Sendmail to Deliver Message Management Software Worldwide with HP; Sendmail Software to Be Resold by HP Globally; Joint Anti-Spam Solution Rolled out in U.S. and Europe.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004

Sendmail, Inc. has signed a worldwide reseller agreement with HP. Under the terms of the agreement, Sendmail's message management products will be offered by HP's services and consulting group to customers worldwide. Also available via HP's reseller network, these products include Sendmail's Mailstream Manager for content and message flow security and Mailcenter for carrier-scale storage and access.

Also available today is a new soft bundle for customers, the Anti-Spam Solution, based on Sendmail's Mailstream Anti-spam Solution ("MAS"). It is available on industry-standard HP ProLiant servers running Linux and will also be available on servers running Windows in Q3 2004. Customers have the choice of either two or four-way versions of the HP ProLiant server, which also comes with HP's full Care Pack service and support. This joint solution is available now in North America and Europe, and will roll out to additional markets later this year.

The Anti-Spam Solution complements Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and all other Internet standard email systems. It combines comprehensive spam management and the unique dynamic connection security delivered in Sendmail's MAS, with the stability and performance characteristics of the HP ProLiant servers.

"Today enterprises need a secure and reliable email infrastructure that meets their sophisticated requirements without being complicated to manage. This anti-spam bundle provides a complete, flexible solution that's easy to buy, easy to install and easy to manage," said Greg Olson, executive vice president of product strategy for Sendmail, Inc. "By partnering with the market leader in business and IT services, we expect to extend our message management solutions to customers worldwide through HP's global reseller network."

"Customers want industry-standard platforms on which to deploy their mission-critical applications," said Ron Eller, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Solution Alliances, HP. "The combination of Sendmail's Mailstream Anti-spam Solution and industry-standard HP ProLiant Servers offers customers a complete anti-spam solution, allowing an efficient and affordable way to support and protect their messaging systems."

Sendmail's Mailstream Anti-spam Solution provides an integrated and comprehensive approach to spam filtering. It combats spam messages beginning at the perimeter and extending its protection and management down to the user inbox.

The HP and Sendmail Anti-Spam Solution includes:

-- Sendmail Flow Control: which is designed to protect networks

from Denial of Service attacks and address harvesting, and

help manage the number of emails from a sender moving into or

out of the network

-- Sendmail Switch: which is designed to provide secure remote

routing management and reporting

-- Sendmail Intelligent Inbox: which allows administrators and

end-users to create personal delivery filters to support

filtering for blacklist and whitelist spam handling actions,

all via an intuitive Web-based interface

-- Sendmail's Anti-spam Engine: which is designed to provide

superior spam detection, accuracy and negligible false

positive rates

-- HP ProLiant DL580 and 380 series servers: the ProLiant DL580

G2 is a four-way server that provides the high levels of

performance demanded by today's compute-intensive

applications. The ProLiant DL380 G3 is a dense two-way server

line that combines high-performance technologies such as

Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) to give customers more control and

performance in the same space-saving form factor.

-- Support: HP Care Pack options for the ProLiant server and Web

support from Sendmail. Additional levels of support and

services will be available.

Pricing and availability:

Pricing will initially be in five tiers ranging from 100 to 10,000 users. The Anti-Spam Solution is available from HP resellers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Additional information on the HP and Sendmail Anti-Spam Solution is available at www.hp.com/go/sendmail/ or by phone at 800-888-9909 for North American customers and + 44 (0) 1932 268583 for EMEA customers. More information about HP's complete Linux offering is available at www.hp.com/linux.

About Sendmail, Inc.

Sendmail, Inc. builds email systems for large enterprises and service providers who depend on email in their businesses. With proven technology and expertise, Sendmail works with customers to address their complex messaging challenges. The result is a scalable email infrastructure that the customer can easily manage. Sendmail customers include Sherwin-Williams, the United States Executive Office of the President, Cablevision and Avaya. Sendmail was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., with offices and distributors in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. For more information about Sendmail, Inc., go to www.sendmail.com or call 1-877-363-6245.

(C) Sendmail, Inc. 2004. All rights reserved. Sendmail is a registered trademark of Sendmail Inc. and Sendmail Mailstream Manager, Sendmail Mailcenter, Sendmail Anti-spam Solution, Sendmail Flow Control, Sendmail Switch and Sendmail Intelligent Inbox are all trademarks or servicemarks of Sendmail, Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, servicemarks or trade names are the property of their respective owners.