FrontBridge's TrueProtect Service Helps Tourism Vancouver Expel Spam and Viruses From Its Network
FrontBridge's Service Takes the "Gold" for Keeping the Network Spam and Virus Free
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2004--FrontBridge Technologies, the leader in enterprise message management and email security, today announced that it has been selected by Tourism Vancouver, the official not-for-profit destination marketing organization for Vancouver's tourism industry, to secure their corporate email infrastructure against threats from the growing problem of spam and viruses.
A participant in launching the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Tourism Vancouver was besieged by spam -- some users receiving more than 250 unwanted messages each day -- and saw drainage of IT infrastructure resources, as well as employee productivity, in trying to stem the flow of spam.
"Users were receiving far too much spam and our network infrastructure was showing signs of strain," said Kevin Tarasoff, manager of technology services for Tourism Vancouver. "When employees began receiving hundreds of spam messages a day, we decided to find a technology solution that was low maintenance, eliminated the drain on our internal IT resources and removed spam from the network -- FrontBridge's managed service took the gold on all three."
The FrontBridge TrueProtect(TM) managed service protects organizations by removing spam and viruses from email before they enter corporate networks. The recommendation and implementation of FrontBridge's service was led by Tillica Technology Solutions Inc., a leading Canadian IT technology services provider.
"It was a simple installation, and a few hours later we experienced an immediate, recognizable and significant improvement in our email traffic," added Tarasoff. "In reviewing our email traffic reports from FrontBridge, we noticed that the amount of spam directed at our network jumped to 28,000 per month, and in one month, we received 1,100 virus attacks. Yet our corporate network remains virtually spam-free and completely virus-free since implementing FrontBridge's service."
FrontBridge's award-winning TrueProtect Message Management Suite is a comprehensive enterprise message management and email security solution with services that include managed spam/virus filtering, secure messaging, content and policy enforcement, and disaster recovery services. The TrueProtect suite is built on the SMART Network(TM) platform, a global network of distributed and load-balanced data centers that are Secure, Managed, Active, Resilient and Trusted. FrontBridge's TrueProtect Suite has been vetted and proven by more than 1,800 enterprise customers.
Delivered as a managed service with no hardware or software to install, TrueProtect delivers the industry's lowest false positive rate, provides the industry's best reliability (zero down time since the service's inception in 2000), and offers the easiest solution to manage and implement. Its unique implementation process, which places control over corporate email with the IT department, typically has customers up and running in under an hour. All of these features are supported by FrontBridge's global network of eight distributed and load-balanced data centers, which makes FrontBridge the only organization capable of guaranteeing 99.999 percent reliability on top of its record of 100 percent since service inception in 2000.
About Tourism Vancouver
Tourism Vancouver is one of the oldest convention and visitor bureaus in North America, first established in 1903. It is a not-for-profit business association and the official destination marketing organization for Vancouver's tourism industry. Its community of over 1,000 member businesses, dedicated staff and volunteers join in effort to build Vancouver's tourism industry. Tourism Vancouver's focus is on building exceptional customer relationships with meeting planners, travel influencers, travel media and independent tourists. Through positive positioning of both the organization and the destination, our leadership benefits the society, culture, environment and economy of Greater Vancouver. More information can be found at www.tourismvancouver.com.
About Tillica Technology Solutions
Based in Canada, Tillica Technology Solutions Inc. is a provider of Information Technology services that specializes in help desk, email and network infrastructure solutions and application development services. We provide our customers with cost-effective solutions designed to provide or complement an in-house IT organization. More information can be found at www.tillica.com.
About FrontBridge Technologies
FrontBridge Technologies Inc. is the market leader for enterprise message management and security services. The company's SMART network -- a proven, reliable, on-demand, globally distributed network of secure data centers -- provides a frontline defense against spam, viruses and malicious e-mail-borne attacks with unmatched security, performance and reliability. FrontBridge was the first company to guarantee 99.999 percent service level agreements (SLA) and the only company with a track record of 100 percent uptime.
Now in its fifth year of operation, FrontBridge, with headquarters in Marina del Rey, Calif., provides message management and security for more than 2,000 enterprises globally. Our technical anti-virus partners include Sophos, Symantec, and Trend Micro. Visit us on the Web at www.FrontBridge.com or call 877-301-8232 or in the UK, +44 20 7872.5417
SMART Network and TrueProtect are trademarks of FrontBridge Technologies.
Contacts
FrontBridge Technologies
Jeremiah Glodoveza, 310-754-3773
email: jeremiah@FrontBridge.com
or
SHIFT Communications for FrontBridge
Cathy Summers, 415-591-8415
email: csummers@shiftcomm.com
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