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Hong Kong Polytechnic University chooses Mirapoint for Campus-wide Messaging
Mirapoint System will Serve More than 25,000 Users

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 5, 2002 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has chosen Mirapoint, a leader in Internet messaging systems, to enhance its email infrastructure that serves more than 25,000 students, staff and faculty members. Mirapoint's Message Director will act as the foundation for developing a highly-optimized Internet messaging infrastructure that is predictable in operation, reliable and easy to maintain. Advanced content-filtering capabilities incorporated in the system will also protect users from the thousands of unsolicited emails received daily as well as those messages containing viruses.

"In terms of enrollment, PolyU is the largest University Grants Commission-funded tertiary institution in Hong Kong," said Kent Leung, chief computing officer, Information Technology Services Office, of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. "All students, staff and faculty members require quick and reliable access to computing and email resources for administration, research, teaching and learning. With so many users and a growing volume of email, we upgraded our existing messaging systems to provide better virus protection, which is becoming critical to the University."

According to Leung, because managing and maintaining a messaging system is a complex and costly business, they looked for an easily manageable and cost-effective approach to enhance their messaging infrastructure. "Mirapoint's solution allows staff and students to send and receive messages with anti-virus protection and works on a cross-platform basis, offering ease of deployment," Leung said.

The Mirapoint Message Director is a tightly integrated messaging hardware and software solution that is simple to deploy. With support for Internet standards, Mirapoint's solution works within any Internet messaging environment to provide high-performing, scaleable message routing services.

"Universities are often a major driving force in the adoption of new technologies and adept at spotting important trends in technology," said Simon Tsang, territory manager, North Asia, Mirapoint. "Here in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is regarded as a key influencer to many other educational bodies, and as such is an important win for Mirapoint." Previously, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University had purchased separate hardware and storage components, along with general-purpose operating systems ,to address their messaging requirements. This approach required costly integration of components to create a complete set of messaging services. Mirapoint delivered a purpose-built, integrated messaging system that eliminated the complications and excessive costs of the piecemeal approach.

About the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The University is the largest tertiary institution in terms of number of students, with approximately 22,000 full-time and part-time students. A wide range of courses which directly meets industrial, commercial and community needs is offered. In addition to meeting Hong Kong's manpower requirements, PolyU also makes significant contributions towards the territory's success by providing the public and private sectors with its expanding range of consultancy, professional training and applied research services. Through these activities, the University maintains a strong partnership with the business and industrial sectors.

About Mirapoint
Founded in 1997, Mirapoint designs and manufactures specialized, dedicated Internet messaging solutions optimized for fast deployment in service provider, enterprise, education and government environments worldwide. Mirapoint's cost-effective and modular solutions provide customers with high performance, high reliability, built-in security and easy integration with legacy messaging infrastructure. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information on Mirapoint, call 800-937-8118 or visit its Web site at http://www.mirapoint.com.

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