Commtouch, Sybari Join Forces to Protect Enterprises From Spam; HP is a Channel for New Alliance.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2003 Commtouch(R) (Nasdaq:CTCH CTCH Common Traffic Channel ), a global developer and provider of proprietary enterprise anti-spam solutions, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commtouch Inc., has entered into a strategic alliance with leading messaging and collaboration security provider Sybari Software, Inc. The first goal of the alliance will be to promote to Sybari's more than 8 million messaging and collaboration server users around the world the superior protection offered by Commtouch's anti-spam technology. As part of HP's longstanding relationship with Sybari as a key channel for many of its products, HP will also resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. the alliance solution. "At HP, we are always looking to provide enterprises with technologically advanced solutions that help create productive environments for their employees, customers and partners," said Tony Redmond, Chief Technology Officer for HP Consulting and Integration. "Sybari's knowledge of messaging platforms and Commtouch's analytical approach to spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). blocking should produce an excellent solution for protection against spam in the enterprise." The alliance solution combines all the benefits of Commtouch's proprietary technology, honed over many years of experience as a messaging provider, with Sybari's extensive experience in providing pre-emptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. security for messaging and collaboration servers. "Sybari is delighted to be working with Commtouch as a strategic technology partner," said Tom Buoniello, Sybari Software VP Product Management. "Our extensive evaluation of potential partners' solutions proved to us that Commtouch offers not only the greatest detection accuracy, but also the high level of end user and IT experience our customers demand. We are proud to bring our customers a state-of-the-art anti-spam solution that enables us to meet our commitment to provide high-quality, real-time protection Real-time protection, on-access scanning, background guard, resident shield, autoprotect, and other synonyms refer to the automatic protection provided by most antivirus, antispyware, and other antimalware programs, which is arguably their most important against threats to messaging and collaboration efficiency." The alliance solution is an enterprise gateway that installs directly onto the customer's SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. server, providing greater than 97% accuracy in spam detection with minimal false positives. The gateway communicates with the Commtouch Anti-Spam remote service center to ensure real-time protection against spam through its on-the-fly spam pattern analysis and classification services. Once installed, the gateway requires minimal IT overhead and end users are not required to make any changes to the way in which they interact with their email. "We originally approached Sybari because of their excellent track record in providing effective security solutions in the Microsoft messaging and collaboration server market, particularly Exchange," said Commtouch CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Gideon Mantel. "That they have selected our solution is a major vote of confidence in the quality and business value of our technology. Sybari's high-end global customer base makes this agreement a solid foundation for increased sales in 2004." Commtouch's proven anti-spam technology has been evolving since its initial use some seven years ago. At the heart of the system is the company's patent-pending statistical analysis technique, which processes a sufficiently large In mathematics, the phrase sufficiently large is used in contexts such as:
v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. or open messages in order to determine whether or not those messages are spam. The alliance solution will begin shipping in early October through Sybari's sales channels around the world. About Sybari Software, Inc. Since 1995, Sybari has led the market in providing innovative solutions that protect leading messaging and collaboration environments from viruses and security threats. Today, over 8 million messaging and collaboration server users are virus and spam free, as a direct result of Sybari's Antigen antigen: see immunity. antigen Foreign substance in the body that induces an immune response. The antigen stimulates lymphocytes to produce antibodies or to attack the antigen directly (see antibody;immunity). technology. Sybari is headquartered in East Northport East Northport, uninc. residential town (1990 pop. 20,411), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island. , N.Y., with EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and additional offices in Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Dubai, Singapore, Australia, and Japan. To learn more, visit the company's web site at http://www.sybari.com. About Commtouch Software Ltd. Commtouch Software Ltd. is a developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam solutions. The company's core technologies reflect its dozen years of experience as a leading vendor of email software applications and provider of global messaging services. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and its subsidiary, Commtouch Inc., is based in Mountain View, Calif. The company was founded in 1991 and has been publicly traded since 1999 (Nasdaq:CTCH). To learn more about Commtouch's solutions, visit our web site at http://www.commtouch.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including projections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense future tense n. A verb tense expressing future time. Noun 1. future tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future future , and statements including words such as "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," or "believe" are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on information available to us at the time of the release; we assume no obligation to update any of them. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion n. The process or condition of becoming worse. in the Internet market, commerce and the general economy both domestic as well as international; fewer than expected new-partner relationships; competitive factors including pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by competitors; availability of qualified staff for expansion; and technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products as well as those risks described in the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are available through www.sec.gov. Note: Commtouch(R) is a registered trademark of Commtouch Software Ltd. Other terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others. |
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