Independent Research Firm Highlights Tremendous Customer ROI of USA.NET's SaaS Secure Messaging Solution

MILFORD, Conn., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USA.NET, a Perimeter E-Security company, today released a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of USA.NET, analyzing the return on investment (ROI) that enterprises can achieve by deploying USA.NET's SaaS Secure Messaging solution. From the analysis of an enterprise customer, Forrester found that by choosing USA.NET, the company realized a risk-adjusted ROI of 84 percent with a rapid payback period of just two months.

"This study validates the tremendous value that we bring to companies like the enterprise customer profiled," said Tim Harvey, CEO of Perimeter E-Security. "In this instance, our client is achieving an ROI of five to ten times higher than most companies' normal capital hurdle rates. Our SaaS Secure Messaging offering provides everything that a compliance-oriented business needs to manage its messaging in a secure, compliant, comprehensive and cost-effective way."

A webinar detailing the study's findings is scheduled for May 26, 2011 at 1 PM ET, co-hosted by Andrew Jaquith, Chief Technology Officer at Perimeter E-Security, and Nikki Babatola, Consultant at Forrester Research, Inc. To register for the webinar, please visit: http://www.perimeterusa.com/knowledge-center/webinars/upcoming.

The study titled, "The Total Economic Impact of USA.NET SaaS Secure Messaging Solution," examined the specific costs, benefits, flexibility, and risk elements that the Perimeter E-Security customer experienced over the past three years using the SaaS Secure Messaging solution that includes hosted email, archiving, messaging security, collaboration and mobile access.

According to Forrester Consulting, the customer's main goal of moving to the USA.NET service was to manage its messaging infrastructure more cost-effectively while still being able to internally manage the allocation of messaging capacity as well as retain full control of the user accounts. In addition to the 84 percent risk-adjusted ROI, Forrester "projects a three-year risk-adjusted total net present value (NPV) of $1.9 million representing the net costs and benefits attributed to the USA.NET SaaS Secure Messaging solution versus the customer's previous messaging solution."

Amongst other key customer ROI highlights found in the study:

• Achieved a net financial benefit of $1.8 million over three years, which was comprised of $4 million in savings versus $2.2 million in costs
• Avoided hardware and software costs and saved more than $1 million, over a three-year period, compared with paying for dedicated infrastructure
• Eliminated hosting fees by hosting its own servers in the third-party data center and saved more than $200,000 over a three-year period
• Eliminated dedicated Exchange administrative services, generating a savings of more than $3 million over a three-year period

With one million secure messaging users, USA.NET filters 50 million emails per day and handles 240 million security events every day with 200 terabytes of managed archives. USA.NET was also recognized by Forrester Research in a March 2011 report titled, "Market Overview: Cloud-Based Email Vendors," positioning USA.NET as a vendor for SMB, mid-market and enterprise companies with the largest reported customer at 300,000+ seats.

About Perimeter

Perimeter E-Security is the trusted market leader of information security services that delivers enterprise-class protection and compliance. Through its cost-effective and scalable SaaS platform, Perimeter offers the most comprehensive compliance and security solutions that include: end-to-end secure messaging solutions, managed security services, vulnerability management and security consulting services.

For more information about Perimeter, visit www.perimeterusa.com.

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