Sendmail Partners With Commtouch to Combat Spam and Viruses at Zero-Hour
Tuesday February 14, 6:00 am ET
Sendmail Strengthens Mailstream Manager and Sentrion Appliance With Recurrent Pattern Detection Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2006--Sendmail Inc. and Commtouch (Nasdaq:CTCH - News), two leaders in email infrastructure and security technology, announced today the signing of a new OEM licensing agreement. Through this partnership, Sendmail will offer its customers cutting edge spam filtering and Zero-Hour(TM) virus protection services, based on Commtouch's Recurrent Pattern Detection(TM) (RPD(TM)) technology.
"With the worldwide growth of spam, and increasingly threatening virus outbreaks, we need the most advanced technology to defend our customers' email infrastructures," said Richard Kreysar, CEO, Sendmail, Inc. "An especially concerning trend is the growing speed of distribution. The most dangerous viruses are distributed before most anti-virus products have a chance to update their signatures. Commtouch's innovative, real-time detection approach to email classification, combined with our Mailstream Manager and Sentrion appliance adaptive policy framework, provides unmatched protection from spam, phishing, viruses, spyware and other malware."
The evolution of attacks has created a vulnerability gap for business, government, and consumer email users. A Recent FBI Computer Crime Survey finds that "9 out of 10 U.S. businesses suffered from a computer virus, spyware or other online attacks in 2004 or 2005 despite widespread use of security software." Responses from a cross-section of more than 2,000 public and private organizations surveyed in four states reveal that while 98% of respondents used a traditional anti-virus solution, nearly 84% still suffered an attack within the last year, and 20% indicated they had experienced 20 or more attacks.
"The partnership with Sendmail is additional proof that Commtouch's technology has become the choice of leaders. We are proud to be working with such a recognized leader and innovator in email and email security," said Gideon Mantel, Commtouch, CEO. "Sendmail's top-of-the-line software and appliance solutions are a perfect platform for Commtouch's RPD technology. Together, we believe we can deliver the world's finest anti-spam and Zero-Hour virus protection services to customers worldwide."
Sendmail, which has over 4,500 global customers worldwide and serves millions of mailboxes, will market Commtouch's RPD within the Mailstream email security software family and Sentrion family of email security appliances launched in 2005. Sendmail's customer base will benefit from Commtouch's global detection network, which protects enterprises, service providers and consumers in over 140 countries.
Commtouch's RPD is a network-based technology that detects patterns of massive outbreaks in email traffic to block spam and email-born malware attacks within minutes or even seconds of their distribution.
The Sendmail products incorporating Commtouch RPD and Zero-Hour technology will be available in March 2006. For further information, visit Sendmail and Commtouch representatives in booth 1810 at RSA in San Jose, or contact info@sendmail.com or nospam@commtouch.com.
About Sendmail
Sendmail, Inc. is a global provider of enterprise solutions for secure, dependable, and compliant messaging. Sendmail solutions help organizations eliminate unwanted messages, effectively manage their mail stream, and address regulatory compliance and corporate governance requirements. Customers across 16 countries and the majority of the Fortune 1000, rely on Sendmail for their end-to-end email security and infrastructure needs: gateway security, secure routing, policy management, internal and outbound mail management, quarantine, and email access and storage. Sendmail is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with offices and distributors in Europe, Asia and North America. Visit www.sendmail.com or call 1-87-SENDMAIL.
About Commtouch
Commtouch Software Ltd. (Nasdaq:CTCH - News) is dedicated to protecting and preserving the integrity of the world's most important communications tool -- email. Commtouch has 15 years of experience developing messaging software, and is a global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam and Zero-Hour virus protection solutions. Using core technologies including RPD Recurrent Pattern Detection, the Commtouch Detection Center analyzes billions of email messages per month to identify new spam and malware outbreaks within minutes of their introduction into the Internet. Integrated by over 35 OEM partners, Commtouch technology protects thousands of organizations, with 35 million users in 130 countries. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel, and has a subsidiary in Mountain View, CA. For more information, see: www.commtouch.com, including the Commtouch online lab detailing spam statistics and charts.
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