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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please read our press release below introducing Mail Launder.
We combined many open source tools when developing this service including Perl,
SpamAssassin, PostgreSQL, PHP, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Don<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Donald Drake<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>MailLaunder.com -- Stopping spam in its tracks...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.MailLaunder.com/">http://www.MailLaunder.com/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>800-733-2143</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.prwebdirect.com/releases/2006/4/prweb373599.htm">http://www.prwebdirect.com/releases/2006/4/prweb373599.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>E-MAIL
FILTERING SYSTEM PREVENTS SPAM AND VIRUS THREATS <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>TO
SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESSES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CHICAGO</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>, April 17, 2006</span></b> – <font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Drake Consulting, provider of technology consulting
services, announced the launch of MailLaunder.com, an easy-to-use Web service
that stops viruses and blocks spam before they reach subscribers’
networks. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Using cutting-edge technology and an
innovative set of rules, the MailLaunder System sorts subscribers’
e-mail, then it eliminates viruses and quarantines spam so that it can be
viewed by subscribers at their convenience. All valid messages are delivered
immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>MailLaunder.com arrives in the market place as Internet viruses, spam
and “phishing scams” € attempts to gain password, credit card
information and other personal data € continue to escalate from mere
annoyance to major impediment to American businesses. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>In fact, according to the Gartner Group, phishing cost <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> banks and credit card issuers $1.2 billion in 2003, when approximately 57 million Americans received these types of messages.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>And even more alarming for all types of businesses, the 2004 National Technology Readiness Survey € conducted by Rockbridge Associates and the Center for Excellence in Service at the University of Maryland’s <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Rob</st1:PersonName>ert H. Smith School of Business € says that the cost of spam to American companies in terms of lost productivity has reached $21.6 billion annually.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>“But the affect on the general employee’s productivity is
just the tip of the iceberg,” says Don Drake, founder of Drake Consulting
and lead developer of the MailLaunder System. “There’s also a
tremendous drain on IT and Help Desk resources as they battle these messages
that can do irreparable damage to company networks and proprietary
information.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The MailLaunder solution uses all open-source technologies including:
PostgreSQL database, XMail mail server, Linux operating system, Perl code and
PHP front-end. It is recommended for individuals and small- and medium-size
businesses with their own domain name. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>For more information about the MailLaunder System, visit <a
href="http://www.maillaunder.com/">http://www.maillaunder.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>About Drake Consulting:</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>Drake Consulting develops performance analysis tools and
services for the wireless and online industries, including <a
href="mailto:http://www.mobilemeridian.com/">Meridian One</a> and<a
href="mailto:http://www.drakeconsult.com/xmail/"> XMail Scripts</a>. Drake
Consulting also provides technology consulting services and staff augmentation
to a wide range of clients in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place>
area, including telecommunications, retail, financial and e-commerce companies.
For more information, visit </span></font><font color="#3366ff"><span
style='color:#3366FF'><a href="mailto:http://www.drakeconsult.com/"><font
color="#3366ff"><span style='color:#3366FF'>DrakeConsult.com</span></font></a>.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>MAILLAUNDER.COM CONTACT: <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Don Drake <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>1-800-733-2143<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>drake@maillaunder.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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