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Mailshell |
SpamAssassin |
| Accuracy |
| • |
Customer-defined update schedules |
 |
| • |
Rapid response to new spam
tricks and email frauds automatically pushed to
customers |
|
| • |
Ongoing and coordinated analysis
of millions of messages optimizes accuracy |
|
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|
| • |
Inconsistent accuracy and
irregular update schedule |
|
| • |
Spammers use to test, then
circumvent filters |
|
| • |
Not responsive to emerging
spam tricks and styles |
|
|
|
| Architecture
and Design |
| • |
Up to 100x faster, using
less than 10% of the resources |
|
| • |
Professionally developed
and QA'd |
|
| • |
Customer requirements drive
development priorities |
|
| • |
Predictable release schedule
|
|
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|
| • |
"Built by committee" curse |
|
| • |
Collection of distinct code
modules rather than single, carefully designed
platform |
|
|
|
| Technical
Support and Impact on Resources
|
| • |
Technical Support and Impact
on Resources |
|
| • |
SLA protects OEM partners |
|
| • |
Responsive to emerging security
threats and email frauds |
|
| • |
24 x 7 support
|
|
| • |
Offers OEMs the fastest time
to market and easiest integration |
|
|
|
| • |
Plagued by sudden outages
when individual components go down |
|
| • |
Ad hoc oversight requires
customers to dedicate staff resources to maintain
and adjust |
|
| • |
Difficult to setup and configure |
|
| • |
No one to call with questions
or problems |
|
|
|
|
Marketing and Sales Partnership
|
| • |
Proven source of incremental
revenue |
|
| • |
Customer references and testimonials |
|
| • |
Strong media and analyst relations
provide credibility |
|
| • |
Competitive intelligence and marketing support
|
|
|
|
| • |
Poor source of incremental
revenue |
|
| • |
No differentiation versus
competitors |
|
| • |
Competitors exploit as
a weakness in sales situations |
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