Britton & Koontz, Natchez's Oldest Financial Institution, Banks on Espion's Interceptor to Eliminate Spam.

Integrated Appliance Blocks More Than 99.999% of Spam, Through Unique Artificial Intelligence Engine That Recognizes Patterns, Enables Hands-Off Operation

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Britton & Koontz Bank, N.A., which operates three full service offices in Natchez, two in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and one in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today reported it has virtually halted the inflow of e-mail spam, using the Interceptor[TM] e-mail security appliance from Espion International (Pink Sheets: EPLJ).

The bank reported that from October 28 - November 26, 2006, Espion's Interceptor averaged an accuracy rate of greater than 99.999 percent in blocking spam messages during this period. The Interceptor appliance analyzed almost 7.16 million e-mails sent to Britton & Koontz addresses, an average of more than 238,600 every day.

The Interceptor blocked spam messages before they reached end-users' inboxes, using the Espion Probabilistic Reasoning[TM] (EPR) engine. The EPR engine is a breakthrough hybrid artificial intelligence solution, which learns to recognize key patterns throughout an organization's e-mail flow, providing exceptional inbound threat protection, as well as outbound content policy management, without time- and cost-intensive human intervention or updating of policies.

"The Interceptor is so easy to operate, that many days I do nothing but look at the report that it generates," said Curtis Moroney, Britton & Koontz's systems administrator. Moroney has been dealing with spam-related issues for almost ten years; he has seen the problem get progressively worse, and says Espion's Interceptor helps him stay ahead of spammers. "Its artificial intelligence engine automatically detects and learns patterns that we might otherwise miss. In addition, it is able to quickly learn and identify new spam patterns within seconds to recognize and trap future messages with the same pattern."

Moroney noted that the flow of incoming spam now dwarfs the number of legitimate incoming e-mails on a daily basis, saying that on an average business day, only one-half of one percent of e-mails are actually intended for Britton & Koontz's employees. "We've received a number of calls from competitors, telling me they do a great job at stopping spam," he said. "But Interceptor does a superior job, and I see no reason at all to change."

Espion's family of Interceptor e-mail security appliances begin at less than $10,000. More information is available from the company's website, www.espionintl.com.

About Espion International

Espion International, Inc., based in Costa Mesa, Ca., delivers proven, intelligent management of digital information, leading a revolution in the practical, mainstream application of artificial intelligence, and significantly and positively impacting the way businesses regulate voice, video and data, manage IT growth. Targeting the needs of small- to mid-sized business worldwide, Espion develops solutions that help them comply with security mandates and improve their overall efficiency. A publicly held company, Espion maintains research and development facilities in Baton Rouge, La.