling them to offer improved service to
end-users."
To scan outbound emails for spam, many hosting providers use
solutions designed for inbound emails. However, using inbound
solutions for outbound email results in low detection rates and
high false positives. Commtouch OSP is a dedicated outbound spam
solution, designed specifically for scanning emails sent from
within a hosting provider's network.
Utilizing Commtouch's patented Recurrent Pattern Detection
technology (RPD™), OSP detects 99 percent of outgoing spam in
real-time with nearly zero false positives. OSP also has the unique
ability to detect the source of the spam, thereby blocking spam and
eliminating its source, whether it is a virus-infected PC,
compromised account or malicious user. OSP automatically alerts the
hosting provider's abuse team, in real-time, to the identity of the
account sending the spam. This capability enables Hostopia
customers to clean their networks of spamming accounts and
safeguard against future blacklisting.
"Outbound spam is a serious issue for hosting providers,
affecting their brand name, customer loyalty and bottom line," said
Francois Depayras, vice president of business development and
sales, Commtouch. "Hostopia and its customers now have a solution
that cuts costs and improves the end-user experience, while also
reducing the amount of spam sent on the Internet."
For more information on Hostopia, visit
http://www.hostopia.com/.
About Hostopia
Hostopia is a leading provider of private-label small
business web marketing solutions. With the support of parent
company Deluxe Corporation, a growth engine for small businesses,
Hostopia is able to research, learn, and develop the solutions that
empower small businesses to grow. Hostopia's customers, which
include Telecoms, ISPs, Cable and Directory companies from all over
the world, view Hostopia as a trusted advisor on growing their
small-to-medium business segment. A veteran in webhosting and
email, Hostopia hosts hundreds of thousands of websites and
millions of email boxes. Hostopia has evolved from traditional
webhosting roots into a full service provider of cloud-based small
business solutions. For more information on Hostopia, please visit
www.hostopia.com.
About Commtouch
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) safeguards the world's leading
security companies and service providers with cloud-based Internet
security services. Real-time threat intelligence from Commtouch's
GlobalView™ Cloud powers its Web filtering, email security and
antivirus solutions, protecting thousands of organizations and
hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Information about
Commtouch can be found at www.commtouch.com or by writing to
info@commtouch.com.
Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are
trademarks, and Commtouch, Authentium, Command Antivirus and
Command Anti-malware are registered trademarks, of Commtouch. U.S.
Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
Hostopia
Contact
Commtouch Contact
Sophia
Ahmed
Amy Kenigsberg
Director, Wholesale Go-to-Market
Strategy
913-440-4072
800-322-9438 ext.
6831
amyk@commtouch.com
sahmed@hostopia.com
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