I can’t believe that another year is about to end. As a kid, it seemed like time stood still. As an adult, it seems as though there is never enough time to get things done. Despite that feeling, we did accomplish a lot this year and we saw some exciting changes at Alt-N Technologies. As this year draws to a close, I thought I would share some of my thoughts on 2007.
Email security and the promotion of email authentication technology continue to be at the forefront of our efforts. This year Alt-N Technologies was privileged to have received the Online Safety Leadership Award from the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA). And, we hosted the first DKIM Interoperability event to test different scenarios for signing and validating email messages between the products and services of participating vendors, service providers, and associations. While there is still more to be done in this area, 2007 turned out to be a very productive year.
We also released our most powerful version of MDaemon. Historically, the development team and I are continually responding to customer requests for new features to ensure that the MDaemon email server provides the latest security and performance features our customers need and want. We have always prided ourselves on our ability to quickly design, implement, and deploy new features throughout the year - 2007 was no exception. The latest release of MDaemon features almost 70 new enhancements including key technologies such as email certification, email backscatter protection, and implementation of the IETF’s latest Sender Signing Practices for DKIM - the next phase in email authentication.
Our customers truly drive our business. In the 4th quarter of this year we released the MDaemon Email Appliance as a response to many customer requests for an all-in-one software/hardware solution. Customers from education, government, legal, and finance industries have benefited from the ability to order the MDaemon email software on a preconfigured appliance that has been built with their unique business specifications in mind. The flexibility of a software or hardware email solution is just what many small and medium businesses want.
I am also happy to report that Alt-N Technologies continues to outpace the industry in terms of growth. Our international channel partners have done a great job at building customer relationships and we continue to hear from satisfied customers who have discovered the power of MDaemon as they look for new or alternative email servers to support their growing businesses.
I am also looking forward to 2008. We will release a new product: The SecurityGateway for Exchange/SMTP. It is a product that customers have been asking us to develop for some time now. The SecurityGateway for Exchange/SMTP has been developed leveraging Alt-N Technologies’ years of expertise in email security technology and will deliver exceptional gateway protection with some of the most flexible reporting capabilities on the market. We are very excited about this product so look for something early in the first quarter of 2008.
Finally, all of this would not be possible without the support and dedication of a talented staff and loyal customer base. When Alt-N Technologies was created over 10 years ago, I knew it would be successful if we stuck to the basics: listen to the needs of the customer and develop products that provide enterprise-level features that small and medium businesses could easily manage and afford. As our company continues to grow, we never forget the importance of earning our customers’ business and their trust.
Happy Holidays!
Arvel
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