PALO ALTO, CA - August 21, 2003 - Anti-spam attorney Anne P. Mitchell has left Habeas, the assured email deliverability company which she helped to found, and has stepped into a leadership role at the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy ("ISIPP").

"While it is very tough for me to walk away from a company which I helped to found, and spent the last year of my life helping to grow, it was the right thing to do," explained Mitchell. "The board advised me that they were replacing me with a new CEO, with a different background and focus, and asked me to stay on as senior strategist. However, while I am phenomenally proud of all that we have accomplished in the past year, it is unlikely that I would have been comfortable with any new direction which the company may take, and this would have been frustrating for all concerned. Working with ISIPP is a much better fit for me at this stage, and I'm incredibly excited about this opportunity."

"In the year since it first opened its doors, Habeas has become an industry leader in the assured e-mail delivery space," said Tony Basoglu, Chief Technical Officer for Outblaze Limited. "Habeas's efforts have been both innovative and well-received, in large part owing to Anne Mitchell's reputation and steadfast approach in securing the company's position in the industry."

Mitchell, who has provided advice to both state and Federal legislators on anti-spam policy and legislation, has taken the lead as President and CEO of the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy, a privately funded think tank and consultancy firm. ISIPP provides policy and procedure analysis and advice to both the public and private sectors, including legislators, regulatory agencies, email marketers, and ISPs.

"We have assembled an amazing group of expert advisors in Internet, email, and spam policies and procedures, including Internet expert and author John Levine, the California ISP Association's Mike Jackman, and Internet intellectual property attorney Mike Grow," said Mitchell, founder of the Email Management Roundtable and co-Chair of last month's Email Deliverability Summit. "If you have questions relating to spam or email policy, we're the ones to talk to."