Return On Investment Calculator
 
Direct Costs
Company Size
Enter Number of Employees
 
IT Employee Cost Year
Calculated at an average 25% time allocation for a
IT resource to deal with the spam issues on the network
 
Operational Resources
Employees supporting e-mail protection
 
Other Direct Cost (Annually)
Software, bandwidth, storage costs
 
Hardware And Software for e-mail Protection
Calculated at $10 per employee per year
Rate per employee per year using Mail-Block
 
Total, Direct Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
 
Productivity Costs
Average Number of e-mail Messages Per User Per Day
Enter number of e-mail messages per day. (Avg. 40)
 
Percent of e-mail that is Spam
On average, 50-60% of company messages are spam.
 
Average Hourly Wage of Employee
Enter hourly wage of employees.
 
Other Productivity Costs (Annually)
(e.g. for virus outbreaks leading to data loss, e-mail
communication interruptions, and help desk support
time to deal with spam and viruses). Most companies
spend on average $8.00 per employee.
 
Total Productivity Costs
Your Total Annual Costs
 
Total Costs (Direct + Productivity)
 
 
 
Mail-Block Guaranteed Anti-Spam Technology
 
Cost based on per user per year.
Savings per month
Savings per year.
Notes:
1. Calculated at an average 25% time allocation for an IT employee to deal with spam issues
2. $24 dollars per hour average wage is about $50,000 per year.
3. ICSA Labs states the average virus outbreak cost corporations $10,000
4. Other indirect costs can arise from breaches of confidentiality, legal liability and harm to a company reputation.
5. This cost will vary depending on the number of unique e-mail users we protect.
Reduce IT costs

  • Eliminate the amount of time IT administrators spend managing spam and answering spam related support questions.
  • Better manage system resources including mail server performance, storage and bandwidth and security
  • Use the form provided to calculate your companies savings using the Mail-Block technology.
  • Change the information on the form to match what your company is currently spending.