Mirapoint Secure Messaging Infrastructure Solution Recognized as Enterprise Class by Six Leading Analyst Firms.

Mirapoint Recognized by Leading Industry Analysts for Consistently Meeting the End-to-End Secure

Messaging Needs of the Enterprise; Mirapoint Email Security Business Grows 325 Percent Since '04

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Mirapoint, the secure messaging experts, today announced that six industry analyst firms recognize the company's secure messaging infrastructure as an enterprise-class solution that maps to today's business needs. Leading analyst firms including Ferris Research, Grey Consulting, IDC, Osterman Research, Radicati Group and Yankee Group have expressed their support for the design of Mirapoint's secure messaging infrastructure - emphasizing flexibility, scalability, security and low total cost of ownership.

Mirapoint's complete range of enterprise-focused messaging and messaging security appliances, ranging from email security to archiving to email messaging to IM, deliver a secure messaging infrastructure to enterprises worldwide.

"Such hearty analyst recognition is testament to the work we have put into our secure messaging appliances to ensure that we exceed the end-to-end messaging requirements of the enterprise," said Bethany Mayer, chief marketing officer for Mirapoint. "This analyst recognition is validation of our consistent focus on reliability, security and low total TCO which, according to IDC, has led to our email security business growing 325 percent since 2004."

IDC has acknowledged the need for enterprises to evaluate such messaging appliances characteristics as integration efficiency and cost effectiveness - two of Mirapoint's primary focuses in their secure messaging infrastructure.

"Selecting a reliable secure messaging infrastructure is an individual process and every customer has different needs," said Brian Burke, research manager of IDC's Security Products & Services program. "Market leadership and popularity are worth considering, but comprehensive evaluations of enterprise solutions should incorporate customers' individual needs for integration efficiency, cost effectiveness, appropriate support and future changes in users, applications and policies."

Ferris Research applauds Mirapoint's aim - to allow enterprises to deploy one solution to meet an array of messaging requirements such as security, compliance and mobility.

"A secure messaging solution is critical for enterprises," said Richi Jennings, lead analyst for the email security practice at Ferris Research. "Factoring in mobility, security, privacy and compliance can be a daunting task. Mirapoint has addressed these aspects of today's messaging requirements, making it easier for businesses to unleash the potential of messaging and collaboration."

Grey Consulting has noted the benefits of Mirapoint's appliance model which increases operational efficiency, leading to lower TCO over a software-based model.

"The appliance model is increasingly becoming common place within the enterprise," said Maurene Caplan Grey, founder and principal analyst at Grey Consulting. "Serving the email environment by combining the email mailbox server along with email management and security services within an appliance model can improve operational efficiency, which may consequently result in a lowered TCO over a software model."

Osterman Research underscores the ease of integration offered by Mirapoint's broad product portfolio addressing all current enterprise messaging and messaging security needs.

"Mirapoint's secure messaging solution is on target with enterprise needs," said Michael Osterman, president at Osterman Research. "By addressing every aspect of enterprise messaging and collaboration requirements from anti-virus and anti-spam to instant messaging and compliance, the company is among the leaders in setting new messaging standards. As a result, enterprises can benefit greatly from the ease of integration, increased productivity and TCO that Mirapoint's solutions deliver."

The Radicati Group notes the warm reception that Mirapoint's secure messaging infrastructure has received in the market, which has positioned Mirapoint as a top messaging player.

"Mirapoint's approach to secure messaging has been well received in the market," said Dr. Sara Radicati president and chief executive officer, Radicati Group. "The company's innovative approach has quickly placed them in the top 5 messaging players to watch."

Yankee Group classifies enterprises as leaders, mainstreamers or laggards. Leaders are focused on key initiatives such as compliance, spam and user mobility issues, issues that Mirapoint has integrated into its value proposition of its secure messaging infrastructure, positioning Mirapoint as a leader for providing messaging solutions to the enterprise.

"There tends to be a difference in how enterprises spend money on network security. We divide those enterprises into three different areas: leaders, mainstreamers and laggards with security leaders spending a greater portion of their overall IT budget on securing their distributed networks on initiatives such as compliance, spam and user mobility issues," said Chris Liebert of Yankee Group. "Security laggards tend to spend less on these areas and as a result jeopardize their overall business functionality."

Mirapoint is the only vendor in the industry with proven email server, archiving and security appliances that offer carrier-class, 99.999 percent uptime reliability and the industry's lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Mirapoint's Message Server is the industry's only dedicated appliance that integrates email routing, storage, access and management. The industry's first email archiving appliance that employs corporate policies to index and organize messages, Mirapoint's ComplianceVault appliance reduces the cost and complexity of archiving email by eliminating space-wasting spam and duplicated email content, as well as categorizing messages for easy search and retrieval. Mirapoint's RazorGate email security appliances provide multi-layered protection at the network edge to block hackers, spam, and virus threats, with spam and virus catch-rates upwards of 98 percent. Combined, Mirapoint appliances deliver a secure messaging infrastructure to enterprises worldwide.

About Mirapoint

Founded in 1997, Mirapoint is the market leader in appliance-based solutions for secure message networks in enterprise, service provider, and education organizations, with more than 115 million mailboxes served and secured worldwide. Customers use Mirapoint appliances to build the messaging infrastructure that intelligently serves, secures and manages email. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on Mirapoint, visit its Web site at www.mirapoint.com.