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MIRAPOINT RECOGNIZED AS 2007 HOT COMPANY BY INFO SECURITY PRODUCTS GUIDE IN SECURITY AND ENTERPRISE CATEGORIES
Mirapoint’s Product Innovation, Vision, and Market Leadership are Key to Winning Two Prestigious “Hot Company” Info Security Awards

Sunnyvale, Calif. – January 31, 2007 – Mirapoint today announced that the company has received two awards from Info Security Products Guide for the “Hot Companies” award for 2007 in the security and enterprise categories. Selected from an industry analysis of more than 500 prominent information security vendors around the world, this prestigious honor comes to Mirapoint based upon a stringent selection criteria of 4Ps, namely Products, People, Performance and Potential behind the company’s growing success. Mirapoint has gained tremendous recognition and market penetration with enterprises in key verticals including retail, education, healthcare and the service provider market with the company’s RazorGate Email Security Appliance.  World class enterprise customers such as Japan Airlines, GMAC, STMicro, RSA and Delphi, have deployed Mirapoint’s secure messaging appliances.  Recognized by the industry for its technology innovation and excellence, Mirapoint was the first to market with its email security gateway products in 1999.

“We are honored to be recognized by Info Security Products Guide’s “Hot Company 2007,” said Barry Ariko, CEO, Mirapoint.  “This award validates our position as a visionary and innovative company that has gained significant traction in the enterprise market.  Enterprises greatly benefit from Mirapoint’s outstanding products that are designed to secure their messaging infrastructure no matter how large their networks or how many network threats they are facing.”

RazorGate Delivers Multilayer Protection for the Enterprise
Mirapoint’s RazorGate email security appliances provide multi-layered protection at the network edge.  Mirapoint’s unique MailHurdle feature blocks 80% of email spam and viruses at the edge of the network.  RAPID Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus offer zero hour spam and virus protection with upwards of 98% catch rates.  With the industry’s only integrated LDAP Directory Server, RazorGate enables granular authorization of senders and recipients. Sophisticated inbound and outbound content filtering stops IP leakage before it can get outside the company. Combined with the best price performance in the industry, RazorGate delivers complete security for the most demanding environments 24/7.

“Security is one of the top three issues for enterprises including at an individual level where identity thefts have increased rapidly over the past few months,” said Rake Narang, managing editor of Info Security Products Guide published by Silicon Valley Communications.  “Vendors like Mirapoint are building their success strategy based on the four pillars of strength, mainly the 4Ps under which we have evaluated security vendors of all sizes around the world are the ones that are best positioned to keep digital resources secured in 2007.”

Hot Companies 2007 Selection
The Hot Companies 2007 selection also helps raise the bar significantly for the other’s in the industry to provide end-users with effective and deployable protective solutions against the next generation of highly sophisticated and super-blended attacks.  The evaluation process also included strong entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executives with relevant experience, clear understanding of the security market, products and solutions that are positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

About Silicon Valley Communications Awards
Info Security Products Guide, published by Silicon Valley Communications, plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

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, California, with offices throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information on Mirapoint, visit its Web site at www.mirapoint.com.

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