SOURCE: Cloudmark

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - Jamie de Guerre, chief technology officer at Cloudmark®, Inc., the global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, will be presenting on a panel about the business impact of spam as part of the technology track at HostingCon 2008 on Monday, July 28, 2008. HostingCon 2008 will be held July 28-30 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois.

Who:       Jamie de Guerre, chief technology officer, Cloudmark, Inc.

What:      "The Hidden Costs of Spam and How to Control Them"
           Session #301, Room #326

           Jamie de Guerre joins a panel of influencers to address the
           negative impact of spam on hosting companies, including: higher
           support, administration and infrastructure costs and increased
           customer churn.

           Jamie de Guerre will be speaking specifically about how Web
           hosting organizations can minimize costs by controlling the
           growing onslaught of messaging abuse. The panel will address the
           proactive approaches that hosting companies can take to manage
           the influx of spam and outline the economic savings related to
           implementing effective message security.

Where:     HostingCon 2008
           Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois

When:      Monday, July 28, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET

If you are a member of the press and would like to schedule a briefing with Jamie de Guerre to discuss the costs associated with spam and the current threat landscape for hosting companies at HostingCon 2008 or via phone, please contact Marisa Borgasano or Payal Cudia, Schwartz Communications, at cloudmark@schwartz-pr.com or (415) 512-0770. Cloudmark is also exhibiting at booth #323.

About Jamie de Guerre

As CTO, Jamie is responsible for Cloudmark's technical strategy and roadmap. Additionally, Jamie manages Cloudmark's Technology Services, Sales Engineering and ISP Support teams, ensuring a tight bridge between customers and internal technical development.

Jamie has played a central role in shaping Cloudmark's products and technologies since joining in 2003. Jamie started as a core member of the design team writing the first design specifications for Cloudmark Server Edition and multiple versions of Cloudmark Authority. Jamie was also instrumental in dramatically growing Cloudmark's Global Threat Network™ system, with the invention of the Cloudmark Network Feedback System™ enabling automatic incorporation of feedback from all subscribers within a service provider's network.

Jamie has spoken at numerous industry events and panels in the areas of e-mail security, mobile technologies and future security threat vectors related to new types of messaging. Prior to joining Cloudmark, he worked at Microsoft on the .NET Compact Framework, where he first began working with service providers. Jamie holds a Bachelor's degree with honors in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario.

About Cloudmark

Cloudmark, Inc. is a global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, delivering the most accurate, high-performance and comprehensive real-time spam, virus and phishing protection for fixed, mobile and social networks. Cloudmark patented solutions combine Advanced Message Fingerprinting™ technology based on innovative, highly efficient algorithms and a Global Threat Network™ system consisting of trusted reporters in every country across the globe to provide security intelligence and filtering at all points of the messaging infrastructure. Cloudmark solutions protect more than 700 million mailboxes for the world's largest service provider networks, including over 75 percent of major ISPs in the United States and Japan. Cloudmark's customers include EarthLink, Comcast, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, NTT OCN and Swisscom as well as leading hosting providers, Mailtrust, Synacor, NuVox and others. Cloudmark is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.cloudmark.com.

For more information about HostingCon 2008, please visit: www.hostingcon.com/2008.