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Cloudmark and Datacraft
have signed a partnership agreement under which Datacraft will market, sell
and support Cloudmark’s suite of anti-phishing, anti-virus and anti-spam
solutions to service providers in all 13 countries in which Datacraft
operates.
The strategic alliance will see Datacraft offering Cloudmark Authority™, a
carrier-grade solution that delivers the industry’s fastest and
highest-performing defense against all forms of messaging abuse. Cloudmark
Authority is easy to use, scalable and requires significantly less network
processing power than other solutions in the market.
“Cloudmark offers unparalleled effectiveness in fighting all forms of spam,
phishing and virus attacks,” said Bill Padfield, CEO of Datacraft.
“Cloudmark has proven to be the most widely integrated email anti-abuse
solution in the carrier market and will greatly benefit our clients in the
telecommunications industry. Today, there are more than 60 wired and
wireless carriers around the globe, including NEC BIGLOBE, NTT OCN and NTT
Plala, some of Japan’s largest Internet service providers, that have
integrated Cloudmark into their network.”
Spam, phishing, virus and other unwanted emails account for more than 90
percent of the 100 billion messages now sent daily. Service providers bear
the economic burden of messaging abuse, which threatens subscriber
retention and drives up operational and capital expenses. Gaining control
over growing messaging abuse will play a key role in the business model of
service providers in Asia and throughout the world.
“Datacraft possesses a deep knowledge of the service provider market with
leading carriers using its solutions and services. We are stepping up our
focus in Asia Pacific and Datacraft is the ideal strategic partner,” said
Jacinta Tobin, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development
for Cloudmark. “This agreement will in turn enable Datacraft to deliver
unrivaled spam, virus, and phishing protection to service providers
throughout Asia Pacific.”
Cloudmark Authority has repeatedly been proven in service provider trials
to be the industry’s most accurate and efficient messaging anti-abuse
solution. Authority uniquely leverages intelligent message fingerprinting
and the world’s largest threat detection network to block spam, phishing,
viruses and mutated threats significantly faster than rules- or
heuristics-based legacy solutions.
Whereas legacy solutions may require witnessing a sufficient volume of
abuse to begin blocking, Authority can act as soon as a threat, even a
highly-targeted phishing attack, has been identified by and corroborated by
the Cloudmark Global Threat Network and Trust Evaluation System. Once an
abusive message has been fingerprinted, any mutation of this threat will be
blocked in real time. This early detection is critical in stopping
polymorphic and advanced virus attacks from causing widespread damage.
In addition, Authority was architected for service provider environments
that demand efficient processing of large volumes of messages. Unlike
traditional solutions that use processing-intensive rule sets, Authority
scans messages for all forms of abuse using an in-memory cache of verified
fingerprints that is updated every minute. Cloudmark’s approach enables
wire-speed processing while only utilizing 1/10th of the system resources
of traditional rules-based solutions. It also combines anti-spam,
anti-phishing and anti-virus protection on a single platform to maximize
efficiency.
About Datacraft
Datacraft is the leading independent IT services and solutions company in
Asia Pacific. The company helps clients plan, build and support their IT
infrastructures. Datacraft combines an expertise in networking, security,
operating environments, storage and contact centre technologies, with
advanced skills in consulting, integration and managed services, to craft
IT solutions for businesses.
A member of the Dimension Data Group, Datacraft is listed on the main board
of the Singapore Exchange and is a component company of the Straits Times
Index. Headquartered in Singapore, Datacraft spans more than 50 major
offices and has over 1,200 employees across 13 Asia Pacific markets. More
information can be found at www.datacraft-asia.com .
About Cloudmark
Cloudmark, Inc. delivers the industry’s fastest and most accurate
anti-spam, anti-phishing, and anti-virus solutions. Founded in 2001 by
pioneers in messaging anti-abuse, Cloudmark architected an innovative
approach combining intelligent message fingerprinting with the world’s
largest
real-time threat detection network. Cloudmark solutions protect more than
180 million mailboxes and 60+ ISP networks worldwide with customers and
partners including NTT Communications, Cox Communications, Charter
Communications, Vodafone and SUN. A privately-held, San Francisco-based
company, Cloudmark’s comprehensive portfolio addresses the unique needs of
Service Provider, enterprise and desktop users. For more information about
Cloudmark, visit http://www.cloudmark.com .
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