NetBox Blue saves Surf Life Saving Queensland from drowning in spam
Surf Life Saving Queensland is well equipped to keep people safe on the beaches but when the organization found itself drowning in spam it chose NetBox Blue for help. The organisation coordinates the work of 59 clubs and close to 30,000 volunteers across the State, disseminating vital information, leading fundraising efforts and organizing sporting events. But the effectiveness of the whole organisation was threatened when spam started to swamp the network. Although a spam filter in place, spam was still getting through the filter. For every six genuine emails, the organisation was getting four spam emails.

“It was having an impact on people’s time, on server utilisation and band width usage,” Surf Life Saving Queensland Information Systems Administrator Brendan Kelly says. “It was affecting the entire organisation in a whole range of areas.”

Once the NetBox solution was deployed on an IBM server, the situation changed in a matter of days. The NetBox, with its unique pre-delivery filtering system blocks virtually all spam before it even reaches the network gateway. The IBM server ensures excellent performance and reliability along with the peace of mind that comes with IBM on-site support. It all means that staff at Surf Life Saving Queensland can concentrate on what they do best - keeping Queensland’s beaches safe.