Industry Leader
As the first to market, MAPS is the premier provider of network layer spam blocking systems and has over eight years of experience in delivering world-class solutions. MAPS' unique services are focused on stopping spam at its source, before it reaches the front door of the mail system. Our on-demand service model enables our customers to pay for the results they want, rather than paying for software and infrastructure they do not need. MAPS' services seamlessly connect into existing mail systems and immediately reduce bandwidth and IT infrastructure costs, while recapturing lost end-user productivity.

MAPS was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. The Company is self-funded and profitable.

Satisfied Customers
MAPS targets the Enterprise, Hosting Provider and ISP markets and has over 2000 customers. These customers include Global 2000 enterprises from a range of industries such as Automotive, Educational, Entertainment, Financial Services, Healthcare, Hi-tech, Real Estate, Retail and Telecommunications, as well as leading ISPs.

Message Defense Services^SM
MAPS' family of On-Demand Message Defense Services is designed to meet the customers' exact needs. These services enable enterprises, hosting providers and ISPs to identify and block email from known sources of spam as well as other sources that should not be sending legitimate email (i.e. open relays and dynamic IP addresses). MAPS' leading service is the RBL+^® Master Service, which provides a comprehensive solution to assist the IT professional in greatly reducing the amount of unwanted email. In addition to the RBL+ Master Service, MAPS offers a total of five services that are available individually or can be combined to create the solution that best meets the needs of the organization.

Working with the Internet Community
As we expand our service offerings, we also have improved our programs for working with network operators and access providers. We have a history of assisting our customers and partners to identify and stop spam at its source. We decided to formalize those relationships by launching the Alliance for Spam Free Networks (ASFN). The ASFN includes an enhanced Network Certification process that in addition to identifying compromised areas of networks, we assist the operators in developing policies and procedures to ensure their networks are spam free.

Complementary with Existing Solutions
Because MAPS' services stop spam before it enters the customer's network, they are complementary to most anti-spam solutions that filter email content after it has been received by the messaging system. MAPS' services stop the growing volume of email and allow the existing systems to perform as designed, without the need for additional resources. MAPS' services work seamlessly with these systems as part of a complete email protection system; anti-spam, anti-virus, and content filtering. The result is a highly efficient and cost effective solution with savings in bandwidth, server, storage and personnel expenses.