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  • A shifting landscape for e-mail security

    Cisco Systems' purchase of e-mail security specialist IronPort Systems is another sign that big-name vendors are taking over the spam fight, analysts say.

  • Google launches local hosted security service

    Google has launched a hosted security service for enterprise customers in Australia, a re-branded version of the Postini service it acquired last year.

  • Google gets deeper into spam protection

    Google today began marketing new online tools for protecting e-mail from spam and other problems as it continued to encroach on the terrain of software king Microsoft.

  • Queensland government spam dragnet ignites furore

    A Queensland government department's spam-filtering dragnet has snagged large numbers of genuine users and reignited heated debate over use of e-mail blacklists.

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    Watch out. SuperScout could be heading to an inbox near you. The new email filter is touted as being more intelligent, enterprised-focused and self-administering.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Don't bother upgrading to Entourage 2008

    If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    No sex please, we're Labor

    The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Data leakage: building the enterprise nappy

    It's an inevitable consequence of sitting in a lot of enterprise presentations: sooner or later, the phrase "data leakage" is going to come up -- and when it does, you can't help but think of nappies.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Is your telco taking security seriously? It should be

    It wasn't too long ago that vendors still made a lot of their money through equipment markups. Telcos were the same, with comfortable profit on ISDN, STD calls, calls to mobiles and other heavily used services padding out financial reports.

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  • Can e-mail survive?

    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

  • Filtering the plague

    If the number of e-mails rises as quickly as predicted, we'll soon be doing nothing else than managing our e-mail.

  • Can the Net survive filtering?

    Harvard Law's Jonathan Zittrain writes that the filtering of Internet content is on the upswing, a trend that--left unchecked--threatens to undo a basic underpinning of the global cybernetwork.

  • How to stop spam and keep e-mail moving

    Managed properly, e-mail filtering software can reduce the risks spam brings to your network. How can you tune your filter so it stops spam without choking off enterprise e-mail?

  • How AUSTRAC avoided a BlackBerry jam

    A government e-mail systems lockdown has kept popular BlackBerry handhelds off-limits at many Australian government departments, but a simple fix has changed that.

Reviews (190)

  • Son of spam: 4 spam filtering packages tested

    Can you trust software to block all the spam your company receives? We evaluate four top spam filtering packages for their accuracy.

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 release candidate

    It's hard to find a free e-mail client that can go toe to toe with Mozilla Thunderbird, now available as a version 1.0 release candidate.

  • Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested

    From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.

  • First Look: Gmail

    Google's new Web mail service is free and provides a gigabyte of storage, but also raises privacy concerns. We put the beta version through its paces.

  • Slam that spam: 7 packages tested

    If you are drowning in spam, help is available from software and e-mail services that block unwanted mail. Some work better than others. Here's a look at seven antispam apps and services.

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