‘Bigpond partners with Australian Government and SpamMATTERS’

Sydney, 30th May 2006 – Australia’s largest ISP, BigPond, has joined forces with SpamMATTERS and ACMA to support reporting of spamming activities to enforcement and regulatory agencies.

SpamMATTERS single-click reporting which is incorporated into Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express email programs is available to Bigpond customers and is accompanied by a single-click button for Telstra.com and BigPond WebMail users.

“SpamMATTERS applauds Bigpond in taking a leadership role for ISPs globally in actively working to address the source of spam and phishing rather than simply blocking or filtering,” said David Jones, CEO of SpamMATTERS.

• To view instructions for Bigpond users, please refer to the Bigpond FAQ
• To view the ACMA press release, please refer to the ACMA Website.
• To download the Outlook and Outlook Express Plugin from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), please refer to ACMA Download Page
• For users of email other clients, please refer to Register and you will receive instructions.

For more information or media enquiries David Jones can be contacted via:
International: +612 9412 3806
Cell : +61 412 683 111
US Toll-free: 1 866 254 1530
Email: media@spammatters.com

About SpamMATTERS ( www.spammatters.com )

SpamMATTERS delivers technology and services to aid regulators, State Attorneys General, Internet Service Providers and Legal Practices in gathering evidence for legal action against spammers. The company was established in 2003 to support the emergence of state-based and federal Antispam legislation. Despite millions of dollars being spent in spam filtering technologies by ISPs, end-user and corporations the relentless increase in spam continues. At SpamMATTERS, we believe that whilst spam will never disappear, the pandemic can only be brought under control through good legislation and effective enforcement practice.