• Lower overall cost of spam-free email. The old “add-on” approach used by other vendors that tacks perimeter-protection onto stand-alone email service usually can’t beat integrated solutions on price.
  


• Lower overall complexity of spam-free email. The old “add-on” approach that asks customers to evaluate, purchase, integrate and maintain multiple vendors’ packages (email, anti-spam, anti-virus) usually can’t beat integrated solutions on simplicity and reduced management burden.
  


• Innovative techniques to deliver spam-free email. Because Everyone.net processes all outgoing and inbound messages for customers, it can implement advanced threat-detection services including today’s announcement of Email Fingerprint.
  


• Better user experience. The old “add-on” approach forces administrators and end users to jump between separate software packages to set and change settings, or review messages quarantined in spam folders. Everyone.net offers a single interface and better workflow.
  

• Email Fingerprint Delivers Industry’s First Bounce-Storm Protection
This new technique blocks emails at the server level that purport to notify users of ‘bounced’ or ‘infected’ messages that they never sent in the first place. Not just annoying, with new viruses such as Bagle and Netsky, bounced messages can spike into the thousands or millions, creating a “bounce storm” that takes down servers and email service.

Email Fingerprint blocks bounce storms by assigning every outbound email a uniquely-identifying code. When bounced messages hit Everyone.net servers, software looks for the code marker and only passes through those messages that legitimately originated from the sender.

“It’s like a thumb scan for email messages,” says Everyone.net CTO Wayne Lewis. “We’re keeping a lot of servers up and untouched by bounce storms with this tool.”

• Folder Janitor Mops up After Spam Floods
This new feature recognizes and intelligently handles spam floods that can exceed even ample mailbox storage allotments. A spam flood can result in the loss of legitimate messages due to folder overflow. Behind the scenes, Everyone.net’s Folder Janitor automatically deletes old spam messages according to user preferences if users’ mailboxes become overwhelmed storing incoming spam.

• Advanced Rules Engine Enables “Pre-Processed” Mail
Using an advanced rules engine, Everyone.net’s servers continuously sort email based on users’ customized settings, so users with an IMAP desktop application start their session with email pre-sorted into correct folders. This saves time in each instance of checking email.

• Enhanced Perimeter Protection
This advanced architecture creates an extended buffer zone between Everyone.net servers and the Internet, allowing Everyone.net to absorb severe spikes in traffic and messaging requirements that occur when new viruses or spam break out. Users benefit because it enables Everyone.net to maintain industry-leading uptime at lower costs, thus keeping prices among the most competitive in the industry.

About Everyone.net Email Service

Everyone.net's integrated email service bundles the essential features of high-quality email and protection services into one comprehensive package. It includes unlimited mailboxes, selectable storage levels, shared address books, multiple email aliases, end-user support, Web Mail, IMAP, POP, SMTP, Web-based administration tools, and industry-leading uptime, reliability, and scalability.

Total Protection 2.0 builds on already-rich spam and virus protection, including user and administrator-level spam sensitivity controls; directory harvest protection; sort by spam score; block images; hourly updates to virus defense; and integrated handling actions for Web, POP, and IMAP email.

Pricing and Availability

Total Protection 2.0 is integrated with Everyone.net’s Business Mail service, and is an available add-on to any of its other email packages. The service is among the industry's best offerings on a price / performance scale, starting at $19.99/month for 5 users, with price breaks for large organizations. ISPs can private-label a customized email service with a minimum commitment of $200 a month. The service is available now from www.everyone.net. Other packages with modified feature sets start at $34.99 a year.

About Everyone.net
Everyone.net (www.everyone.net) is based in San Jose, California, and offers integrated email and anti-spam services to multiple markets worldwide. The company has provisioned over 30 million mailboxes for over 200,000 domains since 1998. Its cost-effective solutions are built on a highly-scalable infrastructure and include advanced services like IMAP as well as spam protection and anti-virus. The company is privately-held and backed by leading Silicon Valley venture firms El Dorado Ventures and Labrador Ventures.

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