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Vol VI/2 Apr 2008
Quarterly Newsletter for Biznet Customers & Partners
inter City connecting cities to the world www.biznetnetworks.com
WELCOME LETTER MAX3 is available in several areas like Cipete Utara, Melawai, Kramat Pela, Cilandak, Bangka and few others.
Nowadays, Internet has played an important role in our daily life, it’s not just for business but also for personal communications. Biznet realized that the need for high performance and reliable Broadband Internet service as well affordable price are becoming requirement for everyone. Internet has become part of our daily life. With those requirements, we looked at our service portfolio and we would like to position Biznet MetroNET service, our broadband service for small medium business becoming cheaper at the same time still delivering performance and reliability of the service. Starting from 1 February 2008, priced Biznet MetroNET 256 Kbps at Rp.1,000,000/month. Biznet MetroNET packages are available from 512 Kbps to 5 Mbps, depending on the customer requirement and budget. Biznet Metro Monthly Promo provides 4 units iPod Nano and 1 unit LCD TV 32” from Feb to Dec 2008 for new or upgrading customer subscribing to Biznet Metro’s services. MAX3 Internet, which positioned for residential users, also being upgraded from existing 5 Mbps to 10 Mbps of true broadband speed. MAX3 is the fastest broadband Internet service in Indonesia.
Biznet Surabaya Branch Office starts operation as of 14 March 2008, with office located in Surabaya CBD area. Our Fiber Optic Network is under construction in there as well, expected to start operation in several buildings in Surabaya by in April/May 2008. If you have requirement for Broadband Internet Service or Leased Line Service, please contact your Account Manager. You can expect the same quality of service and performance like what we have delivered in Jakarta. Thank you for the continuous support and trust you have given to us. We will continue to improve our services and coverage area to serve you better. Warm Regards, Adi Kusma President Director
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INDEX WELCOME LETTER PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT BIZNET METRO BUILDING COVERAGE AREA BIZNET METRO FTTH COVERAGE AREA KNOW OUR STAFF BIZNET METRO PROMO WINNER TIPS & TRICK HOTNEWS
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Biznet InterCity Next Generation InterCity Network
Biznet InterCity Network provides connectivity between major cities located in Indonesia. These cities are connected with high capacity Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure to support data, voice and video transmission.
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Biznet InterCity Starting mid January 2008, Biznet has started another new innovative project called Biznet InterCity. Biznet InterCity Network provides connectivity between major cities located in Indonesia. These cities are connected with high capacity Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure to support data, voice and video transmission. In current initial project, Biznet will connect from Serang (Banten) to Bandung (West Java) with high capacity and high performance Fiber Optic Network. Biznet Networks represents one of the industry's most advanced deployments of digital optical technology, it allows us to upgrade the network capacity and offers a broader range of higher speed data transport services to content providers, enterprises, and service providers. Biznet InterCityWAN Service Biznet InterCityWAN Service is an inter city loop service offered by Biznet using NG SDH (Next Generation Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) equipment to support SDH and Ethernet based service technology. It supports point to point and hubbed configuration options across a wide range of bandwidth options and interfaces.
Proven Performance Biznet InterCity provides you with a superior network design to deliver top performance network. We guaranteed 99.8 percent Service Level Agreement (SLA) uptime with the lowest packet loss and latency. World-Class Premiere Care Biznet Premiere Care is the heart of our proactive support service to our customer. Network performance constantly monitored 24x7 at Biznet Global Network Operating Center facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. With multiple support level system to ensure all the issues resolved quickly and effectively to minimize downtime for you and your customer satisfaction.
Biznet InterCity Network is using the latest Next Generation Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (NG-SDH) equipment from Nokia Siemens Networks with 10 Gbps or STM-64 capacity, that support both traditional SDH/TDM and Ethernet packet based services.
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Biznet Global IP Transit Service As one of the leading telecom infrastructure company in Asia, Biznet offers Global IP Transit with redundant equipments, ultra high speed connections to all the major Internet backbones and Internet Exchanges, and ensuring routing and bandwidth allocation available at all time. Biznet Global IP Transit is the best choice for you and your customers. Biznet Global IP Transit services provide direct connection to multiple Global Tier 1 Internet Providers and leading Internet Exchanges in the world. Using our service removing the hassle to negotiate direct peering agreement with major content providers in Asia, Europe and USA. Proven Performance Biznet Global IP Transit provides you with a superior Internet experience. We guaranteed 99.9 percent Service Level Agreement (SLA) uptime, the lowest packet loss and latency, direct connection to major Internet Exchanges in the world using multiple submarine cables as redundancy. Many telecom carriers, ISPs and enterprises have been using this network since year 2000. World-Class Premiere Care Biznet Premiere Care is the heart of our proactive support service to our customer. Network performance constantly monitored 24x7 at Biznet
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Global Network Operating Center facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. With multiple support level system to ensure all the issues resolved quickly and effectively to minimize downtime for you and your customer satisfaction. Global POPs Location Biznet GlobalPOP located in Jakarta Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo Japan, Seoul South Korea, Palo Alto USA and London UK. Biznet is actively expanding our GlobalPOP coverage. Biznet Global IP Transit Service is available for ISPs, Telecom Operators and Mobile Operators who need Tier 1 Internet Bandwidth capacity. Service capacity available from 10 Mbps to unlimited bandwidth with attractive pricing. If you are interested with this service, please contact our Carrier Relation Team via email
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Biznet Global IP Transit Service is available for ISPs, Telecom Operators and Mobile Operators who need Tier-1 Internet Bandwidth capacity.
BIZNET METRO BUILDING COVERAGE AREA Sudirman Area No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Building Name
Address
Availability
Bank Resona Perdania Chase Plaza Gedung ASEAN Gedung BRI 1 Gedung Panin Bank Gedung Panin Bank Graha Niaga Mayapada Tower Menara Batavia Menara Sudirman MidPlaza 1 & 2 Permata Bank Tower Plaza Asia Plaza Bapindo Plaza DM Plaza Lippo Plaza Sentral Prince Center Sahid Boutique Office Sampoerna Strategic Square A & B Senayan City Boutique Office Sentra Senayan I Sona Topas Tower STC Senayan Summitmas 1 & 2 Wisma 46 Wisma BCA Wisma Bisnis Indonesia Wisma BNI'46 Wisma Bumiputera Wisma Dharmala Sakti Wisma Kyoei Prince Wisma Metropolitan 1 & 2 Wisma Nugra Santana Wisma Standard Chartered Bank Wisma Sudirman Wisma Tamara World Trade Center
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 40 41 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 21 Jl. Sisingamangaraja 70A Jl. Jend. Sudirman 46 48 Jl. Jend. Sudirman No 1 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 1 Senayan Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 58 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 28 Jl. KH. Mas Mansyur Kav 126 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 60 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 10 11 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 27 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 59 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 54 55 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 25 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 25 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 47 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 3 4 Jl. Jend. Sudirman No 86 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 45 46 Jl. Asia Afrika Lot. 19 Jl. Asia Afrika No 8 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 26 Jl. Asia Afrika Pintu IX Gelora Bung Karno Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 61 62 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 1 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Jl. KH Mas Mansyur No 12A Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 1 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 75 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 32 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 3 4 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 29 31 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 7 8 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 33A Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 34 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 24 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 29 31
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Sudirman Area 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Office
Apartemen Pavillion City Lofts Sudirman Istana Sahid Apartment Plaza Residences Senayan City Apartment Sudirman Mansion Apt Hotel Sultan Inter Continental MidPlaza
Hotel & Apartment Jl. KH Mas Mansyur Kav 24 Jl. KH Mas Mansyur No 121 Jl. Jend. Sudirman No 86 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 10 11 Jl. Asia Afrika Lot. 19 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 59 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 10 11
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BIZNET METRO BUILDING COVERAGE AREA Sudirman Area No
Building Name
Address
Availability
47 48 49 50
City Walk Sudirman Plaza Senayan Senayan City Mall Sudirman Place
Jl. KH Mas Mansyur No 121 Jl. Asia Afrika No 8 Jl. Asia Afrika Lot. 19 Pintu Satu Gelora
Now Now Now Now
Kuningan Area 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
84 85 86 87 88
Office
Century Tower Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav X2 Kav 4 Ebenezer Building Jl. Setiabudi Selatan No.1 Gedung Granadi Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav XI Gedung Lina Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav B 7 Gedung Tira Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav.B 3 Gedung Wahana Tata Jl. HR Rasuna Said C 4 Gedung Wirausaha Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav. C 5 Graha Ekonomi Jl. Setiabudi Selatan Kav. 7 8 Graha FCB Jl. Setiabudi Selatan No.10 Graha Irama Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav X 1 No. 2 Graha MIK Jl. Setiabudi Selatan Kav. 16 17 Graha Paramitha Jl. Denpasar Raya No. 8 Blok D 2 Kav 8 Graha Surya Internusa Jl. HR Rasuna Said St. Kav X 0 Mega Kuningan Kantor Taman A9 Jl. Mega Kuningan Lot 8 9 Mega Kuningan Kantor Taman E.33Jl. Mega Kuningan Lot 8.6 8.7 Mega Kuningan Menara Anugrah Jl. Mega Kuningan Lot 8.6 8.7 Mega Kuningan Menara Danamon Jl. Prof.Dr.Satrio Kav E4/6 Mega Kuningan Menara DEA Jl. Mega Kuningan Barat IX Kav E4.3 No 1 Mega Kuningan Menara Prima Jl. Mega Kuningan Mega Kuningan Plaza Mutiara Jl. Lingkar Mega Kuningan Kav E1 2 No 1 2 Mega Kuningan The East Jl. Mega Kuningan Mega Plaza Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav C 3 Menara Duta Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav B 9 Menara Gracia Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav C 17 Menara Imperium Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav 1 Menara Kadin Jl. HR Rasuna Said Blok X 5 Kav.2 3 Menara Karya Jl. HR Rasuna Said Blok X 5 Kav 1 2 Menara Kuningan Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav X 7 Plaza Centris Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav B5 Plaza Great River Jl. HR Rasuna Said Block X 2 No. 1 Puri Matari Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav H1 2 Wisma Bakrie Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav B 1 Wisma Budi Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav C6
Kuningan Area
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Shopping Mall
Four Seasons Residences Puri Imperium Apartment Four Seasons Hotel Mega Kuningan JW Marriot The Park Lane Jakarta
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Hotel & Apartment Jl. HR Rasuna Said Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav 1 Jl. HR Rasuna Said Jl. Lingkar Mega Kuningan Kav E 1.2 No 1&2 Jl. Casablanca Kav 18
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BIZNET METRO BUILDING COVERAGE AREA Thamrin Area No 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Building Name
Address
Availability
Bangkok Bank Building Deutsche Bank Building Exim Melati Building Gedung E Trade Gedung Jaya Gedung Sarinah Menara BDN Menara Cakrawala Menara Kebon Sirih Menara Thamrin Oil Center Building Plaza BBD Plaza BII Plaza Permata Wisma Antara Wisma Kosgoro Wisma Nusantara
Jl. MH Thamrin No. 3 Jl. Imam Bonjol No. 80 Jl. MH Thamrin Kav. 8 9 Jl. Wahid Hasyim No 55 Jl. MH Thamrin No 12 Jl. MH Thamrin No 11 Jl. MH Thamrin No. 5 Jl. MH Thamrin No. 9 Jl. Kebon Sirih 17 19 Jl. MH Thamrin No 3 Jl. MH Thamrin No 55 Jl. Imam Bonjol No. 61 Jl. MH Thamrin No. 51 Jl. MH Thamrin Kav 57 Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No 17 Jl. MH Thamrin No 53 Jl. MH Thamrin No 59
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Thamrin Area 106
Nikko Hotel Jakarta
Gatot Subroto Area 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129
Office
Balai Kartini Cyber Building Gedung Adhi Graha Gedung Citra Graha Gedung Nucira Gedung Samudera Indonesia Gedung Tifa Gedung Toto Graha BIP Graha Pratama Korean Center Menara Jamsostek Menara Supra Patra Jasa Tower Plaza Mandiri Wisma 76 Wisma 77 Wisma Aldiron Wisma Korindo Wisma Millenia Wisma PEDE Wisma Sejahtera Wisma Slipi
Hotel & Apartment Jl. MH Thamrin No 59
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Office Jl. Gatot Subroto No 37 Jl. Kuningan Barat No 8 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 56 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 35 36 Jl. Let. Jend. MT. Haryono Kav 27 Jl. Letjen S. Parman Kav. 35 Jl. Kuningan Barat No 26 Jl. Tomang Raya No. 18 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 23 Jl. Letjen MT. Haryono Kav 15 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 58 Jl. Gatot Subroto No 38 Jl. Letjen S Parman Kav 76 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 32 34 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 36 38 Jl. Letjend. S. Parman Kav 76 Jl. Letjend. S. Parman Kav 77 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 72 Jl. MT Haryono Kav 62 Jl. MT Haryono Kav 16 Jl. MT Haryono Kav 17 Jl. Letjend. S.Parman Kav 75 Jl. Letjend. S.Parman Kav 12
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BIZNET METRO BUILDING COVERAGE AREA Gatot Subroto Area No 130 131
Building Name
Address
Availability
Apartemen Palm Court Apartment Slipi
Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 26 27 Jl. Let. Jend. S. Parman 22 24
Now Now
Gatot Subroto Area 132
Jakarta Design Center
TB Simatupang Area 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145
Apartemen Cilandak Apartemen Parama Arkadia Office Park
TB Simatupang Area 149
Cilandak Commercial Estate
Other Areas 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162
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Shopping Mall Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 53
Gedung BMG Gedung Kwarnas Gedung Oleos Gedung Tetrapak Gedung Victoria Graha Atrium Graha Darya Varia Graha Inti Fauzi Graha Iskandarsyah Graha Kapital Graha Mobisel Hayam Wuruk Office Menara BTN
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Office
Arkadia Office Park Jl. TB Simatupang Kav 88 Beltway Office Park Building A & C Jl. TB Simatupang No 41 Gedung Lintas Arta Jl. Let. Jend. TB Simatupang Gedung Otomall Jl. TB. Simatupang Kav 1S Gedung Prasetya Mulya Jl. RA Kartini Gedung Trakindo JL Cilandak KKO Raya Gedung Ventura Jl. RA Kartini 26 Graha Elnusa Jl. TB Simatupang Kav 1B Graha Satria Jl. RS Fatmawati No 5 Grha Asuransi Astra Jl. TB Simatupang Kav 15 PT. ODG Wormald Indonesia Jl. TB Simatupang 150 B Ratu Prabu 1 Jl. TB. Simatupang Kav 20 Ratu Prabu 2 Jl. TB. Simatupang Kav 18
TB Simatupang Area 146 147 148
Hotel & Apartment
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Hotel & Apartment Jl. Cilandak I No.27 Jl. TB Simatupang Jl. TB Simatupang Kav. 88
Now Now Now
Industrial Estate Jl. Raya Cilandak KKO
Now
Office Jl. Angkasa 1 No 2 Jl. Merdeka Timur No 6 Jl. Warung Jati Barat 1 Jl. Mampang Prapatan Kav 100 Jl. S. Hasanuddin Kav 47 51 Jl. Senen Raya No 135 Jl. Melawai Raya No. 93 Jl. Buncit Raya No. 22 Jl. Iskandarsyah No 66C Jl. Kemang Raya No 4 Jl. Mampang Prapatan Raya No 139 Jl. Hayam Wuruk No. 108 Jl. Gajah Mada No 1
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BIZNET METRO BUILDING COVERAGE AREA Other Areas No. 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174
Office
Building Name
Address
Menara Citibank Pondok Indah PT. Toyota Astra Motor Rukan Bumi Harmoni Rukan Majapahit Rukan Wijaya Grand Center Wisma BSG Wisma Daria Wisma Hayam Wuruk Wisma Iskandarsyah Wisma Mampang Wisma Pondok Indah 1 & 2 Wisma SMR
Jl. Metro Pondok Indah Kav. II/BA No. 1 Jl. Yos Sudarso Jl. Majapahit No 30 Jl. Komplek Majapahit Permai 18 22 Jl. Wijaya II Jl. Abdul Muis No 40 Jl. Iskandarsyah Raya No 7 Jl. Hayam Wuruk 123 Jl. Iskandarsyah Raya Kav 12 14 Jl. Mampang Prapatan Raya No 1 Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda V TA Jl. Yos Sudarso Kav 89
Other Areas 175 176 177
Availability Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now
Apartment & Shopping Mall
Apartment Golf Pondok Indah Glodok Plaza Pondok Indah Mall 1 & 2
Jl. Metro Pondok Indah Jl. Pinangsia Raya No 1 Jl. Metro Pondok Indah Blok 3B
Now Now Now
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BIZNET METRO FTTH COVERAGE AREA Postal Code
City
10120 10160 10320 10340 10350 10730 14350 12110 12120 12130 12150 12160 12160 12170 12180 12210 12430 12560 12730
Central Jakarta Central Jakarta Central Jakarta Central Jakarta Central Jakarta Central Jakarta North Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta South Jakarta
Sub District
Area
Availability
Gambir Kebon Kelapa Now Gambir Petojo Selatan Now Menteng Pegangsaan May 2008 Menteng Kebon Sirih Now Menteng Gondangdia Now Sawah Besar Mangga Dua Selatan May 2008 Tanjung Priok Sunter Jaya May 2008 Kebayoran Baru Selong Now Kebayoran Baru Gunung Apr 2008 Kebayoran Baru Kramat Pela Now Kebayoran Baru Cipete Utara Now Kebayoran Baru Melawai Now Kebayoran Baru Pulo Apr 2008 Kebayoran Baru Petogoan Mar 2008 Kebayoran Baru Rawa Barat Mar 2008 Kebayoran Lama Grogol Utara Mar 2008 Cilandak Barat Cilandak Now Pasar Minggu Cilandak Timur Mar 2008 Mampang Prapatan Bangka Now For MAX3 updated coverage area information, please visit www.max3.co.id
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KNOW OUR STAFF Massigit Dian Santosa Project FTTH Engineer Massigit Dian Santosa joined Biznet on March 2006 as Customer Care. Sigit was transferred to Technical Support in January 2007, then in August 2007 he’s been assigned as Project FTTH Engineer. Through hard work and dedication, Sigit is now responsible for managing day to day operation of Biznet FTTH Infrastructure, surveying, designing and supervising Biznet FTTH network infrastructure project. He also need to support and lead implementation of Biznet's growing network infrastructure.
Biznet can go international and become the next generation telecommunication provider for business users and residential in Asia Pacific.
Sigit, the father of three children, likes to go hiking and traveling during his free time. Besides his hobbies, he likes to improve his technology & networking skill using e learning on the Internet. He hopes that someday Biznet will reach its vision & mission. He also dreams that eventually
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BIZNET METRO PROMO WINNER
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February 2008
March 2008
iPod Nano
iPod Nano
1. David Ramsay 2. PT. Pasifik Satelit Nusantara 3. PT. Kreativa Sugitama 4. Mr. Thomas Ashmed Merton Vigors
1. PT. Dwidaya Worldwide 2. PT. Jababeka 3. PT. BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk. 4. PT. Tridaya Semesta
LCD TV 32”
LCD TV 32”
Conforama IHTM Vietnam
PT. Natrindo Telepon Selular
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TIPS & TRICKS
How Can I Prevent Spam? Email -- we love to get personal email. We need to get our business email. But, do we need to get all the junk emails, too? Back in the early 1990's, I remember checking my email one morning and finding a really neat one -some creative computer science student from Hawaii had sent me his résumé. It took me a little while to figure out what had happened. This was my first-ever piece of spam. This kid had sent his résumé to everyone who had posted a message to any of the Usenet comp.sys.ibmpc newsgroups. Even after I knew what he did, I thought it was cool. Not too long after that, though, was the start of the most prolific Usenet spam -- the "green card lottery" spam. Fast forward to 2005: I now receive about 250-300 emails per day, and it seems like 50% of them must be spam. Our ISPs can help, but, as users, we also have ways to control this. First, never open or "preview" the junk email (with Outlook and Outlook Express, the "preview pane" actually opens the email in an embedded Internet Explorer window, which is probably one of the worst things you could do from a security point of view.) Second, never, ever, click on the link in the spam email if you do open it. Third, never, ever, ever buy the product advertised through spam. Spammers send millions of emails, hoping that even a tiny percentage of recipients will buy through their advertisement. If people refuse to buy the products advertised with spam, then the spammers will give up! What else can you do? One control system you can use is a program called Mailwasher. With Mailwasher, you preview the sender and subject of emails before you actually download the emails from your ISP. Then, you can delete the junk emails before they are sent to you. The power of
Mailwasher, though, is that you can cause Mailwasher to bounce the email back as if your email address did not exist. If you are lucky, your bounces cause the bad guys to take you off their list. Outlook has its own "junk filter" system built in; however, I have heard mixed reports on its effectiveness. Some other email programs also have built-in junk filters. My choice is a free email “classification program” called PopFile, that handles spam/junk email as well as classifying any other type of email you want to identify -- such as "work," "computer tips," and "hobby." PopFile works in conjunction with "rules" that you create in Outlook & Outlook Express, also known as "filters" in other programs like Eudora, to segregate spam from the good stuff. By default, PopFile will add "[spam]" to the beginning of the subject line of a message that it thinks is spam. Then, you can use the rules/filters to say "if the subject contains [spam], put this email in the junk folder." After training -- you have to train any anti-spam system to tell it what you think is spam -- PopFile on my computer has averaged 99.45% accuracy since I reset the statistics in May, 2004 -- that's on over 165,000 emails! You can download PopFile at http://popfile.sourceforge.net. It is free to use and free to share. PopFile works with Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird and other POP3 email programs.
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HOTNEWS Biznet Sponsorship MarkPlus Launching Website MarkPlus Club 23 January 2008 at Ballroom Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta
Biznet Sponsorship MarkPlus Launching Website MarkPlus Club 29 January 2008 at Ballroom Shangri-la Hotel Surabaya
Biznet Sponsorship Workshop Hermawan Kartajaya 22-23 February 2008 at Ballroom Intercontinental MidPlaza Hotel Jakarta
R O A D
16-17 Jan 2008 Graha Pratama
Biznet Sponsorship MarkPlus Club Seminar 26 February 2008 at Ballroom Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta
Biznet Sponsorship Mastel Golf Tournament 27 March 2008 at Klub Bogor Raya
Biznet Sponsorship MarkPlus Workshop 28-29 March 2008 at Ballroom Aryaduta Hotel Jakarta
S H O W
3-4 Mar 2008 Wisma Hayam Wuruk
19-20 Jan 2008
5-6 Mar 2008
Apartemen Slipi
Wisma Sejahtera
30-31 Jan 2008 Graha Elnusa & Menara Supra
9-10 Feb 2008 Apartemen Parama
20-21 Feb 2008 Gedung Victoria & Wisma Slipi
27-28 Feb 2008 Sentral Senayan & Gedung Samudera Indonesia
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12-13 Mar 2008 Graha Iskandarsyah & Wisma Korindo
26-27 Mar 2008 Wisma Millenia
27-28 Mar 2008 Wisma SMR
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