Symantec Announces Extended Agreement With MSN To Help Protect MSN Hotmail E-Mail Customers From Spam
Symantec Filters Billions of Spam Messages Before They Hit MSN Hotmail In-Boxes
Symantec Corp., the global leader in information security, today announced the extension of its licensing agreement
with MSN for Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam. Since November 2002, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam has been utilised by MSN
Hotmail to help detect and stop billions of spam messages before they entered MSN Hotmail customers’ in-boxes.
“Our customers’ protection and safety remains a top priority for MSN and we continue to invest in a range of
technologies and solutions to help protect them from issues including spam,” said Kevin Doerr, MSN Hotmail product unit
manager at Microsoft Corp. “Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam is an important part of our overall spam fighting solution and
we’re pleased to extend our agreement with Symantec to help protect our customers from unwanted e-mail.”
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam will continue to filter spam at the incoming SMTP gateway, before it’s delivered to MSN
Hotmail customers’ accounts. The solution’s best of breed technology features high detection rates, the industry’s
highest accuracy rate against false positives (99.9999 percent), and the ability to handle large e-mail volume. Backed
by Symantec Brightmail Reputation Services, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam provides customers with superior protection
against unsolicited junk e-mail by leveraging information collected from the Symantec Probe Network, which attracts spam
from 20 different countries around the world.
“As spam continues to be a growing and evolving threat that requires protection at different points in the computing
environment, Symantec is dedicated to providing customers with comprehensive solutions that reliably combat the problem
with the latest spam fighting technology,” said Enrique Salem, senior vice president, network and gateway solutions,
Symantec. “We are proud to continue our relationship with MSN through Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam, and we look forward
to continuing to create a more productive communications experience for consumers.”
About Symantec
Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services
designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT
infrastructure. Symantec’s Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving
solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is
available at http://www.symantec.com.