CONSTANT CONTACT® TO PARTICIPATE IN FTC SUMMIT AND INBOX EAST EMAIL AUTHENTICATION DISCUSSIONS

CTO Margaret Olson available for comment on email authentication proposals and the implications for small businesses

Waltham, MA. - November 04, 2004

Margaret Olson, CTO for Constant Contact and co-technology chair for the Email Service Provider Coalition (ESPC), is available for comment on email authentication issues and the implications for small businesses as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) convene for the "Email Authentication Summit" in Washington D.C. November 9-10. Margaret Olson and other industry experts have been invited to share knowledge and to counsel the FTC on the development and deployment of domain-level authentication systems that could reduce spam. Olson will also appear at the INBOX East Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov 17-19, sharing her views about the implications for small businesses once authentication solutions have been fully developed, tested, and deployed.

"The upcoming FTC Summit and INBOX East discussions are important forums for raising awareness about the strengths and limitations of the various email authentication proposals," said Margaret Olson, chief technology officer for Constant Contact. "Constant Contact's role is to champion the interests of small businesses who otherwise would not have a voice in these discussions as federal and state agencies, industry groups and independent enterprises work together to test and deploy the various authentication initiatives in play."

Margaret Olson's participation in upcoming email authentication discussions, include:

About Constant Contact
Constant Contact®, is the leading permission Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing(TM) service for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and associations. Constant Contact is a Web-based email marketing solution that enables small organizations to easily create and send professional HTML email newsletters, promotions, announcements and more with no technical expertise required. Designed and priced for SMBs, Constant Contact is affordable, easy-to-use and includes a free 60-day trial. The service is marketed through over 800 Resellers and more than 100 Marquee channel partners including American Express OPEN, Website Pros, Register.com, FTD, AOL, Interland, IBM, Intuit, Network Solutions and Overture. Constant Contact is a founding member of the Email Service Provider Coalition (ESPC), a group formed to fight spam while protecting the delivery of legitimate email. Constant Contact is a Deloitte & Touche New England Fast 50 company, funded by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Longworth Venture Partners and Hudson Ventures. For more information, please call 781-472-8100.

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