Anti Spam Plus service for UAE surfers

An Anti Spam Plus service is being made available for all Al Shamil broadband home subscribers to protect them against the growing spam menace.

This was announced by eCompany, Etisalat’s one-stop e-powerhouse Business Unit that provides Internet services and ICT solutions.

According to officials, eCompany research in 2005 has shown that customers who registered for this free service received 55 per cent of their incoming emails as spam.

The eCompany Anti Spam Plus service utilises the world-renowned Symantec Brightmail Anti Spam solution which stops spam attacks in real time at the internet gateway level.

Without compromising accuracy, it leverages over 20 different filtering technologies, including spam signatures, heuristics and many other proprietary methods to protect subscribers.

Comprehensive threat protection also helps consolidate email threat management and monitoring via optional virus scanning and cleaning.

The system automatically filters subscriber emails and stores messages it recognises as spam in a special web based 'Spam' folder which is emptied automatically every seven days by eCompany.

This makes it easier for subscribers to review their spam emails and either move or delete them according to their preferences.

Customers also have a choice to opt out of the Anti Spam plus service depending on their preferences.

Abdulla Hashim, senior manager eCompany, said: “While other ISPs around the world opted to charge for such an advance Anti Spam service, we believe that protection against spam is a major issue for our subscribers.

“The provision of the AntiSpam Plus service for our Al Shamil customers will offer comprehensive protection through the Brightmail AntiSpam solution to substantially improve their Internet experience.”

The intent of eCompany is to strengthen relationships with customers and partners and provide them with high-value solutions through a single point of contact.

It has the facilities to provide a complete portfolio of Internet offerings, value added services, consulting and project management. eCompany’s vision is to be the customer’s first choice for Internet services and e-business solutions in the region.
- TradeArabia News Service