Qurb 3.0 Software Makes E-mail Better; Award-winning Anti-Spam Software Stops Phishing Scams and E-mail Fraud, Blocks All Spam and Searches E-mail Instantly.

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Qurb Inc., a provider of award-winning anti-spam and e-mail security software, today announced the general availability of Qurb 3.0, effective, easy-to-use software that protects users from dangerous e-mail scams and stops all spam. New features include anti-fraud/anti-phishing protection, anti-spam enhancements and integrated e-mail search.

Qurb (pronounced "curb") for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express provides the most effective and comprehensive protection against phishing scams, e-mail fraud and spam for consumers and businesses. This release automatically authenticates the source of e-mail messages to block costly scams and security threats that appear to be sent by legitimate companies. To make it even easier to review quarantined messages and find important items in Outlook, Qurb 3.0 includes features that automatically block e-mail from repeat offenders and instantly return results for searches that are initiated directly from the Qurb toolbar in Outlook or Outlook Express.

"Qurb's identity-based approach coupled with comprehensive sender authentication features is particularly well suited to addressing phishing attacks, e-mail forgery and similar types of e-mail fraud," said Michael Osterman, Principal Analyst at Osterman Research. "Qurb 3.0 permits consumers and organizations to be proactive as opposed to reactive in dealing with these sophisticated scams."

Like previous releases of Qurb software, which have been broadly licensed for distribution by OEM software resellers and internet service providers under their respective brands, Qurb 3.0 can be easily re-branded and distributed by OEM resellers, internet service providers and corporations. Qurb 3.0 offers these organizations cost-effective e-mail threat management capabilities that are 100% effective and easy to use by a broad base of consumers and subscribers. Qurb software works immediately upon installation -- without any user configuration or training, making it particularly valuable to consumers, ISPs, software distributors and OEM resellers.

"Qurb software was not only easy to deploy within our organization, it solved the spam problem quickly for every individual without additional training or support and provided instant value and return on our investment," said Nelson Morgan, IT Director for Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA.)

Qurb 3.0 at a Glance

Qurb 3.0 includes advanced e-mail security features that protect end users from phishing scams, identity-theft and other forms of e-mail fraud. While blocking 100% of spam from an individual's inbox, Qurb software now makes it easier than ever to identify legitimate messages sent by people using e-mail addresses that recipients may never have seen before. Key features of Qurb 3.0 include:

--  Anti-Phishing and Fraud Protection

        Qurb 3.0 incorporates a sender authentication framework that
        supports SPF (Sender Policy Framework), Yahoo! DomainKeys and
        other industry authentication standards. Qurb 3.0 is the first
        end-user solution to stamp messages with the results of
        authentication tests to clearly indicate which messages can be
        trusted and which messages are potentially dangerous.

    --  Improved Quarantine Review and Automated Blocking of Repeat
        Offenders

        Qurb 3.0 now blocks messages from repeat offenders,
        automatically adding e-mail senders to the list of blocked
        senders if three or more messages have been received but not
        approved. Qurb uniquely provides a panel to review quarantined
        messages, making it easier than ever to identify legitimate
        messages from senders who are new correspondents or who have
        recently begun using a new e-mail address.

    --  Instant, Integrated Search

        Qurb 3.0 now searches all information in Outlook and Outlook
        Express to instantly find important e-mail messages,
        attachments, appointments, contacts, journal entries and other
        information. Unlike generalized desktop search tools that
        periodically rescan all files to bring the search index back
        up-to-date (and which display inaccurate or incomplete results
        in the interim), Qurb efficiently builds a comprehensive index
        of the complete contents of Outlook and Outlook Express and
        keeps the index continuously up-to-date at all times. The Qurb
        approach conserves computing resources and provides the
        fastest, most reliable, fully-integrated search capability for
        Outlook and Outlook Express.

"Qurb 3.0 solves the biggest problems facing e-mail users by preventing e-mail fraud, eliminating spam, and searching e-mail and attachments easily," said Felix Lin, CEO and co-founder of Qurb. "The fact that it's so easy to use and requires no additional training or configuration makes it an ideal solution for not only consumers but ISPs, software distributors and software publishers."

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Pricing and Availability

Qurb 3.0 software can be re-branded and distributed by software publishers, hardware manufacturers, internet service providers and corporations seeking to protect their subscribers and customers. For more information about volume licensing, branding and distribution opportunities, please contact Qurb at [e-mail].

Qurb 3.0 software is available immediately. For more information please visit http://www.qurb.com. Pricing for individuals begins at $29.95. Qurb e-mail search is available for free by downloading Qurb 3.0 software and disabling the anti-spam and anti-phishing features. For additional pricing and information about software features, updates and availability, or to request a fully licensed version for review with additional features, send e-mail to [e-mail].

About Qurb

Qurb, Inc. provides the most effective, easy-to-use software for blocking spam. The company's award-winning software screens inbound e-mail messages against a list of approved and authenticated senders, enabling businesses to better communicate with their customers. Qurb makes its software available for distribution by internet service providers, direct marketers and corporations. Working with standards bodies and organizations, Qurb promotes policies and standards for regulating mailing lists, promoting sender authentication and maintaining privacy. A privately held company, Qurb was established in 2002 by several of the original founders of AvantGo, Inc. For more information, visit www.qurb.com.