Sendmail and Elron Software Team Up to Offer Powerful Content Filtering Policy Management Capabilities on Sendmail Internet Mail Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000 Integrated Solutions Provide Additional Control, Quality and Ease of Deployment for Enterprise Communications Sendmail, Inc., the provider of the ubiquitous Sendmail(R) Internet Mail See Internet e-mail service. platform for e-communications, applications and services, today announced a new partnership with Elron Software, Inc., the creators of IM Message Inspector, the most advanced, intelligent content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. tool for e-mail policy management. Message Inspector is part of the award-winning Internet Manager(tm) (IM) family of products from Elron Software. Message Inspector gives businesses the power to proactively manage their Internet usage policies by automatically analyzing messages for unauthorized confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead and inappropriate content such as offensive language that could incur legal liability. Message Inspector will work seamlessly with Sendmail's integrated environment for Internet Mail routing and can be centrally implemented for the entire enterprise. The joint effort of Sendmail and Elron Software will deliver next generation Internet See Internet2. Mail routing solutions for corporations and service providers who rely on Internet Mail as a mission critical business tool. "Message Inspector is a critical solution for businesses who need to protect themselves from unwanted and potentially dangerous content hidden within their email traffic," said Greg Olson (person) Greg Olson - President and CEO of Sendmail Inc.. Olson is an industry veteran who worked on distributed systems at Summit Systems Inc. then at Britton Lee Inc., Sybase Inc. and Integrated Systems Inc.. , 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. , Sendmail, Inc. "The integration of Sendmail's Switch product line with Message Inspector will deliver a reliable and easy to use system for maximizing the efficiency and integrity of their Internet Mail." More than a simple filtering product, Message Inspector employs Full Text Analysis, patented and patent-pending technology that discerns both the content and context of messages. Message Inspector delivers greater accuracy thereby minimizing 'false positives' and reducing the hidden costs associated with other solutions that require manual handling to identify content that is contextually appropriate. In addition to protection from legal liability and the release of sensitive information, Message Inspector also reduces network congestion In data networking and queueing theory, network congestion occurs when a link or node is carrying so much data that its quality of service deteriorates. Typical effects include queueing delay, packet loss or the blocking of new connections. by removing unwanted attachments and spam messages. Because Sendmail Multi Switch provides an integrated environment for Internet Mail routing, policy controls for Message Inspector and all other mail management API plug-ins can be centrally implemented for the entire enterprise. "Because Sendmail has such an extensive installed base, it is the ideal platform for bringing the powerful email policy management of Message Inspector to those organizations who need it most," said Elron Software's Larry Derany, Vice President of Engineering and Product Marketing. "Working together with Sendmail, we can eliminate key concerns associated with Internet business communications so organizations can concentrate on delivering value to their customers." About Sendmail, Inc. Based in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. , U.S.A., privately held Sendmail, Inc. delivers the ubiquitous Sendmail Internet Mail platform for e-communications, applications, and services. Sendmail, Inc. collaborates with its commercial customers, partners and the Open Source community to advance the Internet Mail platform powering the majority of mail servers on the Internet today. For additional information on Sendmail, Inc., please visit its web site at www.sendmail.com. About the award-winning Internet Manager family from Elron Software, Inc. The Internet Manager family from Elron Software (www.elronsoftware.com) delivers award-winning solutions for content filtering and Internet Access See how to access the Internet. Management. The Internet Manager family enables organizations to develop, implement, and manage an Internet policy. In addition to Message Inspector, the Internet Manager family currently includes IM Web Access Manager -- a market leading solution for Web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. content management. With the Internet Manager family, customers can: enable policy-based management, reinforce a published policy for employee Internet usage, and align Internet usage with business priorities. Web Access Manager was recently named an "Editor's Choice" award-winner from Network Computing magazine in a comparative review of Internet monitoring software. Message Inspector was just named an "Editor's Choice" award-winner by PC Magazine and earlier this year was named a "Codie Finalist" by the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ) for Best Enterprise product and Best Debut of a Business Software product. Elron Software is a privately owned-subsidiary of Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ELRNF). Note to Editors: Sendmail is a registered trademark of Sendmail, Inc. 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