FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact:  Robert Janyk

CSS Communications

851 Coho Way, Suite 308

Bellingham, WA  98225

360-671-4878

www.csscommunications.com

css@csscommunications.com

 

 

CSS Communications Introduces Commercial SPAM Detection Service

 

BELLINGHAM, WA., - July 29th, 2003 – CSS announced the availability of an electronic mail detection service designed to combat global increases in Unsolicited Bulk E-mail (UBE), commonly known as SPAM.  The service acts as a gateway, in front of existing e-mail systems, inspecting messages for spam content and bulk mail tactics.

 

The system performs more than 100 tests and communicates with global SPAM listening posts for up to the minute SPAM tracking.  This increases the reliability of the service and succeeds in catching more than 90% of SPAM, while providing less than 0.01% incorrect detection.  As a message is run through the tests, the system applies points towards a final grade.  The final grade is then evaluated and the message is categorized.  Valid mail is left untouched, while SPAM is tagged with the number of points applied.  The system then forwards the tagged message to the intended receiver for final processing.  The end user may then proactively file or delete the SPAM. 

 

“Our corporate customers needed a solution to the increasing SPAM problem”  said Ray Poorman, Chief Technology Officer of CSS  “We are excited to deliver a solution that can be implemented with little, to no hassle and provide immediate benefits.”

 

The Anti-SPAM service is available to anyone with a valid Internet domain name (.com, .org, etc) regardless of the Internet Service Provider.  The system is compatible with any operating system, and many mail systems on the market including Microsoft Exchange©, Novell Groupwise©, Lotus Notes©, Linux Sendmail© and any other system utilizing standard Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP).   The set up process requires no change to the companies software or hardware, and can be implemented in just a few days.  Pricing starts at as little as $25/month.

 

 “Since we added the CSS Anti-SPAM service we have been able to eliminate the vast majority of SPAM that was clogging our mailboxes. The amount of time spent on trying to find business related emails amongst the many SPAM messages was becoming very burdensome and tedious.” said Jeff Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer of Haskell Corporation “Now our users have the ability to automatically have the SPAM deleted or filed, it's like never having received it at all!”

 

Additional information can be found at the CSS Antispam information website - www.csscommunications.com/antispam.

 

About CSS

Founded in 1988, CSS Communications is a pioneer of integrated communications services, headquartered in Bellingham, Washington with additional facilities located in Mount Vernon and Seattle.  CSS provides a wide variety of integrated communications services in Northwest Washington. CSS leads the industry in Municipal Fiber Optic network deployment and last mile communications systems.   www.csscommunications.com