I know one of the people here (Miki Saxon), other than that I have no connection to this project. Thought it might be of interest to someone on this list. - Michael Smith, TeraTech, Inc http://www.teratech.com/
Miki Saxon wrote: > Hi Michael, I know you're a member of some good business listservs and > I was wondering if you could post this and another one I'll send next. > > Thanks! > Miki > =================================== > This e-mail is a call for partners by Chris Rettstatt, founder of > Kidfu (New York Times http://kidfu.com/aboutus/31safe.html), Nick > Mikhailovsky, President, NTR Labs (http:www.ntrlab.com) and Miki > Saxon, founder RampUp Solutions (http://www.RampUpSolutions.com) to > help launch a new anti-spam product. Please read on. > > Spam is many things to many people, but above all spam is expensive. > According to market researcher Ferris Research, the current annual > cost of spam is $8.9 billion to U.S. corporations, $2.5 billion to > European businesses and $500 million to U.S. and European service > providers. > > The proliferation of junk email is increasing exponentially. In March > 2002, Internet researcher Jupiter Media Metrix estimated that > consumers would receive about 206 billion junk emailings in 2006an > average of 1,400 per person, doubling the current estimate of 700 per > person. > > In the US, both the Federal and state governments are stepping into > the fray. Virginia Governor Mark Warner has agreed to sign legislation > that will make spam a felony. However, with the worst spammers located > offshore in countries that don't support these laws and without > extradition treaties, US laws are relatively useless. > > While software experts agree that there is no silver bullet that will > actually stop spam, there is a major push for innovative weapons in > what has become a war on spam and those who send it. > > To date there are seven main weapons in the anti-spam arsenal: > > 1. Filters sort, block and file email based on input from the user. > Spammers are adept at circumventing filters. > > 2. Block Email Addresses blocks known spammer addresses. Spammers > can easily shift to their own servers or the open mail relay system > and counterfeited their addresses. > > 3. Blacklists The major ISPs recently set up systems that block > known spammers and sponsored user contests to build the lists more > rapidly. However, many legitimate double opt-in lists were added, > accidentally causing people to miss expected ezines and requested > information. > > 4. Laws Many politicians in Congress and the state legislators are > talking about various types of legislation the effects of which are > doubtful. > > 5. Paid Emails Various schemes abound to charge for sending email > (as does the USPS), especially unsolicited spam, but they are unlikely > to affect the worst offenders. > > 6. Challenge/Response A fairly new approach that forces the sender > to respond to a return email, thus proving that s/he is human and not > a spam robot. (Earthlink has recently offered it to their > subscribers.) However, since the challenge system would also remove > legitimate push services (listservs, ezines, retailers, job boards, > etc.) it could be a cure that is more lethal than the illness. > > 7. Bayesian Filters Software programs that scan all incoming email > and compare it to known databases of spam. Although many experts see > this as a major weapon in the spam wars, in all likelihood the > spammers' ability to innovate will quickly minimize its value. > > Most of these efforts are post spam, but a new mindset is leading the > most innovative spam warriors to go after spammers where they are the > most sensitivetheir wallets. > > This is where we come in. A small group of technology professionals is > launching a new anti-spam product that promises to increase the cost > of spamming and to provide a new level of protection for e-mail > addresses. We are interested in finding a couple of partners with the > right contacts and experience to help us with the launch. The primary > investment is time, and the reward is a substantial piece of the pie. > > Feel free to forward this message to other qualified people. If you or > they are interested, please send a resume or professional bio and > include responses to the following questions. > > Do you have exec level contacts (C and up) at: > > Fortune 500? > Provide examples: > > ISPs? > Provide examples: > > Firewall/security companies? > Provide examples > > Server mfg? > Provide examples > > How experienced/familiar are you with the following markets > Anti-spam > Security > Server > > Is your background > Marketing > Biz Dev > Sales > Other (please tell us) > > Do you have experience foraging development partnerships? At what $$ > level? > > What turns you on abut this opportunity? > > How much time will you have to invest in the project in the next 3 > months? > The next 6 months? > The next 12 months? > > *RESPOND DIRECTLY TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Chris Rettstatt > Co-Founder and CEO > KidFu: "The Way of the Kid" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 773.456.5569 > -- > Read about us in the New York Times > http://kidfu.com/aboutus/31safe.html > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Miki Saxon > 866.265.7267 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Be sure to read ASK MIKI, The Manager's Mentor, Tuesday and Friday > online at http://www.oaklandtribune.com/managersmentor and send her > your questions. > > Chat live with the experts every Wednesday evening at 6 PM Pacific > Time at http://www.rampupsolutions.com/talkback/index.cfm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > RampUp Solutions Inc. > Retention pays! > http://www.RampUpSolutions.com > -- Vote for TeraTech in the CFDJ awards: http://www.teratech.com/vote.cfm TeraTech voted Best Consulting Service, 2002! 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