Commtouch Reports May Spam Trends: More and More Spam Originates Outside the United States; Most Spam is Sent From Korea and the EU.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Commtouch(R) (Nasdaq:CTCHC), the developer of ground breaking RPD RPD Rapid RPD Radiation Protection Dosimetry RPD Rapid Product Development RPD Rochester Police Department RPD Recurrent Pattern Detection (Commtouch anti-spam engine) RPD Relative Percent Difference RPD Removable Partial Denture (TM) technology for real time anti-spam and zero-hour virus protection, today announced 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). trends and statistics for the month of May. The announcement was based on data from the Commtouch Spam Detection Center, which analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. hundreds of millions of spam messages in the month of May 2005. "Our analysis shows that more and more spam is originating from the EU and Korea," said Oren Drori, director of product marketing at Commtouch, adding that there is a simultaneous decline in spam from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Origin of Spam According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. data from the Commtouch Spam Detection Center, a quarter of all spam messages come from the Japan-Korea region. Europe, particularly Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). , is responsible for similar volumes, while less than 20% of world spam is now sent from North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . On a national level, South Korea, the United States and China are the world's leading spam-sending countries.
Regional Breakdown
Japan-Korea 25.78%
Europe 24.71%
North America 18.48%
Greater China (China, HK, Taiwan) 16.32%
APAC 4.73%
South America 9.38%
National Breakdown:
South Korea 23.30%
United States 15.57%
China 13.76%
France 5.52%
Brazil 4.61%
Spain 3.17%
Canada 2.91%
United Kingdom 2.51%
Japan 2.48%
Germany 2.28%
Major Spam Categories
According to data analysis from the Commtouch Spam Detection
Center, pharmaceuticals continue to be the main focus of spammers
(38.57%), followed by financing, frauds, porn and dating, and computer
supplies. The breakdown by categories is as follows:
Pharmaceutical 38.57% (Popular brands: Viagra, Cialis,
Valium, Xanax, Levitra, Vicodin)
Financing 14.83% (Popular themes: Mortgage, mortgage
re-finance, health insurance)
Scams & frauds 11.45% (Popular themes: Stock-alerts,
phishing, and 'Nigerian-sting' variations)
Computer supplies 11.13% (Popular software: Microsoft, Adobe,
popular supplies - printer ink)
Porn & dating 10.29% (Popular websites: porn, dating,
gay-dating)
Gifts & Shopping 4.70% (Popular themes: Rolex fakes, cigars &
wines)
Other 7.81% (Popular topics: Gambling, e-Marketing)
About Commtouch Commtouch Software Ltd. (Nasdaq:CTCHC) is dedicated to protecting and preserving the integrity of the world's most important communications tool -- email. A global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam solutions, Commtouch has an installed base of over 25 million users. The company's core technologies, including RPD(TM)- Recurrent recurrent /re·cur·rent/ (re-kur´ent) [L. recurrens returning] 1. running back, or toward the source. 2. returning after remissions. re·cur·rent adj. 1. Pattern Detection, reflect Commtouch's 14 years of experience developing messaging software. Commtouch solutions are incorporated into OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and applications and are also sold through channels and resellers. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and has a subsidiary in Mountain View, CA. For more information, see: www.commtouch.com. For coverage of Commtouch technology by industry analysts such as IDC and Osterman Research, see: http://www.commtouch.com/site/ResearchLab/research.asp 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 the failure of Commtouch to satisfy the conditions imposed by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel for the continued listing of Commtouch shares on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market; business conditions and growth or deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion n. The process or condition of becoming worse. in the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the market, commerce and the general economy, both domestic as well as international; fewer than expected new-partner relationships; fewer than expected license agreements resulting from Commtouch's exclusive rights to market DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. ; competitive factors including pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by competitors; the ability of our OEM partners to successfully penetrate markets with products integrated with Commtouch technology; a slower than expected acceptance rate for real time AV solutions in general and the Commtouch Zero Hour(TM) Virus Protection product in particular; availability of qualified staff for expansion; and technological difficulties and resource constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. encountered in developing new products, such as the Zero Hour solution, as well as those risks described in the text of this press release and the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are available through www.sec.gov. Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD and Zero-Hour are trademarks, and Commtouch is a registered trademark, of Commtouch Software Ltd. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch. |
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