[May 20, 2004] Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Selects MX Logic Email Defense for Comprehensive Spam Protection DENVER --(Business Wire)-- May 20, 2004 -- MX Logic, Inc., a leading provider of innovative email defense solutions that ensure email protection and security for enterprises, service providers, government organizations, resellers and their customers, today announced that Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), the world's leading provider of guitars and amplifiers, is leveraging MX Logic's Email Defense Service to protect its corporate email inboxes from spam and other email threats. Once considered merely a nuisance, spam has become a costly burden for enterprises. Ferris Research estimates that in 2003, the total cost of spam to U.S. businesses in lost productivity was $10 billion. In the month of April, the MX Logic Threat Center reported that 77 percent of all email traffic filtered by the company was spam. With MX Logic's Email Defense Service, FMIC receives around-the-clock protection against spam and the latest email threats. This comprehensive, easy-to-use solution automatically analyzes and blocks spam and stops other malicious threats before they can harm an organization's internal network. "Prior to implementing MX Logic's Email Defense Service at FMIC, our employees were inundated with spam," said Kevin Pollock, manager, Data Center Operations and Network Services, FMIC. "With the help of MX Logic, we've been able to keep email server costs down, optimize our bandwidth and increase employee productivity. MX Logic's Email Defense Service also gives us greater control over our email infrastructure, while protecting us from the costly and potentially-debilitating deluge of unwanted email." MX Logic's Email Defense Service provides FMIC with increased control over its email protection and security. Through one centralized policy configuration and reporting platform, called the MX Control Console(SM), companies like FMIC can configure and implement all corporate-wide email security policies, and view and report on all organization email traffic -- even if the company has multiple office locations. "Email is a mission-critical communications channel. As such, enterprises of all sizes and from all industries are increasingly looking for relief from the constant onslaught of spam," said John Street, CEO, MX Logic. "MX Logic's Email Defense Service removes the burden of spam management from FMIC, allowing the company to instead focus on strategic business initiatives." Requiring no migration or up-front costs, MX Logic's Email Defense Service protects against spam, viruses, worms, unwanted content, email attacks and other email threats. It is easy to configure and can be up and running in less than a day. MX Logic's Email Defense solutions integrate seamlessly with heterogeneous messaging architectures, including Microsoft(R) Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Notes. Through MX Logic's around-the-clock protection, email defense experts protect customers' networks 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world's foremost manufacturer of guitars, amplifiers, and related equipment. Since 1946, the name Fender has become synonymous with all things rock 'n' roll: from Buddy Holly to Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton to Kurt Cobain and everything in between. Fender's iconic instruments such as the Telecaster(R), Stratocaster(R), Precision Bass(R) and Jazz Bass(R) guitars are known the world over as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized among today's hottest guitarists and collectors alike. FMIC markets using the brand names Fender(R), Squier(R), Guild(R), Benedetto(R), Gretsch(R), Jackson(R), Charvel(R), SWR(R), Floyd Rose(R), and Rodriguez(TM). For more information, contact Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, 8860 East Chaparral Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85250, 480-596-9690, or visit our Web site at www.fender.com. About MX Logic MX Logic, Inc., provides innovative email defense solutions that ensure email protection and security for enterprises, service providers, government organizations, and resellers and their customers. Deployed as a managed service or on-premise software, the company's feature-rich solution suite is the industry's most comprehensive, flexible and easy to use. Founded by messaging industry pioneers, MX Logic has delivered numerous industry firsts to the enterprise spam market, including becoming the first managed service provider to: leverage Bayesian Statistical Classification; provide spam beacon ("Web bug") blocking; offer quarantine management via email; provide corporate-level quarantine release reports that help reduce inappropriate email while decreasing corporate liability; and deliver a solution for tracking URL click-throughs from email to the Web, providing increased corporate control and security. Through the company's managed service offering, MX Logic processes millions of messages per day for over 1,700 organizations, including EnCana, Hyundai Motor America, The Sports Authority, YMCA and ServiceMaster. In addition, MX Logic is the only email defense company to offer both a managed service and a turnkey, carrier-grade software solution for service providers. For more information, visit www.mxlogic.com. 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