LinuxForce Releases Version 3.0 of Acclaimed Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus Service

Tue Apr 4 09:10:35 EDT 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 4, 2006
Contact: CJ Fearnley / 610.734.1900
E-mail: press at LinuxForce.net
Web: http://www.LinuxForce.net

LinuxForce(SM) Releases Version 3.0 of Acclaimed Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus
Service; Featuring Comprehensive, Aggressive SMTP-Time Rules for E-Mail
Hygiene

UPPER DARBY, PA - APRIL 4, 2006 - In the face of the continuing onslaught
of spam, virus and worm attacks, LinuxForce, Inc. - a leading technology
services provider specializing in the development, implementation,
management and support of Linux-based systems, with a particular expertise
in Debian GNU/Linux - today announced the release of LinuxForceMail,
version 3.0, and not a moment too soon considering the latest spam
statistics.

According to the Web research site, Top Ten Reviews, based on statistics
derived from a number of reputable sources including: Google, Brightmail,
Jupiter Research, eMarketer, Gartner, MailShell, Harris Interactive,
and Ferris Research, spam continues to increase. The site estimates
that spam will increase by 63% by 2007. Currently, 40% of all email is
considered spam.  The cost to all U.S. corporations is nearly $10 billion.

"Spammers, virus writers and producers of other malware are ingenious and
unrelenting," says LinuxForce President and CEO, CJ Fearnley. "Left
unchecked, their 'products' can compromise or disable systems, degrade
performance, corrupt or steal data and ultimately ruin an organization's
reputation among its customers and other stakeholders."

VERSION 3.0 ENHANCEMENTS MAKE A POWERFUL SOLUTION EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE

"We developed LinuxForceMail(SM) as a multi-tiered, anti-abuse service to
block and remove as much as 99.4% of unwanted e-mail", says Fearnley. "We
deliver LinuxForceMail as Software as a Service (SaaS) with remotely
provided systems administration (our flagship Remote Responder(SM)
service) for one or more Debian GNU/Linux servers.  Hardware can be
supplied by the client or a virtual or dedicated collocation provider.
Turnkey solutions with hardware are provided in conjunction with CrafTech
Computer Solutions."

LinuxForceMail, version 3.0 contains numerous enhancements to the
LinuxForceMail 2.0 series including considerable improvements to the SMTP-
time anti-spam configuration, ensuring that suspicious e-mails are either
deferred or rejected before any Internet bandwidth, CPU, or disk is
expended with content filtering. 

The LinuxForceMail service includes service monitoring, a host-based
firewall, security upgrades, investigation of anomalies, continual updating
of the comprehensive aggressive SMTP-time hygiene rules, continual updating
of the open-source ClamAV (anti-virus) and Spamassassin (content filtering)
rules, regular reporting of statistics, proactive maintenance, and support
to free organizations' IT staff to focus on more pressing, mission-critical
work.

SPAMMERS NEVER SLEEP; NEITHER DOES LINUXFORCE MAIL

LinuxForceMail users such as CrafTech Computer Solutions and The Franklin
Institute Science Museum have experienced the power of the solution
first-hand and many others consider it indispensable.

Tony Rocha of CrafTech Computer Solutions, LinuxForce's premiere reseller
said "The spam problem was extremely out of control for us about a year ago.
LinuxForce helped us build a cluster to handle the heavy load imposed by
Spamassassin's content filtering.  Now with Version 3.0, the load on our
cluster has gotten so low that we could probably decommission half of it."

"LinuxForceMail has enabled our Web team to rest easy," says Karen Elinich,
Director of Educational Technology at The Franklin Institute. "Our
statistics prove that LinuxForceMail is significantly reducing the number
of junk messages my team receives. As a result, we have more time available
to do the science learning work that really matters."

About LinuxForce, Inc.
LinuxForce(SM) is a leading technology services provider specializing in
the development, implementation, management and support of Linux-based
systems, with a particular expertise in Debian GNU/Linux. LinuxForce's
leadership and track record of delivering positive business results
since its founding in 1996 have made it the "go-to" firm for companies,
government agencies, educational institutions and other organizations
wanting to migrate to Linux from Windows and other proprietary operating
systems, migrate from commercial Linux distributions (such as Red Hat
and SUSE) to the more stable, secure and flexible Debian, outsource the
administration of their Linux-based systems, and support open source
applications.  For more information on LinuxForce, LinuxForceMail or
reseller opportunities, email sales at LinuxForce.net, or call 610-734-1900.

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CJ Fearnley                 |   LinuxForce Inc.
cjf at LinuxForce.net          |   Chief Technology Officer
http://www.LinuxForce.net   |   Software & Web Solutions / Systems Management