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NPI
has been developing business computer solutions since 1987,
specializing in computer networking and Internet security.
We became interested in the spam problem as it affected our
business and the businesses of our many clients. We started
researching the issue and testing the currently available anti-spam
products in 2001. After over a year of study, we decided
none of the available anti-spam solutions worked well
enough "out of the box" to meet our standards and the needs of our clients.
What was required was an ever-changing, continually-updated response
to spam -- a combination of a powerful appliance at the client site,
with continual updates and service provided by NPI.
With
our security background and deep understanding of computer
networking and messaging systems, we knew we had the knowledge
and people to create something better, and we started our development
effort in December 2001.
Our
product team, lead by Eric Hart and Rob Mount, developed criteria
for the ideal solution (check
out our competitive
matrix) and started a 20-month
process. They selected a core of the best free and
commercial products on which to build SpamRejector™, including a
secure hardware platform, a hardened LINUX kernel, SendMail,
SpamAssassin, Canit-PRO from Roaring Penguin Software, and
F-Prot from FRISK Software.* To this foundation, they
added an NPI-developed update process, and the
continuously-updated Adaptive Acuity Engine™ for the best
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By late 2002, we had invested over 1000 hours of
research and development in the SpamRejector™, and had
a prototype up and running at NPI. Further
testing and refinement improved the initial service offering and ongoing
maintenance process. In May 2003, we invited several clients to
participate in an extensive pilot and we continued to make improvements
based on their feedback. In July 2003, we formally launched the
service and shipped our first official released version. By the
end of the summer, we had SpamRejectors™ blocking spam from
New York to California.
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