Case Studies
AFL
AFL IT resource was experiencing spam mail that was doubling every two months. There were substantial on-going costs associated with managing and updating anti-virus software while, at the same time, increasingly employing time of IT team members in putting out virus and spam 'fires'. An additional concern existed with the possibility of a negative impact on the public image of the organisation...
Australian Retailers Association
For the ARA its information and communication technologies are vital for doing its job. Its own success is largely dependent on the smooth application of email, corporate networks and the internet and ARA employees must regularly inform external stakeholders and media about current news and policies affecting the retail sector and core business...
Bakers Delight
Despite already having server level anti-virus protection in place, Bakers Delight's network fell victim to the Bugbear worm. The severe impact of the worm, despite the efforts of in-house IT resources, led to outsourcing the organisation's email filtering...
Downs MicroSystems
Downs MicroSystems was being bombarded with spam. A lot of it. “We found that on average 97 per cent of email previously received was spam and we were losing time and legitimate emails through inadvertent deletion,” Systems Engineer Malcolm Rixon says...
Lincraft
One of Australia’s leading retailers of home wares, crafts and haberdashery, Lincraft Australia has been protected by MailGuard’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions since January 2009. MailGuard actively prevents harmful viruses and spam from entering corporate networks, and this security is vital for Lincraft’s retail and online operations...
McPherson's Consumer Products
McPherson’s Consumer Products primary objective is to help retailers reduce costs, and to effectively manage the supply and marketing of everyday consumer products. For McPherson’s, it is absolutely essential to incorporate industry-leading online security and communication technologies to manage customer relations and supply chains. Margaret Watters, McPherson’s Consumer Products Operations Manager, says that MailGuard more than satisfies that criteria with its SaaS solutions...
Melbourne Zoo
There was an urgent need to release IT resources to develop new applications and infrastructure rather than reactively address virus and spam issues. Unwelcome email was draining user productivity, overloading email systems and driving up storage costs...
Porsche
Having previously implemented a software solution, Porsche was finding the management of its anti-spam and anti-virus software becoming more demanding and time consuming. With security issues on the increase needing more frequent upgrades and patches, it was decided a more effective solution was required that used less management and IT resource...
Stratsec
Stratsec had a problem. The specialist provider of information and data security was spending too much time controlling email spam and it was tying up staff that had better things to do. “We were struggling to provide a stable IT environment that would support our accelerating operations and to cope with the ‘bursty’ traffic flows,” Craig Searle says.
Tap Oil
In January, 2006 Tap Oil Limited put in place MailGuard’s software as a service (SaaS) solution, to protect and maintain its corporate network. With MailGuard, Tap Oil’s email is filtered and archived through multilayered protection systems located across global data centres...
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