Armstrong® Protects Internet Customers From E-mail Spam with Roaring Penguin Softwares CanIt-PRO

Cable internet provider adds value for customers by incorporating leading anti-spam solution from Roaring Penguin Software.

Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) August 2, 2005 --- Armstrong, a Pennsylvania-based provider of cable internet services, has deployed Roaring Penguin Softwares CanIt-PRO anti-spam solution to protect over 100,000 internet customers from e-mail spam and viruses.

Don Tacik, Vice President Technical Operations at Armstrong, said, Internet users today expect more and more from their service providers. The e-mail filtering provided by Roaring Penguin's solution does more than just keep junk mail out of our customers' inboxes - it improves our customers' experience and ensures their loyalty."

Armstrong extensively tested CanIt-PRO against various competing anti-spam products and chose Roaring Penguin's solution primarily for its effectiveness in keeping spam and viruses off of its e-mail servers, as well as for its administrative flexibility. Since installing CanIt-PRO, Armstrong has seen a reduction in spam of 50% and has also noted a dramatic reduction in the incidences of spam-related help-desk calls.

CanIt-PRO's flexibility and favorable pricing allowed us to enhance our product and bring a value added service on at no additional cost to the customer," added Tacik. "Also, knowing that CanIt-PRO can be customized gives us the comfort that we can tailor the solution to meet our particular needs and roll out even more features down the road."

CanIt-PRO is ideal for ISPs, education campuses and large organizations where global filtering policies must be balanced with individuals ability to have the final decision over what is and is not spam. CanIt products offer the industry's most complete and flexible anti-spam and anti-virus solutions. They can be deployed in any enterprise e-mail environment, including on all Linux and UNIX servers. As a stand-alone gateway appliance, CanIt can protect e-mail environments running non-UNIX servers, such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and Novell Groupwise. A price quote for CanIt or CanIt-PRO can be obtained at http://www.roaringpenguin.com/promo/canitpricequote.php?id=isp.

About Roaring Penguin
Founded in 1999, Roaring Penguin Software Inc., specializes in e-mail filtering. The company focuses on fighting spam at the mail server, with the acclaimed CanIt and MIMEDefang product lines. Today, Roaring Penguin develops, deploys and supports its spam- and virus-fighting products for customers that include ISPs, web hosts, campuses, government offices and large enterprises. For more information visit www.roaringpenguin.com.

About Armstrong®
Armstrong provides television, high-speed Internet and telephone service to customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland, and is Americas 17th largest cable television provider*. *Kagan Media, 2005

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