Webroot Email Security SaaS Enables Aberlour Childcare Trust To Reclaim Email
Posted: Thursday 10 April, 2008
Web and Email Management Specialist Aids Children's Charity Previously Overrun By Spam
Westerham, 10th April 2008: Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SME markets today announced that it has enabled Aberlour Childcare Trust, a youth focused charity based in Scotland, to reclaim email as a mission critical business tool by adopting Webroot's market leading software-as-a-service security technology and providing anti-spam, anti-virus, archiving and business continuity services.
As a charity supporting children, young people and families throughout Scotland, email is essential to Aberlour Childcare Trust to ensure a committed and efficient service is continually provided to those in need. Having been previously largely unprotected, Aberlour Childcare Trust was receiving up to 40 spam messages per legitimate email, ultimately disincentivising the organisation's 500 staff from using email at all.
With the Aberlour Childcare team spread across 42 geographical sites, the charity was keen to engage a solution that required no local installation or management. Aberlour Childcare Trust, approached Webroot® Perimeter Security Services partner Northgate, in search of a viable and cost-effective solution to resolve the problem.
Following detailed research into numerous options, Aberlour Childcare Trust opted for Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS to provide a resolution. Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS not only supplied both anti-spam and anti-virus services but also archiving across the organisation and business continuity for 150 managers for whom the availability of email is particularly vital.
Barry Revill, Information Systems Manager of Aberlour Childcare Trust commented: "Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS has reclaimed our ability to email and enhanced the way that we operate and communicate with other offices. Junk mail is no longer forcing our staff away from using email, rather freeing up time to allow the team to deal with what they need to without having to spend time trawling through endless levels of spam mail. Webroot also has a charity pricing system so we were able to upgrade to the second level of anti-virus protection that has already freed resources on the mailserver as a result of extra bandwidth."
Neil Hammerton, VP Saas Development at Webroot commented: "This instance shows how both spam and viruses have moved beyond being simply irritants and are now the scourge of email users everywhere. Moreover, wherever email is mission critical, it's no longer sufficient to trust that it will simply be available whenever required. I'm very pleased that Webroot was able to utilise its leading-edge knowledge and technology to provide a cost effective and successful conclusion to Aberlour Childcare Trust's problems."
The announcement follows a sequence of new clients opting for Webroot Perimeter Security Services as their security software-as-a-service solution of choice including Alpha Group Ltd, the Howco Group and Mills and Boon.
For more information regarding Webroot Perimeter Security Services, visit http://www.webroot.com/uk.
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