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Postini: Affordable, Effective Spam Fighting

A great man once said, "The only good Spam is the kind that comes out of a can.  Not the kind that is unwelcomed in your email box, but still somehow makes its way in."  That great man was me.  And although I haven't ever tried the processed meat delicacy that I know only my girlfriend and Hawaiians to eat, I'll take their word for it and assume that it's tasty.  The other half of the previous statement "...Not the kind that is unwelcomed in your email box, but still somehow makes its way in," we all know to be true. 

Email Spam, much like a party crasher, shows up even when it's not invited; and often makes a scene.  And that's not even the worst part, just like a party crasher usually brings an amigo to stand by his side, Email spam is often partnered with a phishing scam or malware.  Both phishing and malware are things you want to avoid at all costs. Phishing is a means for an individual or group of individuals to gather your personal information - financial data, passwords, social security number etc... The goal of phishing is to essentially steal your identity.  Malware and Spam go together like ham and cheese, or in this case, spam and cheese (sorry, I had to).  Often coupled together, spam messages include malware viruses that will infiltrate your computer and cause serious problems to the way it operates. 

The most effective way to cut down on spam is to build up an effective line of defense. There is no better way to do so than by taking advantage of Google's Postini, an affordable, effective spam filtering solution that Mosaic Technology sells at discounted rates.  Postini, a hosted spam solution, acts as a filter, and will catch spam mail before it even makes its way to your mail servers.  It's your first and best line of defense.  Spam is terribly annoying and time consuming to read and delete.  With Email spam fighting solutions such as Postini, you won't have to waste time going through your email and deleting junk mail messages.  It will also spare you a lot of headaches - think of it this way, your identity won't be stolen, and you won't pick up a nasty computer bug through your email.  I don't know about you, but I'm starting to think Postini is the answer to a lot of prayers.  Especially those of small and midsized businesses.

Lastly, since it is a managed service, there is no hardware, software, Microsoft licensing, maintenance or administration that needs to be performed on a daily basis.  If you'd like to leave your email spam in the dust and start a free trial of Postini, sign up today!  Contact us at 484-323-5020 for more information!