Analyst and market research firm, Radicati Group ranked USA.NET (News - Alert) as a “Top Player” in their Hosted Business Email–Market Quadrant 2008 report. USA.NET was recognized for leading the market in terms of market share and for its comprehensive suite of affordable hosted business email services. Google (News - Alert) was the only other company that ranked close to USA.NET as a top player.

This ranking follows a similar recognition from the Radicati Group in October in the hosted Microsoft Exchange market. “In this challenging economy, companies are seeking outsourced providers that meet the high deliverability and reliability needs email and messaging require. We are proud that these 3rd parties see us as the best choice,” said Doug Howard, president of USA.NET and chief strategy Officer of its parent company, Perimeter eSecurity.

The report cited that USA.NET’s scalable and customizable Hosted Microsoft (News - Alert) Exchange solution can be modified to fit a company’s needs. There are dedicated technical account managers who serve as a private IT consultants in addition to their professional services group. USA.NET offers a host of host of premium security solutions including anti-spam and anti-virus protection. It also has advanced services such as, personal quarantine, collaboration suites, archiving and content filtering services.

Optional solutions offered include hosted Microsoft Windows SharePoint site, secure Instant Messaging, email archiving capabilities, business continuity archiving, compliance archiving, encrypted email, enforced TLS, content filtering, and directory synchronization.

The report highlighted the following standout features of the USA.NET hosted business-class e-mail offering including its proprietary hosted e-mail solution, Commercial Messaging Services, and Hosted Exchange offerings.

Both services are available in various packages that can be mixed and matched to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and to take advantage of advanced features such as mobility support for all popular handheld devices.

Thirty eight million messages are processed by USA.NET on a daily basis and it also manages 80 terabytes of data and over 1 million business mailboxes in 120 countries. USA.NET is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Perimeter eSecurity, the only provider of complete security on demand, which offers more than 50 different on demand security services.