TurnTide
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TurnTide Inc. was an anti-spam
technology company founded in 2004 and based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
. The firm was created as a spin-off corporation from privacy and anti-spam technology firm ePrivacy Group
to bring to market the world's first anti-spam router. The technology, linking anti-spam detection algorithms with network-level flow controls, was originally marketed by ePrivacy Group under the name "SpamSquelcher".
TurnTide was acquired by Symantec
six months after its creation for USD
$28 million. In 2006, the TurnTide technology was described as "magic" by John Katsaros at the Internet Research Group.
Spam (electronic)
Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately...
technology company founded in 2004 and based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Conshohocken is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in recent years Conshohocken has developed into a center of riverfront commercial and...
. The firm was created as a spin-off corporation from privacy and anti-spam technology firm ePrivacy Group
EPrivacy Group
ePrivacy Group was a privacy consulting and anti-spam technology firm, founded in 2000 by David Brussin, Stephen Cobb, James Koenig, Michael Miora, and Vincent Schiavone. The team was later joined by privacy pioneers Ray Everett-Church, and Terry Pittman....
to bring to market the world's first anti-spam router. The technology, linking anti-spam detection algorithms with network-level flow controls, was originally marketed by ePrivacy Group under the name "SpamSquelcher".
TurnTide was acquired by Symantec
Symantec
Symantec Corporation is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock market index.-History:...
six months after its creation for USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
$28 million. In 2006, the TurnTide technology was described as "magic" by John Katsaros at the Internet Research Group.
External links
- News.com Article: Symantec snaps up antispam firm
- Don't Try to Understand It - It's Just Magic!
- TurnTide on Primetime - A news segment about TurnTide