Tumbleweed Unveils Latest Version of Industry Leading MailGate with Anti-Virus Technology and Improved Anti-Spam Performance
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2004--Tumbleweed(R) Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:TMWD), a leading provider of secure Internet messaging software and appliances for enterprises and government agencies, announced today the 2.1 release of the company's MailGate, an award-winning Linux based appliance used to fight spam and viruses. The new version of MailGate 2.1 introduces comprehensive anti-virus scanning and blocking capabilities -- and an updated anti-spam data set to improve the spam capture rate of the MailGate appliance.
Sold as an optional feature set, MailGate Anti-Virus Scanning is powered by the McAfee Olympus Engine. When MailGate Anti-Virus Scanning is enabled, all incoming email is scanned for viruses. Email containing viruses can be tagged and quarantined or deleted according to the administrator's settings. MailGate 2.1 also introduces enhancements for improved anti-spam performance, as well as user interface improvements for easier administration and use of the MailGate. MailGate 2.1 supports the MailGate 1300 appliance platform with faster processor and additional message storage capacity.
"We are pleased to announce the 2.1 release of the award-winning MailGate appliance with anti-virus," said Jeff Smith, Chairman and CEO of Tumbleweed Communications Corp. "We will continue to develop products that strengthen our leadership position in the email security markets by making Internet communications secure for our customers by offering the broadest, most flexible options for stopping unwanted e-mail that often can contain mechanisms for fraud and other attacks."
This represents the latest update of Tumbleweed's award-winning Linux-based anti-spam appliance and the first MailGate product release since Tumbleweed announced its acquisition of leading anti-spam appliance vendor, Corvigo. By adding a hardened, secure Linux-based anti-spam appliance to its portfolio, Tumbleweed strengthens its leadership position in the email security markets by offering customers the broadest, most flexible options for stopping spam with either the MailGate hardened Linux-based appliance, or Tumbleweed's Email Firewall, a globally scalable Windows-based enterprise software solution.
Pricing and Availability
The MailGate is available immediately and will be sold through Tumbleweed's direct inside and reseller sales channels in the USA and Europe. For additional information visit www.tumbleweed.com.
About Tumbleweed's MailGate Appliance
MailGate, Tumbleweed's top-rated Linux appliance, provides email filtering solutions based on Tumbleweed's proprietary IBF (Intent Based Filtering) technology. IBF technology uses artificial intelligence to determine the intent of an email and then act upon that intent. IBF technology has proven to be effective with 95% filtering and extremely low false positives, easy to update, and inexpensive to maintain. MailGate also provides junk, legitimate, and bulk email categories to give users more control over how their email is categorized. MailGate was rated #1 against major competitors in real-world testing by InfoWorld in February, 2004. More than 100 enterprise customers including organizations such as Cox Communications Middle America, Hammacher-Schlemmer and Purdue University have deployed the MailGate to fight spam.
About Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
Tumbleweed is a leading provider of secure Internet messaging software and appliances for enterprises and government agencies. By making Internet communications secure, reliable and automated, Tumbleweed's anti-spam email firewall, secure file transfer, secure email, and identity validation solutions help customers significantly reduce the cost of doing business. Tumbleweed products are used to communicate with millions of end-users and tens of thousands of corporations. Tumbleweed has more than 600 enterprise customers, including ABN Amro, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the US Navy and Marine Corps. Tumbleweed Communications was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. For additional information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call 650-216-2000.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on current plans and expectations, and that a number of factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement below.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, particularly with respect to the features and performance of Tumbleweed's MailGate appliance and IBF technology. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed's Form 10-K filed March 15, 2004 and Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2004.
Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release, which represents the company's expectations only as of the date of this release and should not be viewed as a statement about the company's expectations after such date. Although this release may remain available on either company's website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that either company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein.
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