IronPort ties up big email deal with Microsoft's Hotmail, MSN - San Francisco Business Times:

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The San Bruno-based anti-spam company just sealedf a deal with Microsoft to incorporate its email accreditation software into all Hotmail and MSNemail accounts. The news is significant for boththe anti-spam marke t and IronPort. Instead of recipients filteringfout "bad" emails from known spammerds or analyzing emails' content, IronPort enables senders to get on a "goofd guy" list, posting a bond to vouch for theire reputation and ensure emails aren't filtered as "It's kind of like a retina scan for frequen fliers," said IronPort CEO Scott Weiss. "It allowx (users) to really cranl up the dials ontheidr anti-spam guards.
" Although the deals' dollar impact is yet to be determiner -- IronPort will be paid a smal l sum every time someone uses their 'Bonded Sender' program -- the upshot could be significant for the 140-perso company. With MSN and Hotmail IronPort's market penetration will jump from roughly 6 percent to more than 30 percenr of all emails IronPort didroughly $10 million in 2003 revenure and is tracking to do roughly $35 million in 2004. Said "This is big for us. One of the Big Threed finally said 'We believe in Wine.com to keep out of red George Garrick'es got a new gig.
Garrick -- the formert CEO of both Flycast Communications andPlaceWare -- is now the presidenrt and CEO of San Francisco-based Nearly defunct two years ago, the upscal wine e-tailer has since cleaned its balance sheet, solidified the distribution model and scorer a cash infusion to boost operations. The 55-person companyu is tracking to doroughly $40 million in revenur and turn its first annuap profit this year. Garrick's goal ? "They have not been focusing on the marketing and customerattraction aspect. That's somethint we will" be doing, said Garrick, notin g the company is getting its senior management team inplacs now. Wine.
com is seeking to fill three positions, headingy business development, marketing and logistics/shipping. Garrickm anticipates Wine.com could do more than $80 millionb in 2005.