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Client News Room and Collateral

The links below are to news releases and client information. 
Editors, reporters and analysts, please contact Astra Communications
if you have questions or need more information.

Earlier news releases and collateral are available in News Archives for
MAAWG, PhoneEvents.com (EventMobile), ISMA, Vision4Media, RapidIO, Odetics, IBSi and US Search.com.


Client
News
Date
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group)

Air Force General to Outline New Cyber Security Defense Mission at MAAWG October Meeting Meeting; Will Advance Industry Cooperation on Messaging Security

10/15/09
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group)

MAAWG Tackles Bots with New ISP Guidelines for Restoring Infected End-Users’ Machines; Industry Recommendations Can Improve Consumer Bot Removal

07/31/09
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) "Hey, Why Did You Reply to that Spam?" Anti-Spam Group MAAWG Surveys Consumer Email Behavior and Security Awareness
07/15/09
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group)

New IPv6 and DKIM Training Courses Added to Upcoming MAAWG Global Meeting; Top EU Cybercrime Commissioner To Address Proposed Laws
Among 25 Other Sessions on Messaging Abuse at Meeting

05/21/09
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) Anti-Spam Group MAAWG Sees 5 Years of Significant Growth; 2009 Officers Elected, DSN Status Paper Released
04/28/09
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) Good Email Habits are Important: MAAWG Explains Messaging Reputation Assessment
Also Takes on Botnet Mitigation, Mobile Spam, Public Policy Teamwork
04/01/09
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group)

Industry Takes on Botnets, Other Issues at MAAWG Meeting; Focus on Cooperative Efforts to Protect Users’ Online Experience

10/28/09
PhoneEvents.com (EventMobile) PhoneEvents.com Launches First Mobile Ticketing Easily Accessible on Any Web Phone; Users Can Win Tickets Worth $250
9/16/08
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) Globally-Developed MAAWG Best Practices for Dynamic Address Sharing, Email Forwarding Now Available; Aimed at Botnets, Improving User Experience
6/25/08
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) E-Marketers, ISPs Take Fresh Look at Battling Spam with Revised MAAWG Best Practices for Volume Senders
4/22/08
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) New MAAWG Paper Details Email Authentication Practices to Help Industry Reduce Spam and Protect Brand Identity
4/1/08
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) Social Networking Threats Addressed at MAAWG Meeting; Industry Advances to Combat Other Online Abuse
3/10/08
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) MAAWG Joins The London Action Plan To Expand Cross-Border, Public-Private Anti-Spam Cooperation
2/5/08
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MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) New MAAWG Communications Channel Boosts Industry's Abuse Response Capabilities
10/24/07
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) Survey Finds High Rate of Open-Standard ISMA Deployments in IPTV Market
10/3/07
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) MAAWG Attacks BotNets with Walled Garden Best Practices to Protect Users
10/2/07
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) MAAWG Joins StopSpamAlliance; Advances Global Cooperation Against Online Abuse
6/26/07
Vision4Media Film on NFL’s Controversial Randy Moss Wins Independent Filmmakers Telly Awards
6/26/07
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) E-Marketers, Senders, ISPs Fight Spam with New MAAWG Sender Best Practices Endorsed by Industry
5/15/07
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) Review Period Opens for ISMACryp 2.0 Encryption Spec Extends End-to-End Content Protection to Any Codec
5/9/07
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) MAAWG Announces 2007 Leadership, Plans 10th General Meeting in Dublin to Address Online Abuse
3/24/07
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) Growing Industry Cooperation Fuels 60% Expansion in Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group
1/13/07
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) ISMA Addresses Fast RTP Channel Change for IPTV, Seeks Industry Involvement in Vital Quality Issue
10/26/06
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) ISMA End-to-End Video Encryption Specification Released After Extensive Interoperability Tests
10/10/06
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) ISMA Holds European Summit in Push for IPTV Open Standards
8/16/06
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) Global Best Practices to Fight Online Phishing Crime Jointly Approved by APWG & MAAWG
7/25/06
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) MAAWG Issues Second Spam Report Doubling Inbox Coverage
6/13/06
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) ISMA International IPTV Summit to Address End-to-End Interoperability Among Both Members and Non-Members
5/23/06
ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) NAB2006 Session "Advanced Video Services: From Broadband to Wireless" Features Key Executives on Frontline of Next Generation Networks in Joint MPEGIF AND ISMA Forum on IPTV, Mobile Broadcasting
4/3/06
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group)
Microsoft Joins Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group to Help Fight Spam and Email Threats
3/14/06
MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) MAAWG Issues First Global Email Spam Report
3/8/06
Vision4Media Grief Support Training Guide Now Available with.V4m Journey of Loss . . .Discovery of Hope DVD
2/8/06
Vision4Media “Coping with Grief” Conference Breaks through Stereotypes to Reach Understanding
1/9/06
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