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ABOUT US
Mission
To create a trusted ecosystem and to foster the elimination of email and Internet fraud,
abuse and data intrusions thereby enhancing online trust, confidence and online
protection of businesses and consumers. The goals include but not limited to
facilitating best practices, data sharing and the deployment and implementation
of internet authentication, identity and reputation solutions and domain defense strategies, providing the ecosystem actionable advice in a vendor neutral environment; increase digital
inclusion and internet usage worldwide by promoting the benefits of internet
safety to users of all ages and demographics.
Through our member companies and organization affiliates, AOTA represents
over one million business and 500 million users worldwide, with members in
Germany, Canada, Demark, Romania, Singapore and the United States.
The Organization & History
Faced with increasing levels of spam and deceptive email, in early 2004, a group
of business, industry and marketing leaders led by Bigfoot Interactive,
Email Senders and Provider Coalition (ESPC), Microsoft, Symantec and Sendmail
began meeting to pursue solutions to authenticate email and improve user
confidence. Following the FTC Authentication Summit in October 2004, a
decision was made to take decisive action to advance authenticated email,
and iin July 2005, the first Email Authentication
Summit was hosted in New York City. Underwritten by over three dozen
industry and business leaders, this premier event was sold out with over 450
attendees. Responding to industry and governmental input, the alliance moved
forward developing tools and resources, hosting the second
Authentication & Reputation Summit
in Chicago in April 2006. Once again the Summit was a sell-out with over 500
attendees, followed with the successful
two-day Summit in Boston in April 2007, expanding the scope to online trust
and confidence. AOTA is a 501c6 IRS approved non-profit organization, incorporated as a
Washington State non-profit corporation.
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