Applied Innovations
Applied Innovations (www.appliedi.net)
has tested nearly every major Windows™ compatible mail server in search of a truly stable
solution with integrated spam protection. Throughout this process, Applied Innovations was
forced to set up many redundant servers to combat the poor performance and lack of reliability
evidenced in these products. This process had devastating effects: It required expensive
individual user licenses and drastically decreased user and administration productivity.
Applied Innovations converted to SmarterMail 1.x in 2003 and found the solutions they needed. Prior
to implementing SmarterMail, Applied Innovations measured mail server up-time in hours and days—now it
is measured in weeks and months. Since 2003, Applied Innovations has continued to evolve with SmarterMail
and is now taking advantage of the many additions and enhancements in version 4.x. Built in the Microsoft
.NET 2.0 Framework, Applied Innovations has found SmarterMail 4.x to be even more stable—yielding greater
performance. The robust combination of Greylisting, SpamAssassin, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and
SMTP Connection Blocking work to eliminate up to 99% of spam right out-of-the-box with no expensive
modules or add-ons required.
“By using SmarterMail 4.x, we have reduced administration costs, increased mail server stability,
and significantly eased the impact of spam.”
Since converting to SmarterMail, Applied Innovations has realized tremendous cost-savings.
In addition to groupware and synchronization tools, Applied Innovations has been able to
effectively consolidate email traffic from twenty mail servers to only three SmarterMail
servers without paying additional expensive user-based licensing fees. Applied Innovations
has also seen a remarkable decrease in the amount of spam with version 4.x—virtually eliminating
the millions of daily spam messages they had been receiving. SmarterMail has and will continue
to provide Applied Innovations and their customers with the cutting edge mail solutions that keep
them growing now and in the future.
Founded in 1999, Applied Innovations provides the cost-effective hosting, technology, and resources that small
and mid-sized businesses need to keep them competitive and successful in today’s online marketplace. Applied
Innovations needed a stable mail server solution that would provide their 20,000+ users with an easy to use Web
interface and built-in spam protection.