MX Logic

MX Logic may be a small entity in a growing crowd of managed e-mail security service providers, but the company is promising solution providers it has an edge its competition can’t provide.

John Street, chairman and CEO of MX Logic, points to flexibility in the Denver-based company’s technology platform and its partner program as the key differentiator from competitors such as MessageLabs, Postini and FrontBridge Technologies, which was recently acquired by Microsoft.

The MX Logic E-Mail Defense Service protects a customer’s network by scanning e-mails before they reach the corporate premises. The three-year-old company, which has about 4,300 customers, uses what it calls a ’stacked classification framework’ that combines its own proprietary technology and third-party filters. That framework also allows MX Logic to easily integrate add-on technology from vendors such as Symantec and McAfee.

’As new technologies come along, we can then plug those in and keep abreast of [leading-edge] technology in the industry,’ Street said. In addition, customers can opt for incoming-only or inbound-and-outbound scanning services, he said.

MX Logic offers a variety of programs to accommodate different solution provider business models, including agent, reseller (commission or recurring-commission model) or a new private-label option currently being tested. The company supports more than 280 channel partners, about 70 percent of which are VARs and integrators.

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The adaptable environment and channel-friendly demeanor attracted Jeb Carter, president of DefenderSoft, Dallas. Customers like the fact that setup can be completed in a matter of hours, he said. ’People don’t want to spend months and months implementing a solution that might not get there,’ he said. ’MX Logic offers the most robust solution I’ve ever seen, while still providing an easy implementation.’