Antispam Tools Multiplying Like Spam
Also this week, Sunbelt Software will unveil the server Latest News about Servers edition of its IHateSpam filtering software. Singlefin last week introduced its Local Messaging Switch, a corporate gateway spam filter. Stealth start-up Q-Spam will announce its new name and product in March, and TumbleWeed in April is expected to release a new spam module for its SecureMail product.
The spate of products not only highlights the options that companies have for building perimeter defenses against spam, but also reinforces the commonly held notion that spammers remain a step ahead. Spam blocker Postini reports that it filtered more than 600 million spam messages in the last 30 days, more than a 50% jump from just five months ago.