Enhanced
Spam Protection Filter Introduced by Affinity Internet;
Committed to Strong Anti-Spam Initiative [February
2, 2004]
FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb 2, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Affinity
Internet, a web hosting services provider, announces
today the introduction of an enhanced server side mail
filtering technology designed to shield customers from
unsolicited e-mail also known as spam. The solution
is designed to protect customers on Affinity's ValueWeb
(www.valueweb.com),
HostSave (www.hostsave.com ), WinSave (www.winsave.com )
and Bigstep (www.bigstep.com)
hosting brands from receiving unwanted or destructive
email messages.
Affinity's enhanced spam filter builds
upon its existing technology by leveraging the company's
clustered mail server architecture. A filter running
on a discrete mail server only "knows" about
messages passing directly through it. Affinity's proprietary
spam software gathers data via the clustered mail server
architecture on messages being sent to all customers
(clustered server currently processes in excess of one
million messages per hour). With visibility into such
a large pool of messages, Affinity is positioned to
stop incoming attacks before they reach customers.
The spam filter represents Affinity's
first line of defense against unwanted e-mail. Affinity,
committed to delivering secure and reliable e-mail service
to its customers, will make these solutions available
to customers at no additional cost.
"Affinity is extremely committed
to the fight against spam. Unwanted email is not only
the Internet Service Provider's (ISP) problem. Email
providers, web hosting companies and ISPs need to remove
industry boundaries and forge relationships to foster
a proactive and comprehensive solution. To date, the
relationships in place are personal and not industry-based.
To move towards a solution beyond individual company
policies, everyone needs to work together to create
an industry standard," said Peter Chambers, CEO
of Affinity Internet. "This year, Affinity will
be notably vocal about spam through education and protection
initiatives for our customers and the industry as a
whole, working towards putting an end to spam."
Affinity has had several spam initiatives
in place; this is the first spam protection implementation
the company has spearheaded in direct correlation with
new anti-spam laws. This year, Affinity will proactively
address spam through active involvement in several national
anti-spam efforts. In addition to launching the new
automated spam protection, Affinity is committed to
working in conjunction with the numerous legal and industry
oriented anti-spam groups in an effort to be a part
of the solution to this growing problem.
In keeping with its dedication to the
fight against spam, Affinity plans to deploy a series
of technology enhancements throughout the year that
will address both outbound and inbound unsolicited e-mail.
About Affinity Internet, Inc.
Affinity Internet, a web hosting services
provider, offers multiple hosting packages, easy-to-use
software and e-commerce tools for small and medium sized
businesses (SMB). Affinity operates multiple hosting
brands (ValueWeb, SkyNetWeb, Bigstep, HostSave and WinSave)
offering shared and/or dedicated servers, applications
and products to meet specific and growing needs for
a segment of the SMB market. By offering a robust network
and unparalleled customer service, Affinity provides
its customers and resellers with superior service, reliability
and scalability.
Affinity hosts more than 390,000 domains
for more than 100,000 customers worldwide selling services
directly over the Internet and through more than 2000
resellers. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale,
FL with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA
and data centers in Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale.
SOURCE: Affinity Internet, Inc.
Affinity Internet, Inc.
Samantha Cornog, 310-524-3040
publicrelations@affinity.com |
