~ contract set to improve anti-spam and email services ~

PlusNet has signed an ISP agreement with communications security and compliance specialist Postini to provide front-end filtering to all inbound emails for its customers.

The free service upgrade will be launched to all PlusNet broadband customers in the New Year following a two-month trial period. The move should see PlusNet customers experience a significant decrease in spam messages.

Users will also be able to white list or black list certain addresses manually – and will have the option of message quarantines as an extra safeguard.

Recently acquired by Google, Postini is a global leader in communication security, processing over two billion messages every day and catering for over ten million users worldwide.

“Our decision to team up with Postini is driven by our commitment to offer our customers the best possible broadband service,” said Neil Laycock, PlusNet CEO. “Postini’s record with email security speaks for itself and we are proud to be associated with them.”

“This is the first of many partnerships for PlusNet with leading industry experts. We plan to lead the way in broadband expertise, and team up with partners who can add complimentary best-of-breed services for our customers,” added Laycock.

“PlusNet is one of the most progressive and highly respected Internet providers around,” said Peter Lorant, Postini’s senior director of EMEA marketing. “With our shared approach of putting the customers first, PlusNet subscribers benefit from having the highest levels of security and protection available.”