Atmail Webmail expands its capabilities with a new plugin API and the release of the ?rst set of plugins to customers.
June 21, 2010, – Atmail, a leading developer of software applications for email messaging and collaboration with more than 14 million paid mailboxes worldwide, has released the new plugin API for Atmail Version 6.1.8 Webmail and email server software that will provide an easy way to deploy additional features as well as facilitate integration with third party products and services. Atmail also announced today that the new plugin API will integrate with the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, an award-winning email security appliance that includes 12 layers of defense against the latest spam, virus, phishing and other email attacks. Atmail 6, first released in July 2009 is constantly evolving to accommodate the needs of users.
“Since Atmail was first released last July, we have been working to evolve the product to best suit the needs of our customers,” said Ben Duncan, CEO of Atmail. “Our goal is to add features to Atmail that increase the overall value for our clients and the plugin library will allow the Atmail development team and third parties a more dynamic framework to add functions. We asked customers what features they would like to have as plugins, before we chose the first set of plugins for the library. The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall plugin was chosen as the first third-party plugin, based on customer and channel response.”
The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is used by thousands of organizations of all size and type worldwide. Integration with the Atmail Webmail 6.1.8 client is available immediately to current Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall at: http://atmail.com/plugins.
“Allowing our users to control spam and virus protection from a single user interface like Atmail’s Webmail client, simplifies email administration,” said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for Barracuda Networks. “Given the popularity of Webmail, this is a welcome benefit for our customers. The Atmail Webmail plugin is a good example of how our products can interoperate with complementary platforms.”
Atmail 6.1.8 Webmail can be used with other email servers, besides Atmail Server. Atmail Server, which includes Webmail, is available as software, as an appliance or as a cloud service. The Atmail Email Server includes support for SMTP, POP3 & IMAP protocols. Users can share address-book, calendar and task data with other users on the system. iCal/CalDAV and CardDAV support is included to synchronize data between the calendar server, desktop clients and mobile devices such as an iPhone. A Webmail Client is included, which also gives users the ability to change account passwords, specify auto-reply messages, email forwarding rules, spam settings and more. The Atmail Webmail client supports email threading, conversations, attachment preview/thumbnails and more. The administration of the mail-server is made easy by using a web browser based WebAdmin control-panel. Allowing the administrator of the service to add, delete, modify, migrate, and purge-user accounts. System aliases, graphical log statistics of mail-server usage ( sent/received message, AV/spam reports, user-logins via POP3/IMAP and more.
The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is available in eight models and supports up to 100,000 active users with no per user licensing fees. Its architecture leverages 12 defense layers: denial of service and security protection, rate control, IP analysis, sender authentication, recipient verification, virus protection, policy (user-specified rules), Fingerprint Analysis, Intent Analysis, Image Analysis, Bayesian Analysis, and a Spam Rules Scoring engine. In addition, the entire Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall line features simultaneous inbound and outbound email filtering with the inclusion of sophisticated outbound email filtering techniques, such as rate controls, domain restrictions, user authentication (SASL), keyword and attachment blocking, triple-layer virus blocking, and remote user support for outbound email filtering. The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall’s layered approach minimizes the processing of each email, which yields the performance required to process millions of messages per day.
About Barracuda Networks Inc.:
Barracuda Networks Inc. combines premise-based gateways and software, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive security, networking and storage solutions. The company’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email, Web and IM threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L’Oreal, and Europcar are among the more than 100,000 organizations protecting their IT infrastructures with Barracuda Networks’ range of affordable, easy-to-deploy and manage solutions. Barracuda Networks is privately held with its International headquarters in Campbell, Calif. For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com.
About Atmail:
Atmail develops email messaging and collaboration solutions. Products include, Atmail Cloud Services, Atmail Webmail, Atmail Email Server, Atmail Email Server Appliance, Atmail email ArchiveVault and Atmail email ArchiveVault Appliance. The company has more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including many international companies, universities, service providers and government agencies. Atmail now has more than 15 million users.
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(The Hosting News) – Last week, Apple announced availability of its MobileMe Mail Service. Mail at me.com now features widescreen and compact views, single click archiving, mail organization rules, SSL protection, a formatting toolbar, better junk mail protection, and the ability to read mail from other email addresses.
MobileMe is only supported in Safari, Firebox, and IE8.
As of now the service cost $99, despite rumors of Apple offering it for free.
Apple Launches MobileMe with New Features
Why Content Delivery is Important to You
(Gawkwire.com) – With most companies conducting business on the Web these days, it is crucial for websites to deliver dynamic content – streaming, VOD, games, etc. – rapidly and with zero impact on the load time of the page or viewing quality. A combination of increased site traffic and heightened customer expectations can quickly overwhelm a business’ website and the business itself. When website traffic exceeds capacity, site performance can suffer and customer satisfaction can often plummet. Optimizing the infrastructure for a website can be costly. However, businesses can reduce origin server bandwidth requirements, capital expenditures, and operating costs by leveraging a Content Delivery Network (CDN). With support for a variety of multimedia formats, including Flash, Windows Media, Real and QuickTime, CDNs have emerged as an efficient, cost-effective vehicle for enhancing website performance and ensuring a successful business.
Websites must withstand dips and spikes in traffic. Traffic can happen unexpected for various reasons and a business needs to be prepared for it. The slightest glitch in page or video availability can send a site visitor packing and even heading to the competition. As our lives become more digitally involved, we rely on websites to deliver content quickly and efficiently and have come to expect a level of speed in the loading of pages and videos.
During HostingCon 2010, join Mirror Image Internet’s Martin Hayward at 9:00 AM on Monday, July 19th 2010 to learn why content delivery networks are important to your hosting business. The presentation will focus a range of issues including:
Supporting your hosted site – be ready for dips and spikes in traffic
Content targeting (targeting content through geoblocking)
Mobile video delivery
Securing online content (audio and video streams)
Content Management (add and replace content on-the-fly)
Analyzing traffic (analyze traffic by subaccount, view object-level details, traffic distribution by country and more)
Providing robust technical support and know-how
About Martin Hayward:
As Director of Marketing for Mirror Image Internet, Martin Hayward is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategy for the company’s content delivery network (CDN) solution. Prior to joining Mirror Image, Hayward was the Director of Marketing for Telelogic, where he managed a marketing department that supported worldwide software products and services for the telecommunications industry. Hayward has over 20 years of marketing experience in key areas including product marketing and management, market strategy, marketing communications and market analysis.
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(Gawkwire.com) - Leading domain name registration provider Network Solutions® announces the beginning of the Landrush period for the new .CO country code top level domain extension (ccTLD). Open to everyone, from businesses to individuals, the Landrush phase begins at 2 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2010, and runs until 2 p.m. EDT on July 13, 2010. The retail price for a Landrush .CO domain name is $270 for the first year.
".CO domain name offers businesses and individuals an immediately recognizable global branding opportunity for their web presence" said Kurt Gastrock, Network Solutions’ Senior Vice President of Product Management. "It gives them the ability to register a domain that conveys who they are, what they do or what their business is all about."
The .CO Landrush period is where interested parties can seek to register domains not previously registered through the Grandfathering and Sunrise phases, or otherwise reserved by the Registry or Restricted by Policy. If more than one applicant applies for the same domain, then an auction process will be used to allocate domain names.
Some of the general policies regarding the .CO extension include:
Any person or entity in the world can register .CO domains
There are no domicile or burdensome documentation requirements
Registration period is between one and five years, subject to renewal
Registrants can easily transfer domain names to Network Solutions
For more information on the .CO Landrush period or to apply for a .CO domain name registration, visit: http://www.networksolutions.com/domain-name-registration/co-domain-extension.jsp
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(Gawkwire.com) – It’s an exciting day for both MorePro Marketing and Big Bass Realty to be able to get this SEO campaign underway. The Poconos realty company has recently gone under an ownership change which was all but major. New owner Mike Crawley worked as an affiliate with Big Bass Realty as a construction contractor with Ar-Tech and helped build the Poconos vacation homes that have created the vibrant community. With Crawley as the head of home construction and sales, buyers can now purchase, rent, build and insure their Poconos homes for sale under one roof.
Crawley understood the potential that lies within this unique PA home buying experience and has taken forward motion in Search Engine Optimization marketing. With the help of MorePro Marketing, Big Bass Realty hopes to increase its sales through an online presence that will be built up with the unique strategies of the SEO team at MorePro.
“This campaign will be a unique opportunity to strategize a complete marketing campaign from the start now that the company is under new ownership” says Aaron Garcia, MorePro Account Manager. Even from the very first review of the site during the sales process, the SEO team at MorePro could see incredible opportunities to implement strategies for Big Bass Realty and truly dive head first into the competition.
The Big Bass Lake area of Pennsylvania is absolutely gorgeous and convincing those interested in renting or buying homes in the Poconos area is not so hard when you have such beautiful pictures to show. MorePro’s goals are to help drive the traffic to Big Bass Realty’s site with customized SEO strategies and help visitors discover the amazing living opportunities they provide in the Poconos area.
(Gawkwire.com) – Search engine marketing conference Search Marketing Expo – SMX East will be held October 4-6 in New York City. Registration for the conference is now open. Those who register before July 31 can take advantage of the lowest available, “super early bird” rates.
Search Marketing Expo – SMX East 2010: New York City, October 4-6Register online at http://smxeast.com/ or by phone at (877) 242-5242. The SMX East conference program will run from October 4-6; the expo hall will be open October 4-5.
SMX East is programmed by search authorities Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, the editors of Search Engine Land, the leading news blog for internet and search engine marketers. SMX East will feature three jam-packed days with over 50 sessions of cutting-edge content on search engine optimization (SEO), paid search advertising (PPC), social media marketing, local and mobile search marketing, and search-friendly design and development. See an agenda sampler at http://searchmarketingexpo.com/east/2010/agenda.
The agenda for SMX East 2010 will be posted in August. Until then, those who register can take advantage of the super early bird rate, the lowest available. An $1195 All Access pass includes all of the exceptional content, online and off-line networking activities, and the essential conveniences like WiFi in session rooms and hot lunches that SMX events provide. Register online or by calling (877) 242-5242.
Group rates offering discounts of up to 25% are also available. Details are here: http://searchmarketingexpo.com/east/2010/group-registration
About Search Marketing Expo – SMX East and Third Door Media
SMX East features sessions just for you, whether you are just starting out in search or looking for advanced tactics, work on an in-house SEM team, hail from an agency, or own your own business.
Attend SMX East for:
Exceptional content so compelling, you’ll want to implement what you’ve learned before leaving the conference. Super-charged sessions on PPC, SEO, local/mobile/real-time search, search friendly design and social media marketing will help you succeed today, tomorrow and in the future.
Invaluable connections made possible by the ultimate mix of structured networking opportunities and social events. Meet new contacts and reconnect with colleagues. SMX makes it easy to interact and exchange ideas with other industry thought leaders.
Essential conveniences to help you juggle your every-day responsibilities while maximizing your conference time: always-available and free Wi-Fi; hot lunches, snacks and beverages all day; access to all presentations and tools to pre-plan your custom itinerary. SMX has got you covered.
The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo conferences are held around the world and include: SMX West (San Jose, CA), SMX East (New York City), SMX Advanced (Seattle, WA and London, England), SMX Munich, SMX Paris, SMX Sydney and SMX Stockholm.
Third Door Media publishes Search Engine Land, the leading search marketing news and analysis site and operates Sphinn.com, a social news site that allows search and internet marketers to share news stories, participate in subject-specific discussion forums, and build their professional networks. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services.
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(Gawkwire.com) – Be prepared to be inspired. Affiliate and performance marketers gathering at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver June 21-23 will not only spend time learning the tricks of their trade alongside industry luminaries but then continue networking into the night with these great minds as everyone comes together to solidify the relationships old and new from the daytime programming.
Affiliate Bash, is produced by WebmasterRadio.FM, the largest online radio network for the B2B marketplace. The "Bash" series is exclusive to WebmasterRadio.FM and is well known to marketers across the country who attend at the various conferences where WebmasterRadio.FM is the official radio network. The "Bash" series is proudly in its sixth year and serves as the corner stone evening event for many of the world’s most prestigious conferences.
AffCon 2010, which debuts in the Mile High City in part due to the state’s large number of affiliate marketers who call it home, brings the heat to Affiliate Bash with the snow-themed Affiliate Whiteout! The event, held at BETA Nightclub, starts at 9pm and runs until everyone feels the same adrenaline from acing their first black diamond run or closing a huge deal.
"Think of it as a celebration of all things winter in honor of a state known for its beautiful mountains, fantastic skiing and other cold-weather activities. We’ve chosen to ignore that it’s June," said Daron Babin, co-founder and CEO of WebmasterRadio.FM and AffCon 2010. "The goal of Affiliate Bash is to give attendees a sense of the host city while providing them a fun way to network with their peers in the industry."
WebmasterRadio.FM is a community destination. Companies who sponsor the "Bash Series" are joining hands in a united front to give conference delegates a life experience in the host city of Denver. This year’s sponsors of Affiliate Bash include gold sponsors Empyre Media, Atrinsic Interactive, Brafton Custom News, Blue Global Media and UniqueLeads.
AffCon 2010 Denver provides affiliates the opportunity to attend the conference at no cost, based on the belief that companies benefiting from properly educated performance marketing professionals should foot the bill for affiliates interested in furthering their industry knowledge.
In fact, each conference day is filled with hour-long educational seminars covering topics such as digital marketing, legal trends, Ecommerce solutions and social media strategies from a variety of seasoned professionals and leaders such as platinum sponsor ClickBank, gold sponsor PerfectAddress.com, silver sponsor Atrinsic Interactive, bronze sponsor SaveologyNetwork.com, Media Whiz, The New York Times, Blue Phoenix, UniqueLeads, Optizmo Technologies, and Merchant Metrix.
"Paulson Management Group Inc, is proud to support the affiliate marketing industry in a local capacity during the AffCon 2010 event in Colorado." said Heather Paulson, president of the Paulson Management Group (PMG). "The PMG SUPERSTAR Affiliate Party honors and supports the dedicated affiliates who commit to the marketing efforts for the brands we manage as well as the valuable service they provide to the global online marketing community. The professional management team of PMG is excited to host the Affiliate Superstar party for the proven champions of the affiliate marketing industry, and we look forward to networking with other top-line marketing professionals at this event."
Paulson’s company PMG, a dynamic affiliate and SEM management company, hosts the SUPERSTAR Affiliate Party on June 22nd. Attendees will wrap up the last day of the free conference dancing ’til dawn at Church Nightclub.
For those seeking even more training, there is an entire third day available. These intensive paid professional development sessions are offered June 23rd in partnership with Search Engine Strategies (SES), the world’s leading global SEM conference and expo series. Participants learn in small class settings which feature instructors David Szetela, President of ClixMarketing.com; Tim Ash, CEO of SiteTuners.com; and Matthew Bailey, SES Advisory Board & President, Site Logic Marketing.
If you don’t want to be left out on all the fun, visit www.affcon2010.com for information on registration, sponsorship or exhibitor packages. Get involved in the networking site, My.AffCon2010.com to share information, build your persona network and promote your participation at AffCon 2010 Denver.
Stay connected and up to date with everything that’s happening that you should know about by texting AffCon2010 to 468398 and you’ll receive event alerts. While on-site, we’ll notify you ahead of the Keynotes and Speed Networking to remind you when and where to be, so you won’t miss out on this year’s amazing line-up & hot networking opportunities.
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TRaC launches new remote testing service
(Gawkwire.com) – Leading testing and compliance consultancy TRaC Telecoms & Radio today announced the completion of a successful 12-month pilot project with one of the world’s major DSL chip manufacturers, heralding the official launch of its new 24/7 remote testing service.
The new service sees TRaC provide a full size telecoms cabinet at its flagship DSL test facility in Hull, UK, complete with dedicated internet connection, power, and software to access and control information from the DSLAMs via a dedicated server. The cabinet, which is populated by the customer’s own equipment, can be accessed remotely from anywhere in the world to test against the DSLAMs and acts as a virtual extension to their laboratory.
Paul Russell, managing director of TRaC Telecoms & Radio, said: “The pilot project was much more successful than we could have expected. We were able to make the finishing touches to the service and we are now confident we can offer a responsive and flexible remote testing service for our customers.
“We have already expanded the service, with 47 DSLAM connections available for remote access covering major US and European operator configurations for ADSL, ADSL2plus and VDSL2, and plan to add others in the next quarter.”
TRaC opened its expanded flagship DSL test facility at its UK headquarters in November last year following a re-location from its Santa Clara operation. The DSL laboratory is now the most advanced and comprehensive independent DSL testing capability anywhere in the world and is the central location for all of TRaC’s remote testing.
For further information about TRaC’s comprehensive telecoms services – supported by a full regulatory solution covering Radio, EMC, Safety and Approvals for global market access – visit the website at www.tracglobal.com.
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(The Hosting News) — Microsoft Corp. has joined forces with the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), with the support of Accuity, the American Bankers Association, Anti-Phishing Working Group, Citizens Bank, eBay Inc., Federal Trade Commission, National Consumers League and PayPal, to release a new program that will help mitigate potential losses due to online fraud and account compromise. Launched today, Internet Fraud Alert will offer a trusted and effective mechanism for participating researchers to report stolen account credentials discovered online — such as username and password login information for online services or compromised credit card numbers — to the appropriate institution responsible for that account. Through a centralized alerting system powered by Microsoft technology developed specifically for this program, Internet Fraud Alert will quickly inform companies about compromised credentials, allowing them to take the appropriate action to help protect their customers.
The program was unveiled today and will go into effect immediately. The first of its kind, Internet Fraud Alert represents an important step forward in fighting online fraud. It will serve the much-needed purpose of enabling security researchers and investigators to more securely and systematically share information with service providers, retailers, financial institutions and government entities about incidents where compromised account credentials have been discovered. To date, when the security community uncovers compromised credentials stemming from phishing attacks, for example, there has been no simple mechanism to warn the service provider or bank about the exposed credentials.
Phishing and malicious code attacks pose a serious threat to consumer identity and account credentials. In 2009, the Anti-Phishing Working Group received more than 410,000 unique phishing e-mail reports, and recent data from the group show that the number of brands being exploited by phishers is at an all-time high.
Internet Fraud Alert will bring together a wide assortment of stakeholders, including retailers, financial institutions, service providers, technology companies, academic researchers, consumer advocates and government agencies, in the shared interest of reducing online fraud and protecting consumers. As the technology creator and sponsor, Microsoft is donating the tool to the NCFTA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating public-private partnerships between industry, law enforcement and academia on cybersecurity issues. Accuity, a leading provider of global payment routing data, has donated a solution to assist NCFTA with the vetting of trusted institutions for participation in the program to help ensure the integrity of the alerting process.
More information about Internet Fraud Alert can be found at http://ifraudalert.org. Consumers interested in learning more about staying safe online and limiting the risk of identity theft can visit http://www.microsoft.com/protect, http://www.onguardonline.gov and http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com.
Microsoft Launches New Internet Fraud Alert Program
