Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall 6.2 Adds Support for OpenPGP Encryption; Enterprise-Class Deployments Also Improved with New Support for Multiple LDAP Directories and Enhanced High Availability and Failover Options.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Tumbleweed tumbleweed, any of several plants, particularly abundant in prairie and steppe regions, that commonly break from their roots at maturity and, drying into a rounded tangle of light, stiff branches, roll before the wind, covering long distances and scattering seed as (R) Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer A managed file transfer (MFT) application is a software product that provides organizations with a holistic solution to their file transfer needs. The responsibilities of a MFT suite include securing the data by encrypting the transmission channel or the data itself, managing , and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the release of the MailGate Email Firewall 6.2, the latest version of Tumbleweed's award-winning email security suite offering comprehensive anti-spam, anti-virus, policy management, outbound content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. , monitoring and encryption. With the addition of OpenPGP encryption, MailGate Email Firewall 6.2 now offers the most comprehensive set of gateway email encryption options on the market. And with added support for multiple LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. directories and enhanced clustering capabilities, MailGate Email Firewall 6.2 can be integrated into the industry's broadest set of enterprise IT environments. "Worldwide, organizations increasingly need to communicate securely with many external recipients such as customers, business partners, and government agencies," said Brian Burke For the hockey executive, see . Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947) was premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. In 1994, Burke was imprisoned for seven months after being convicted of rorting travel expenses. , Research Manager, IDC. "As email security and encryption products mature, organizations are deploying more sophisticated email security solutions. For customers, the breadth of email encryption options supported, as well as enterprise-class manageability and visibility, are becoming critical differentiators for vendors in this market." The MailGate Email Firewall version 6.2 adds OpenPGP encryption support to the product's current set of transparent secure messaging options, delivering the industry's most complete range of gateway encryption capabilities. These capabilities include: --SMG-certified and desktop S/MIME See MIME. encryption and digital signing for interoperable, cross-vendor B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business secure messaging --Enforceable TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless encryption for relay-to-relay secure messaging to internal and external mail servers --OpenPGP encryption and digital signing for B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. secure messaging to individuals with PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) A data encryption program from PGP Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (www.pgp.com). Published as freeware in 1991 and widely used around the world for encrypting e-mail messages and securing files, PGP is available for commercial use and as freeware for desktop software --A set of secure Web-based delivery mechanisms that provide universal B2C secure messaging
-- A secure staging server that uses customizable email
notifications to take the recipient to a secure Web
mailbox via SSL for online access to secure messages
-- A Secure Envelope(TM) that embeds the encrypted message in
an HTML attachment for offline access to secure messages
Additionally, having a complete policy-based encryption and decryption (cryptography) decryption - Any procedure used in cryptography to convert ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext. solution at the gateway ensures that the right business processes for email protection and security are in place, without the need for installation of desktop software. Desktop software can be both expensive to deploy and administer, as well as placing the burden for encryption and decryption management on each individual end user within an organization. New features also include support for multiple LDAP sources to provide richer authentication and single sign-on options. The improved high availability and disaster recovery options provide industry-leading capabilities to meet service levels and maintain the integrity of enterprise email at the perimeter. As email has become more and more mission critical to businesses and government organizations, they have begun to look for integrated, enterprise-class email security products to streamline, protect, and manage their email infrastructure. This is driven by the dramatic growth of spam, phishing, viruses, and spyware in inbound email, as well as the need to monitor and control the content of outbound email sent by the organization for regulatory compliance purposes (including HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, , GLBA GLBA Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (Financial Modernization Act of 1999) GLBA Gay and Lesbian Business Association GLBA Great Lakes Booksellers Association GLBA Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve , SB 1386, and Sarbanes-Oxley), and to protect sensitive customer and company data from disclosure. "With this latest version of our MailGate Email Firewall, Tumbleweed is leading the industry in offering the highest levels of flexibility, performance and functionality while emphasizing the widest range of encryption options," said Craig Brennan, 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. of Tumbleweed. "The MailGate Email Firewall is an integrated solution that provides our customers with best-in-class capabilities to protect their organizations against today's email threats while reducing administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. ." The Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall version 6.2 is available now. MailGate Email Firewall can be used alone, or in combination with other Tumbleweed email security products to provide complete, multi-tier email security. About the Tumbleweed MailGate Product Suite The Tumbleweed MailGate Suite is a family of products for protecting, filtering and monitoring corporate email. These best-in-breed products enable businesses to manage inbound and outbound traffic, block threats, encrypt messages and optimize network performance. MailGate products include Email Firewall software, MailGate Appliance, Edge and Secure Messenger, each optimized for specific environments and security challenges. --MailGate Email Firewall: A comprehensive email security offering, with functionality ranging from inbound threat prevention to outbound content filtering, monitoring and encryption. --MailGate Appliance: A powerful and easy-to-deploy hardened Linux appliance, providing integrated network edge defense, antispam, antivirus, content filtering, policy management, and outbound encryption. --MailGate Secure Messenger: A policy-based, secure message delivery solution that inspects incoming and outgoing mail and dynamically applies user-defined encryption and routing preferences. About Tumbleweed Communications Corp. Tumbleweed provides security software and appliances for email protection, file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to safely conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offers these solutions in three comprehensive product suites: MailGate, SecureTransport, and Validation Authority. MailGate provides protection against spam, viruses, and attacks, and enables policy-based message filtering, encryption, and routing. SecureTransport enables business to safely exchange large files and transactions without proprietary software. Validation Authority is the world-leading solution for determining the validity of digital certificates. Tumbleweed's enterprise and government customers include ABN Amro, Banc of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. , JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, and all four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Tumbleweed was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call 650-216-2000. SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. STATEMENT Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on plans and expectations as of the date of the press release, and that a number of factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement below. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, particularly with respect to the functionality and performance of Tumbleweed products. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed March 16, 2005 and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed August 9, 2005. Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release, which represents the Company's expectations only as of the date of this release and should not be viewed as a statement about the Company's expectations after such date. Although this release may remain available on the Company's website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that the Company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein. |
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