Commtouch Signs 50th Reseller, Launches Reseller Partner Program; Commtouch Anti-Spam Partner Program Provides Dedicated Web Portal, Extensive Marketing and Training Resources.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003

Commtouch(R) (Nasdaq:CTCH), a developer and provider of proprietary enterprise anti-spam solutions, announced today the launch of its Commtouch Anti-Spam Partners (CAP) reseller program, coinciding with signing its 50th channel partner.

The CAP program creates an umbrella environment for authorized resellers of Commtouch's enterprise anti-spam solutions, positioning those resellers as an extension of the Commtouch field sales force. The goals of CAP are to:

-- Motivate member companies to promote the Commtouch solution

through the provision of programs that drive business

-- Provide materials and resources that enable member companies

to educate their staff and customers on the unique benefits of

the Commtouch solution

-- Provide mechanisms by which these resources are available to

member companies on demand, along with a seamless process for

managing evaluations and processing orders with Commtouch

"When we learned the extent of the benefits and support that would be available to us through the CAP program, we were even more impressed by the Commtouch offering. Not only does Commtouch have a fine product, they also have a real appreciation of what the channel needs from its key vendors," said Glen A Jones, Jr., CEO of TechPower Solutions, Inc., a leading systems integrator with offices in Seattle, WA and Portland, Ore. and the 50th partner to sign with Commtouch.

Existing Commtouch channel partner S&L International, an IT services and consulting company in Pasadena, Calif., echoes that view. "We spent more than seven months looking for an enterprise anti-spam solution that would meet our clients' needs," said Shyam Manwani, CEO of S&L International. "We evaluated more than a dozen offerings, and Commtouch was way ahead on detection, with 97% accuracy against 83% from one of the 'market leaders'.

"That result, coupled with the minimal false positives, low IT maintenance, and simple proof-of-concept deployment, sold us on the product. When we also learned that Commtouch was a 100% channel operation, with a well-thought-out channel partner program, we knew the decision to go with Commtouch was the right one."

All existing Commtouch resellers will automatically be enrolled into the program at either Preferred or Elite level, and will shortly receive a Getting Started kit including the following:

-- A guide to CAPsule, the CAP program's dedicated web portal 

-- Details of technical and business focused training programs

-- CAP authorization graphics

-- How to access lead generation opportunities

-- A free license to the Commtouch Anti-Spam product for use in

house

"As our Regional Managers go about their day-to-day business, it is clear that Commtouch's truly unique approach to spam detection and blocking has captured the minds of our partners," adds Commtouch Sales VP Tim Straight. "The Commtouch Anti-Spam solution was commercially released less than three months ago and already we have more than 35 corporate customers, several dozen evaluation deployments, and fifty CAP members.

"Published research (by Osterman Research) states that almost 46% of companies still have no anti-spam solution in place, and of the 54% that do, almost half those companies are dissatisfied with their solution. I'd say to all the Exchange resellers out there -- if you're not looking at Commtouch and the CAP program, you're missing a huge opportunity."

About Commtouch Anti-Spam

Commtouch uses patent-pending proprietary statistical analysis techniques to deliver format- and language-independent real-time protection against spam without compromising email security and privacy. Commtouch Anti-Spam requires minimal IT overhead and enables end users to control spam without changing their email behavior.

Commtouch Anti-Spam consists of two main elements: the Service Center and one or more Enterprise Gateways. The combination of these two elements delivers a powerful and effective solution to detect and block spam attacks in real-time. The company's unique approach filters mail at the gateway, before it is distributed to recipients; this process is supported by the remote Service Center that provides real-time signatures and information about global spam attacks before they can reach corporate mail servers.

About Commtouch

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.

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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