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17Nov
HIXARDT AWARDED GSA CONTRACT TO PROVIDE APPRIVER’S SECURE MESSAGING SOLUTIONS TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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Contract highlights growing SaaS demand for government entities
GULF BREEZE, FL, November 17, 2008 – Hixardt Technologies, Inc., an information technology managed and professional services firm, today announced that it has obtained approval from the United States General Services Administration (GSA) under Schedule 70 Contract GS-35F-0576P to provide AppRiver’s secure messaging solutions to the U.S. Government.
Based on a rigorous vendor qualification process, the award enables U.S. government agencies to procure AppRiver products and services through Hixardt at competitive, pre-negotiated rates. Government users are therefore assured that they will be receiving high quality services at the lowest possible price.
“Award of the GSA contract is a significant milestone,” said Mike Hicks, Jr., president and CEO of Hixardt Technologies, Inc. “The hosted service model is becoming increasingly popular, with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) representing a significant percentage of business application spending. We consider AppRiver as the premium provider in this space and look forward to extending its advanced security solutions to government clients.”
As a leading provider of managed e-mail security solutions, AppRiver offers customers award-winning spam and virus protection, Microsoft® Exchange Hosting, and a suite of enhanced services including Email Archiving, Regulatory Compliance, Mobile Messaging Solutions, and Phenomenal Customer Care™. AppRiver’s Secure Exchange Hosting Services™ eliminate the time and investment required for businesses to purchase and maintain Exchange servers in-house. Additionally, AppRiver’s unique partnership with Akamai assures that users will always have quick and reliable access to Outlook, Outlook Web, and Mobile Devices without internet disruptions, regardless of location.
“AppRiver is pleased to be partnering with Hixardt,” said Michael Murdoch, CEO of AppRiver. “GSA’s selection process is quite thorough, permitting only those companies that meet strict criteria and remain in compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements to provide security services to government entities. Through Hixardt, we look forward to delivering the benefits of SaaS to government agencies.”
Hixardt was also recently awarded a five year Base Level Software Support Service (BLSSS) contract to provide software services to all of Eglin AFB that is valued at $19.2 million.
About Hixardt
Hixardt Technologies Inc. is an information technology managed and professional services company that is 100 percent focused on the IT needs of federal agencies and commercial organizations. Founded in May 2001, Hixardt provides the planning, design, implementation, and operation services required to build and manage today’s business technology environments. Hixardt is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business. Additional information is available at www.hixardt.com.
About AppRiver
Founded in April 2002, AppRiver – based in Gulf Breeze, Florida – is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 30,000 customers around the world – and an impressive 97 percent customer retention rate since its inception – AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2008, Red Herring magazine named AppRiver one of its top 100 companies to watch. The company was also named to CRN Magazine’s 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
03Oct
Apptix Named #6 Fastest Growing Company by Washington Business Journal
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Reliable Hosted IT Solutions and Outstanding Customer Service Credited with Latest Award Recognition
Herndon, VA – October 3, 2008 – Apptix (OSE: APP), the industry-leading provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange email, VoIP phone service, and SharePoint collaboration services for small and medium businesses (SMBs), today announced that it has been recognized on the Washington Business Journal’s 2008 list of the 50 “Fastest Growing Companies” in Greater Washington. Last night, Apptix was named the 6th fastest growing company at an awards ceremony to celebrate the local growth recipients, held atThe National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The list included local companies from all industries, demonstrating that Apptix’s growth is impressive irrespective of business sector.
“Apptix is proud to be ranked on the Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies list, and share good company with the area’s leading businesses,” said David Ehrhardt, CEO of Apptix. “The Greater Washington region has a strong and steadily growing business base, as well as a highly skilled talent pool, both of which position Apptix for continued growth and success, locally and nationally.”
Apptix specializes in providing hosted MS Exchange email, hosted VoIP business phone service, and hosted MS SharePoint collaboration solutions to small and mid-sized companies worldwide, and has been servicing local and regional companies for more than a decade. Local demand for Apptix’s services is highest in the IT, nonprofit, legal, real estate, and financial sectors, with some area IT companies functioning as both customers and partners.
The annual “Fastest Growing Companies” list ranks 50 companies in Greater Washington—encompassing the District, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland—based on revenue growth. In addition to high-growth rates, companies must have realized 2005 revenue of more than $2 million and 2007 revenue of more than $10 million. The 2008 “Fastest Growing Companies” are profiled in the October 3 issue and special supplement of the weekly publication.
About Apptix
Apptix (OSE: APP) is the industry-leading provider of hosted email, voice, and collaboration services for small and medium-sized businesses, serving nearly 200,000 Exchange subscribers—and approximately 19,000 organizations—worldwide. Apptix offers hosted Microsoft Exchange, hosted VoIP, hosted Microsoft SharePoint, mobile messaging, and compliance and archiving, both directly and through its MailStreet subsidiary. Apptix provides the reliability and scalability of big business communications solutions at a small business price, freeing IT staff to focus on improving and innovating within their companies. Apptix is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Hosting and Application Services. The company is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, with additional locations in Florida, Illinois, Texas, and India. Apptix is recognized as one of the CRN 2008 Fast Growth 100, Deloitte’s 2008 Virginia Technology Fast 50 and Washington Business Journal 2008 Fastest Growing Companies. For more information, visit www.apptix.com.
About Washington Business Journal
The Washington Business Journal has been Greater Washington’s leading source of business news and information for more than 20 years. Each week, over 150,000 business executives rely on the Business Journal for comprehensive news on local people and their companies. Providing more than just in-depth coverage, the Business Journal also delivers industry trends, tips and strategies, plus award-winning critical analysis. For more information, visit http://washington.bizjournals.com.
For further information:
Julie Buckley
703-879-1582
[email protected]
17Jun
APPRIVER IS THE ONLY HOSTING PROVIDER TO OFFER APPLE IPHONE 2.0 USERS OPTIMIZED WIRELESS EMAIL
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AppRiver to provide enhanced email performance for upgraded Apple iPhone 2.0
GULF BREEZE, FL, June 17, 2008 – AppRiver LLC, a leading provider of Microsoft Hosted Exchange email service, today announced it is ready to offer Apple iPhone 2.0 users the only network optimized for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync enabled devices.
Apple unveiled a new, upgraded iPhone at the Worldwide Developers Conference that allows a whole new set of mobile business users to take advantage of Microsoft Exchange. iPhone 2.0 software directly communicates with Microsoft Exchange Server via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, giving Apple users push email, calendar and contact syncing on their mobile devices.
“We are pleased Apple is adding the iPhone to the growing number of mobile devices that connect with Exchange,” said Michael Murdoch, CEO of AppRiver. “Like Apple, AppRiver strives to provide groundbreaking innovation as demonstrated by being the first — and only — Hosted Exchange provider to integrate Akamai’s IP acceleration technology, delivering dramatic improvements in security, connectivity and performance to our Microsoft ActiveSync customers and especially to the iPhone 2.0 community.”
Understanding the need for high performing, always available applications, AppRiver teamed up with Akamai to make the Internet behave more consistently for business-quality application delivery. By implementing the Akamai platform within its service, AppRiver assures its users will always have quick and reliable access to Outlook, Outlook Web and Mobile Device applications, regardless of their location or what is happening on the Internet.
“Mobility, reliability and security are among the most important trends impacting messaging today,” said Michael Osterman, president of Osterman Research, a leading analyst firm in the messaging and collaboration space. “When Apple announced its plans to license Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for the iPhone, it opened the door for enterprises to take advantage of Exchange’s rich communications platform. Couple that with AppRiver’s robust mobile messaging services, and businesses now have optimized security solutions at their fingertips. AppRiver leads the way by offering its customers such innovative, high performance features.”
About AppRiver
Founded in April 2002, AppRiver – based in Gulf Breeze, Florida – is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 30,000 customers around the world – and an impressive 97 percent customer retention rate since its inception – AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2008, Red Herring magazine selected AppRiver for the prestigious Red Herring 100, recognizing it as one of the 100 “Most Promising” companies driving the future of technology. The company was also named to CRN Magazine’s 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
Media Contacts:
AppRiver
Michael Hamstra, Director of Marketing
850-932-5338
[email protected]
02Jun
APPRIVER TEAMS WITH FLORIDA CHAMBER TO PROTECT BUSINESSES FROM HURRICANES
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Florida companies can take advantage of “Digital Disaster Protection” for email
GULF BREEZE, FL, June 2, 2008 – AppRiver, a leader in managed email security and messaging collaboration services, today announced that it has partnered with Florida Chamber of Commerce to help businesses in the state avoid the loss of critical email messages because of hurricanes or other natural disasters. This is the fourth consecutive year that AppRiver and the Chamber have teamed up to offer this service in conjunction with the arrival of hurricane season.
Since it first became available in 2005, the “Digital Disaster Preparedness” program has become an essential item on many companies’ disaster preparation checklist. “The Digital Disaster program allows businesses in harm’s way to quickly reroute their inbound messages to AppRiver servers where they will be securely held. Once the danger passes, or communications are restored, all held messages can be released and delivered to the corporate mail servers,” said Blake Gehres, Chief Technology Officer for the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Registrations is very simple, it lakes less than 10 minutes, and once completed will enable AppRiver to monitor a company’s email server activity. If the receiving server is affected by a hurricane, AppRiver will begin queuing the business’ incoming email messages in one of its own securely located data centers until that company’s email servers are up and running again. Additionally, the company can also request for its email to be redirected elsewhere or made available online, so the business can remain functional during the storm and the post-storm recovery period.
According to CEO Michael Murdoch, AppRiver’s own experience during Hurricane Ivan was a key reason why the company developed the program.
“When a hurricane is headed your way, there are a lot of things business owners need to worry about” said Murdoch. “Our goal is to let them quickly and effectively protect their email – and still have time to take care of their families and employees.”
To access the free service, businesses need only visit the Florida Chamber web site (www.floridachamber.com) or the AppRiver web site (www.appriver.com) and click the button marked “Digital Disaster Preparedness.” Users will be guided through a simple process from that point or they can call AppRiver at 1-866-223-4645.
About AppRiver
Founded in April 2002, AppRiver – based in Gulf Breeze, Florida – is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 30,000 customers around the world – and an impressive 97 percent customer retention rate since its inception – AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2008, Red Herring magazine named AppRiver one of its top 100 companies to watch. The company was also named to CRN Magazine’s 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
Media Contacts:
AppRiver
Michael Hamstra, Director of Marketing
850-932-5338
[email protected]
15May
APPRIVER NAMED RED HERRING NORTH AMERICA 100 WINNER
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Award Recognizes the 100 “Most Promising” Companies Driving the Future of Technology
GULF BREEZE, FL, May 15, 2008 – AppRiver LLC (www.appriver.com), a leading provider of email messaging solutions, has been selected as one of the Red Herring 100, the most innovative private technology companies based in North America. The Red Herring editorial board selected AppRiver as one of 100 winners from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants. Nominees were closely evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem.
“We can see the exciting evolution of the technology sector reflected in the quality and variety of exceptional companies that we had to choose from in putting our list together,” said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. “It was tough to choose just 100 winners from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected as finalists.”
The 100 winning companies were announced today at the Red Herring North America event in San Jose, California, where the CEOs of the winning startups have been presenting their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, financiers, and corporate strategists all week.
“We are pleased to be among the high-tech industry leaders and innovators represented by the Red Herring 100,” said Michael Murdoch, CEO and co-founder of AppRiver. “We got here by anticipating our customers’ needs and providing them with cost-effective on-demand solutions. That will remain our primary focus in the years ahead.”
About AppRiver
Founded in April 2002, AppRiver – based in Gulf Breeze, Florida – is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 30,000 customers around the world – and an impressive 97% customer retention rate since its inception – AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2006, Red Herring magazine named AppRiver one of 10 private security companies to watch, and more recently the company was named to CRN Magazine’s 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
AppRiver Contact:
Michael Hamstra
Director of Marketing
850-932-5338
[email protected]
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.
Red Herring Contact:
Anam Alpenia
Red Herring, Inc.
650-428-2900
[email protected]
31Mar
APPRIVER LAUNCHES SECURE EMAIL STORAGE SOLUTION FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE CUSTOMERS
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Strategic Partnership with Global Relay Provides Long-Term Email Archiving and Compliance for Businesses of All Sizes
GULF BREEZE, FL, March 31, 2008 – AppRiver, a leader in managed email security and messaging collaboration services, today announced the availability of a secure, easy-to-use, email archiving solution as part of its complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. The Email storage solution was developed in partnership with Global Relay Communications, a leading provider of enterprise-class email archiving and compliance solutions.
Working together AppRiver and Global Relay will enable organizations of all sizes to address the following challenges of regulatory compliance, legal eDiscovery, storage optimization and backup associated with the escalating use of email in business:
• Long-term storage, archiving and monitoring of electronic communications
• Security and protection of mission-critical business information
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning
• Litigation eDiscovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
• SEC and FINRA Regulatory Compliance for Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisors and Hedge Funds, and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance for public companies
• Privacy and Access to Information mandates for businesses, government, health care providers and law firms under legislation such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, Florida’s Sunshine Law and California’s Security Breach Information Act.
Delivered via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, AppRiver’s complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange works seamlessly with Global Relay’s Message Archiver to securely capture and preserves all email and attachments.
“Many of our hosted Microsoft Exchange customers are facing email archiving and compliance requirements,” said Michael Murdoch, CEO of AppRiver. “Global Relay offers an outstanding technical solution, and shares AppRiver’s commitment to excellence in customer service. Together, we offer best-of-class Secure Exchange Hosting coupled with best-of-class storage, archiving and compliance. Best of all, the complete solution works with any organization’s existing infrastructure with no additional hardware requirements.”
In addition to standard email and attachments, Global Relay’s Message Archiver also captures and preserves communications such as BlackBerry and instant messages, e-fax, Bloomberg and imported PST files, for rapid online search, retrieval and monitoring. The encrypted data is available online at all times for immediate, user-initiated recovery.
“With AppRiver and Global Relay working together, customers of any size are provided with a one-stop hosted solution,” said Global Relay CEO, Warren Roy. “An organization’s email, BlackBerry and instant messages are securely preserved, protected and accessible from anywhere, by every employee – effectively, a complete message management, compliance, continuity and disaster recovery solution.”
For more information regarding AppRiver’s Hosted Microsoft Exchange with Email Archiving by Global Relay, contact [email protected] or call 866-223-4645.
About Global Relay
Global Relay Communications Inc., founded in 1999, is the leading provider of hosted email archiving, instant message archiving, and business continuity services. Through a Software-as-a-Service model, Global Relay offers affordable, enterprise-class message archiving and monitoring solutions for secure, offsite storage of email (Exchange, Notes, Unix, GroupWise) and instant messages (AOL, MSN, Yahoo, BlackBerry, Bloomberg, Reuters, Jabber). Global Relay’s easy-to-use, highly secure Message Archiver and Compliance Reviewer solutions address regulatory compliance, audits and legal eDiscovery, while alleviating the burden of email management, security, continuity and storage. Built on nine years of customer service, technical expertise and compliance excellence, Global Relay’s services are used by over 1,700 organizations. Visit www.globalrelay.com.
About AppRiver
Founded in 2002, AppRiver – based in Gulf Breeze, Florida – is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 30,000 customers around the world – and an impressive 97% customer retention rate since its inception – AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2006, Red Herring magazine named AppRiver one of 10 private security companies to watch, and more recently the company was named to CRN Magazine’s 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. Visit www.appriver.com.
‘Phishers’ Looking for More than Love, Warns Email Security Firm AppRiver
GULF BREEZE, FL, January 24, 2008 – AppRiver LLC (www.appriver.com), one of America’s largest email security providers, warns that some new electronic greeting cards bearing Valentine’s Day messages are once again being used to infect computers with viruses that can turn them into spam-sending ‘bots’ or to steal users’ personal information. Company analysts report that the volume of such malicious traffic is rising dramatically as Valentine’s Day approaches.
“Valentine’s Day is a prime time to spread a computer virus because so many people are flattered to receive unexpected cards and greetings,” said Joel Smith, AppRiver’s chief technical officer and co-founder. “Be aware that many of the senders are after your bank account or your hard drive rather than your heart. If you’re not careful, they’ll break all three.”
So far, AppRiver has seen two basic types of scams associated with the bogus Valentine’s cards. One is the so-called “Storm” worm that first surfaced last year. The worm takes over the computer and makes it part of a “bot-net,” capable of sending out thousands of spam messages without the user ever noticing. The second type of malicious content is a “Trojan” that can be used to record the keystrokes of its victims, potentially giving access to passwords and other important information.
According to Fred Touchette, AppRiver’s senior security analyst, the viruses travel as a link, rather than within the email itself. That feature makes it difficult for anti-virus programs to screen the email. The recipient is instructed to click the link and receive his or her Valentine’s greeting, often from a secret admirer or a person identified by only a first name.
Touchette said that “because this email looks so credible, we expect the infection rate to be very high, perhaps in the millions of systems. It is important that people understand this virus is out there and be careful opening emails from unknown senders.” He added that most legitimate e-greeting card sites and companies will require a first and last name, and offer other ways to ensure that the message is genuine.
“The bottom line is this: When in doubt, throw it out.” Touchette said.
About AppRiver
AppRiver LLC is a privately held managed service provider, specializing in the elimination of spam and viruses for more than 26,000 clients worldwide. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
15Nov
EMAIL SECURITY FIRM EXPECTS MASSIVE SPAM INCREASE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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AppRiver Offers Online Safety Tips for Consumers
GULF BREEZE, FL, November 15, 2007 – As traditional retailers are stocking their shelves for the holidays, cyber criminals are gearing up to spread something other than holiday cheer. This holiday season, consumers can expect an unprecedented wave of spam, viruses and phishing scams, according to AppRiver, a leading provider of managed email security solutions.
In recent years, AppRiver has seen a 35% increase in the overall volume of online traffic during the holiday season, with spam making up 98.9% of all emails coming through its filters. Based on the record levels of spam already seen this year, the company is predicting a massive spike in cyber attacks beginning the day before Thanksgiving and lasting well into the New Year.
“Spammers thrive during the hectic holiday season because consumers are spending more time online and are more likely to let their guard down,” said Joel Smith, Chief Technology Officer at AppRiver. “This year we expect cybercriminals to become even more aggressive and creative with their tactics, which range from technically-advanced malware to socially-engineered phishing campaigns.”
To ensure a safe and secure holiday season, AppRiver recommends that consumers keep the following tips in mind:
–Fake Holiday E-Cards
These popular greeting cards are often replicated and used to transport malicious malware such as the Storm Worm virus, which infects the recipient’s computer and then uses it to control additional computers. Consumers can avoid falling prey to these attacks by discarding e-cards from senders they don’t recognize or by going to the official website of the greeting card provider, which typically will have instructions for safely retrieving a legitimate greeting.
–Credit Card Phishing
As holiday spending gets underway, consumers are likely to see an increase in emails supposedly from financial institutions, claiming missed credit card payments, unauthorized transactions or problems with the recipient’s account and containing a link to enter the correct financial data. Unsuspecting shoppers are also vulnerable to phishing campaigns that use replicas of legitimate e-commerce sites, such as eBay, Amazon and PayPal, to extract credit card numbers and account information. For secure online banking and shopping, always open a new browser and go directly to the retailer’s website rather than following a link, and never respond to emails or pop-up windows asking for financial information.
–Charity Scams
Cybercriminals often exploit the holiday spirit of giving with mass email campaigns claiming to be from charities, and this year is no exception. To ensure that donations go to a worthy recipient and not into spammers’ pockets, always go directly to a charity’s official website and thoroughly research the organization before providing personal information or making a donation.
–Social Networking Spam
Spammers and phishers are increasingly using social networking sites such as MySpace to target certain demographics with unsolicited advertisements or free gift offers. These messages often appear to come from an online friend and can range from mere annoyances to phishing scams designed to harvest email addresses or steal account logins and passwords. Individuals should use privacy settings to restrict who can access their information on these sites and should never click on a link posted by an unknown source.
–IRS Phishing Expeditions
While not specific to the holidays, AppRiver has seen a recent wave of fake IRS emails that claim the recipient overpaid his or her taxes and must click a link to enter bank information and receive the extra money. Another version complains of a lack of payment and comes with an attachment that, when opened, downloads a virus designed to collect personal information from the user’s computer. As with any other legitimate institution, the IRS will never send important information by email; when in doubt, contact the agency directly by phone.
For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
About AppRiver
AppRiver is a leading provider of secure business email solutions, including Microsoft Exchange hosting and spam and virus filtering, with more than 17,000 customers using its managed services and over 26,000 businesses worldwide using its solutions. Founded in 2002, AppRiver is headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Florida. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
25Sep
APPRIVER RECEIVES FLORIDA GOVERNOR’S BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION AWARD
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GULF BREEZE, FL, September 25, 2007 – AppRiver LLC, a leading provider of managed email security solutions, today announced a milestone in its growth as an IT Services company as it became a recipient of the 2007 Florida Governor’s Business Diversification Awards.
The awards program, sponsored annually by Enterprise Florida (EFI), recognizes companies for diversifying and enriching the state’s economy through job creation and distinctive community involvement and investment.
Recently ranked by Inc. Magazine as the fastest growing private IT Services company in Florida, AppRiver was one of 12 Florida companies honored by Governor Charlie Crist at a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee.
Florida companies competed for the awards in five leadership categories: Business Expansion, Entrepreneurship, Export Excellence, Innovation, and Newcomer. Each nominee competed with other companies, organizations, universities and colleges in similarly sized markets, including Mid Market (county population up to 75,000); Major Market (county population 75,001 to 750,000) and Mega Market (county population 750,001 and higher).
AppRiver was recipient of the award as Florida’s top Major Market business in the “Entrepreneurial” category.
AppRiver helps businesses, government agencies and institutions increase network security and boost productivity with its SecureTide™ spam and virus prevention service and High Availability Hosted Microsoft Exchange™ powered by Akamai.
The five-year old company, which has 70 employees and boasts more than 25,000 total customers worldwide, also develops core spam detection technologies that it makes available under license to equipment suppliers and other service providers.
“AppRiver is deeply committed to expanding our Florida-based operations as we deliver new and important email security and messaging collaboration services to our global customer base,” commented AppRiver’s CEO Michael Murdoch, who co-founded the company with Chief Technology Officer Joel Smith. “Our location in Santa Rosa County has been instrumental in our success by enabling us to attract highly-skilled workers thanks to the affordable cost of living and outstanding quality of life in the Pensacola Bay area.”
About AppRiver
Founded in April 2002, AppRiver – based in Gulf Breeze, Florida – is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 25,500 customers around the world – and an impressive 97% customer retention rate since its inception – AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2006, Red Herring magazine named AppRiver one of 10 private security companies to watch, and more recently the company was named to CRN Magazine’s 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. The company is a member of Team Santa Rosa, the business development agency for Florida’s Santa Rosa County.
12Sep
APPRIVER UTILIZES AKAMAI SERVICES TO PROVIDE FASTEST, MOST RELIABLE HOSTED MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SOLUTION
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AppRiver is First to Integrate Akamai’s Application Performance Solutions into Exchange Hosting Service
GULF BREEZE, FL, September 12, 2007 – AppRiver LLC, a leading provider of email security solutions, today announced it is the first Microsoft Exchange Hosting provider to utilize Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Application Performance Solutions to increase the performance, availability and scale of its secure hosted exchange service, providing customers with faster performance and more reliable connectivity at no additional cost.
The Akamai Application Performance Solutions platform transforms the Internet into a business-quality application delivery infrastructure by bringing performance, scale, visibility and control to mission-critical applications delivered over the Internet. It combines a global network of 25,000 specialized servers with Akamai’s proprietary transport and routing protocols to offer global sub-second response times, secure delivery and control of applications from a single, centralized data center to meet the needs of customers, partners and employees around the world.
By implementing the Akamai platform within its service, AppRiver ensures that Internet disruptions such as circuit failures, which are typically out of the control of a hosting company, can be dynamically avoided. This assures that users will always have quick and reliable access to their Outlook and Outlook Web and Mobile Device applications, regardless of their location or what is happening on the Internet. The enhancement will prove especially beneficial for AppRiver customers who use Hosted Exchange on handheld devices as well as multinational companies and businesses with multiple branch offices.
The integration improves the scalability of AppRiver’s business by reducing support costs and making its operations more efficient, allowing the company to provide enhanced Hosted Exchange service for all its customers without an increase in price.
“AppRiver is excited to become the first Hosted Exchange provider to use Akamai, which is the most comprehensive platform for content delivery and application acceleration,” said Michael Murdoch, AppRiver’s CEO. “Implementing Akamai within our service makes it possible to achieve LAN-like network consistency, performance and reliability over the Internet, allowing us to provide an easy, effective and affordable Hosted Exchange solution for our customers worldwide.”
“As a leader in the Microsoft Exchange Hosting market, AppRiver understands the need for high performing, always available applications,” said Willie M. Tejada, vice president of Application Performance Solutions Product Line for Akamai. “We are pleased we could work together with AppRiver to deliver an industry-leading solution leveraging Akamai’s Application Performance Solutions platform.”
Michael Osterman, president, Osterman Research, a leading analyst firm in the messaging and collaboration space, commented on the announcement, “Businesses today face increasing pressure to ensure performance and reliability of mission-critical communications for a far-flung network of employees, including the growing number of workers connected through wireless networks. AppRiver is addressing this challenge for Microsoft Exchange users through its innovative deployment of the Akamai solution.”
Targeted at the corporate, government and educational markets worldwide, AppRiver’s Exchange Hosting with Shoreline™ reduces the complexity and investment required to provision and maintain Microsoft Exchange email and collaboration solution. Built from scratch by AppRiver, the Shoreline Control Panel empowers administrators by providing a web-based Outlook configuration wizard that allows them to set up accounts, access email settings for mobile devices, view mailbox usage and reset their own passwords.
AppRiver’s Exchange Hosting environment features a redundant architecture that eliminates the possibility for a single point of failure. The hosting facilities are SAS 70 level II audited semi-annually, and Microsoft-certified staff members are on site to provide any necessary technical support.
About Akamai
Akamai is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online. Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.” For more information, visit www.akamai.com.
About AppRiver
AppRiver is a privately held provider of business email solutions, including Microsoft Exchange hosting and spam and virus filtering, with more than 17,000 customers using its managed services and over 25,500 businesses worldwide using its solutions. Founded in 2002, AppRiver is headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Florida. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.
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04Jun
CRN MAGAZINE NAMES APPRIVER TO 2007 “EMERGING TECH DYNAMOS” LIST
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Email Security Company Recognized for Innovative, Easy-to-Use and Affordable Products
GULF BREEZE, FL, June 4, 2007 – AppRiver LLC, a leading provider of email security solutions, today announced its selection as one of CRN Magazine’s “2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos,” an annual list of innovative technology vendors that work closely with the solution provider channel. CRN is the leading industry publication for the IT channel.
The CRN “Emerging Tech Dynamos” list features 163 technology vendors who are delivering high margins for partners by bringing to market innovative, easy-to-use and affordable products that compete with offerings from industry giants.
Companies were selected by the CRN editorial team based on specific criteria, which included indirect sales trends, internal sales compensation strategy and active recruitment of VARs, systems integrators, resellers, systems builders or managed services providers.
AppRiver was recognized for its award-winning SecureTide™ spam and virus filtering solution and secure Microsoft Exchange Hosting service. The company also received the recommendation of long-time channel partner AJT Design & Marketing Inc., a full-service Internet firm based in Orlando, who praised the email security company for its excellent service, top-notch support and competitive pricing.
“AppRiver is honored to be recognized for our efforts to provide easy, effective and affordable email solutions,” said Michael Murdoch, CEO of AppRiver. “We are looking forward to working with even more resellers who are seeking proven, reliable email security and messaging collaboration services backed by exceptional support.”
AppRiver currently has more than 400 solution provider partners in North America and EMEA, and the company plans to expand its existing distribution channels as well as broaden its reach into Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
About AppRiver
AppRiver is a privately held provider of business email solutions, including Microsoft Exchange 2003 hosting and spam and virus filtering, with more than 14,000 customers using its managed services and over 25,500 businesses worldwide using its solutions. Founded in 2002, AppRiver is headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
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