Associations

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC)

SPEC is a non-profit corporation formed to establish, maintain and endorse a standardized set of relevant benchmarks that can be applied to the newest generation of high-performance computers. SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes submitted results from member organizations and other benchmark licensees. More information on SPEC can be found at www.spec.org.

Mirapoint’s Participation

• Co-author of 2001 SPECmail2001 standard
• SPECmail2001 standard accomplishments: Mirapoint first to publish

The goal of the IETF is to make the Internet work better. The mission of the IETF is to produce high quality, relevant technical and engineering documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet in such a way as to make the Internet work better. These documents include protocol standards, best current practices, and informational documents of various kinds. More information on IETF can be found at www.ietf.org.

Mirapoint's Participation:

• Member of LEMONADE (Diverse Service Environments) WG
• Member of IMAPEXT (IMAP Extensions) WG
• Member of SIEVE (Sieve mail filtering language) WG
• Member of CALSIFY (Calendar and Scheduling standards) WG
• Member of DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) BoF

Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is the global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming and email spoofing of all types. More information on APWG can be found at www.antiphishing.org/.

• Mirapoint, the secure messaging experts, is proud to announce that it has become a Sponsoring Member of the Anti-Phishing Working Group. We look forward to adding our expertise with that of others in the same field and working together to reduce the menace of phishing attacks.

Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)

The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) is where the messaging industry comes together to work against spam, viruses, denial-of-service attacks and other online exploitation. MAAWG is the only organization addressing messaging abuse holistically by systematically engaging all aspects of the problem, including technology, industry collaboration and public policy. It leverages the depth and experience of its global membership to tackle abuse on existing networks and new emerging services. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., MAAWG is an open forum driven by market needs and supported by major network operators and messaging providers. More information on MAAWG can be found at www.maawg.org.

• Mirapoint, the secure messaging experts, is pleased to announce its membership in the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group. We look forward to working with the other members of MAAWG to fight the global abuse issues which affect everyone in the email space.

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. More information on ISSA can be found at www.issa.org.

BayLISA

BayLISA includes system and network administrators across a range of skill levels. BayLISA meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to administrators and managers of sites supporting more than 100 users and/or computers. The meetings are free and open to the public. For information on BayLISA can be found at www.baylisa.org.

UCISA (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association

UCISA represents almost all the major UK universities and higher education colleges and has a growing membership among further education colleges, other educational institutions and commercial organisations interested in information systems and technology in UK education, providing a network of contacts and a powerful lobbying voice. Mirapoint is a Corporate Member. UCISA can be found at http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/.

EEMA ( European Electronic Messaging Association)

For 17 years, EEMA has been Europe's leading independent, non-profit e-Business association, working with its European members, governmental bodies, standards organisations and e-Business initiatives throughout Europe to further e-Business technology and legislation. EEMA's remit is to educate and inform around 200 Member organizations (and over 1,500 Member contacts) on the latest developments and technologies, at the same time enabling Members of the association to compare views and ideas. The work produced by the association with its Members (projects, papers, seminars, tutorials and reports etc) is funded by both membership subscriptions and revenue generated through fee-paying events.  All of the information generated by eema and its members is available to other members free of charge. 
Examples of papers produced in recent months are:- Role Based Access Control - a User's Guide, Wireless Deployment Guidelines, Secure e-Mail within the Organisation,  The impact of XML on existing Business Processes, PKI Usage within User Organisations. eema members, based on a requirement from the rest of the Membership, contributed all of these papers.  Some are the result of many months' work, and form part of a larger project on the subject.
Any organisation involved in e-Business (usually of a global or European nature) can become a Member of eema, and any employee of that organisation is then able to participate in eema activities.  Examples of organisations taking advantage of eema membership are Unilever, Volvo, Shell, Royal Mail, KPMG, Prime Minister's Office Hungary, IBM, Microsoft, HP, and the Norwegian Government Administration Services to name but a few. Visit www.eema.org for more information or contact the association on +44 1386 793028 or at info@eema.org.