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Brightmail Predicts Half of All E-mail Will Be Spam

Half of all e-mail received in September 2003 will be unsolicited e-mail messages, according to Enrique Salem, CEO of Brightmail. The San Francisco-based firm, which specializes in anti-spam software, has tracked spam’s rise from 7% of e-mail’s volume in April 2001 to more than 48% in June 2003. Spam makes up 79% of all e-mail among some high-profile users, according to the company.

Half of all e-mail received in September 2003 will be unsolicited e-mail messages, according to Enrique Salem, CEO of Brightmail.

The San Francisco-based firm, which specializes in anti-spam software, has tracked spam’s rise from 7% of e-mail’s volume in April 2001 to more than 48% in June 2003. Spam makes up 79% of all e-mail among some high-profile users, according to the company.

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