It is essential to put a stop to spam to save time, money and bandwidth. The Radicati Group reported that spam cost IT around US$49 per mailbox in 2003, and expects this to skyrocket to US$257 per mailbox in 2007. Furthermore, with the influx of spam and its deletion, an important message could accidentally be trashed along with the unsolicited mail in the rush to clear one’s inbox of junk mailįerris Research calculated that if an employee receives just 5 spam mails a day and spends 30 seconds on each, he will waste 15 hours a year on junk mail – now multiply that by the hourly rate of each employee in your company and you will have a very conservative idea of the cost of spam to your organization. There is also the cost of bandwidth wasted by spam, as well as other storage and network infrastructure costs. Loss of productivity is the main cost of spam, particularly as so many spam mails are received per day. This means that employees must dedicate part of their work time to dealing with spam, which results in a decrease in productivity (and an increase in frustration!). Similarly, the European Union estimates that 50% of all email messages are spam. The Radicati Group, a US research firm, estimates that 52% of current global email traffic is spam mail and predicts this will reach 70% by 2007. This paper helps you identify key features needed to effectively deal with spam.
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What features to look for in anti-spam technologyĪ buyers’ guide to anti-spam software, this white paper highlights the key features to look for in anti-spam software and why.