SURFnet Selects Roaring Penguin Software`s CanIt-Domain-PRO to manage spam on their Domains

Released on = February 12, 2007, 9:09 pm

Press Release Author = Roaring Penguin Software Inc.

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = The National Research Education Network (NREN) for Dutch
Universities selects Roaring Penguin Software

Press Release Body = 13 Feb 2007 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - The fight against spam
just got easier today in the Netherlands. Roaring Penguin Software Inc., makers of
the acclaimed CanIt-PRO anti-spam solution, announced that SURFnet, the Internet
Service Provider for all the Universities in the Netherlands has selected
CanIt-Domain-PRO to combat spam on their networks. SURFnet provides a high quality,
high-speed network specifically designed for higher education and research
institutions. SURFnet provides internet connectivity to 750,000 students, faculty
and researchers in over 200 organizations including 28 Universities.

Roaring Penguin Software modified CanIt-Domain-PRO to meet the user functionality
and application behaviour that SURFnet expected. These modifications will be fed
back into the general release of CanIt-Domain-PRO.

Maurice van den Aker, Project Manager for SURFnet, says, "We recognized early on
that Roaring Penguin had an anti-spam solution that was uniquely tailored for
Universities. SURFnet had our own solution in-house but we wanted to add end-user
functionality among other things. We were looking around for a solution and the
University of Twente brought Roaring Penguin to our attention. Purchasing a
commercial off-the-shelf solution that had most of the features we wanted just made
sense."

David Skoll, President of Roaring Penguin Software, emphasized that Roaring Penguin
has extensive experience in the higher education field. "Our North American
customers include some of the largest Universities in the United States including
the University of North Carolina, Ohio State University, Central Michigan
University, The University of Delaware and Mississippi State University. These
customers have unique concerns about how they handle their e-mail, including serious
issues around academic freedom and, of course, the ever present problem of tight
budgets."

CanIt-Domain-PRO allows a National Research Education Network or a University to
delegate control of spam filtering across multiple domains. It is available as a
software download, a soft appliance, or as a pre-configured plug-and-play appliance.

About SURFnet

SURFnet is a high-grade computer network specially reserved for higher education and
research in the Netherlands. Over 200 organizations are connected to the SURFnet
network, with an estimated 750,000 users. These member institutions include
Universities, Schools of higher education, Academies, Polytechnics, Libraries and
Research Institutes. SURFnet develops and exploits a hybrid network, SURFnet6, and
offers innovative services in the field of security, authentication and
authorization, group communication and video. Ongoing innovation has made SURFnet6
one of the world\'s most advanced networks with congestion-free connections to the
major Dutch, European and transatlantic networks. For more information, visit
www.surfnet.nl/info/en.

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
enterprises, ISPs, campuses, web hosts, and government offices. For more
information, visit www.roaringpenguin.com.


Web Site = http://www.roaringpenguin.com

Contact Details = Bill White
17 Grenfell Cres., Suite 209C
Ottawa, ON K2G 0G3
Canada
billw@roaringpenguin.com
+1 613 231-6599 ext 102

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