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MESSAGING EXPERT MIRAPOINT DELIVERS REAL-TIME SPAM PROTECTION WITHOUT REQUIRING RULE UPDATES
Combination of Mirapoint’s MailHurdle™ & Rapid Anti-Spam™ Technology Stops Threats At Network Edge & Provides Faster Protection

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2004 — Mirapoint, a proven leader in email server and security appliances for enterprise and service provider customers, today announced a breakthrough approach to more rapidly and intelligently fighting spam and the many viruses that spread via spam messages. Using a combination of Mirapoint’s MailHurdle™ edge-blocking technology and the new Rapid Anti-Spam™ technology deployed on Mirapoint’s proven appliance platform, Mirapoint is the only security vendor that offers customers real-time protection against spam and many virus threats with no updates required. Mirapoint’s Rapid Anti-Spam technology is based on the Recurrent Pattern Detection (RPD)™ technology licensed from Commtouch, a global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam solutions.

MailHurdle and Rapid Anti-Spam technology are available as part of Mirapoint’s comprehensive Full-Spectrum™ email security technology, which also includes advanced SMTP connection management features, spam and virus analytics, policy enforcement and content filtering tools, as well as capabilities for providing secure remote email access.

“With the addition of the Rapid Anti-Spam technology, Mirapoint is responding to customers’ anxieties over the constantly evolving spam and virus threats,” said Mark Levitt, IDC.“The combination of Rapid Anti-Spam with Mirapoint's MailHurdle edge-blocking, spam and virus analytics and other filtering tools can provide enterprise customers with a comprehensive email security solution.”

Most email security technology approaches depend heavily on updated rule sets and pattern files to protect customers. Unfortunately, with rapidly propagating viruses like MyDoom that use spam messages to spread, customers face serious financial and productivity consequences if they leave their systems exposed for even a few hours during a new outbreak. With the new real-time protection provided through Mirapoint’s MailHurdle and Rapid Anti-Spam technology, customers no longer need to wait for updates to have confidence that their message networks will remain secure and protected.

Powerful Edge-Blocking with MailHurdle Technology
Mirapoint’s MailHurdle technology addresses message traffic at the SMTP-layer first to block and drop unwanted SMTP connections right at the network edge. This approach dramatically reduces the bandwidth, storage, and IT administrator resources traditionally wasted on processing spam and virus threats. This approach has been proven in real-world customer environments, like California Polytechnic State University and Consolidated Communications, to block more than 60% of the unwanted traffic before any resources are wasted.

“After installing the MailHurdle technology, we've been able to drop more spam and viruses at the network edge and reduce overall traffic from 450,000 to 150,000 messages per day,” said Jason Holt, network analyst at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. “This has increased productivity and email response times for the tens of thousands of Cal Poly users, as well as dramatically reduced the administrative burden associated with managing junk mail.”

Real-time Protection with Rapid Anti-Spam Technology
The Rapid Anti-Spam technology adds an additional layer of protection for customers. Based on the RPD technology licensed from Commtouch, Mirapoint’s Rapid Anti-Spam technology uses information collected on a global basis from network probes to identify spam and virus outbreaks in real-time. With Rapid Anti-Spam, no updates or ongoing maintenance is required and customers can be confident they have a secure defense in place that is resistant to future attacks and evolving techniques exploited by spammers and many virus writers. Furthermore, since the intelligence behind Rapid Anti-Spam is based on real-time outbreak information – not analyzing individual message content – the approach delivers virtually no false-positives, works with any type of message content and language, as well as effectively distinguishes between legitimate bulk mailing and spam. Rapid Anti-Spam is tightly integrated into Mirapoint’s secure, hardened appliance platform for performance and reliability optimization, as well as simplified management made possible with Mirapoint’s existing unified management tools.

“The combination of Mirapoint’s award-winning appliances with Commtouch’s leading RPD technology provides customers with the best of both worlds for reliable email and powerful security protection,” said Gideon Mantel, CEO of Commtouch. “By partnering with Mirapoint, we're raising the expectations for what the market should expect from their messaging infrastructure.”

Complete Email Security; Only From Messaging Expert Mirapoint
Mirapoint is the only vendor in the industry with end-to-end email and security solutions for any size organization. Designed to complement any email server, Mirapoint’s RazorGate email security appliances provide multi-layered protection at the network edge to block hackers, spam, and virus threats, as well as provide advanced management of message traffic through policy enforcement tools, content filters, and detailed reporting. Mirapoint’s Message Server is the industry’s only dedicated appliance that integrates email routing, storage, access, and management with Mirapoint’s comprehensive, multi-layered Full-Spectrum email security technology. The Message Server is designed to support any enterprise, service provider, government, or education customer trying to deliver email to a broad base of users that demand anytime, anywhere access to carrier-grade email services. Both the RazorGate email security appliances and the Message Server appliances are available with the MailHurdle and new Rapid Anti-Spam technology.

Pricing and Availability
Both MailHurdle and Rapid Anti-Spam technology are available as part of Mirapoint’s comprehensive Full-Spectrum email security technology. Available on any of Mirapoint’s email servers or security appliances running Mirapoint Messaging Operating System version 3.5 or later, MailHurdle technology is available immediately and Rapid Anti-Spam technology will be available later this month. For more information, please contact Mirapoint at 1-800-937-8118 or info@mirapoint.com.

About Mirapoint
Mirapoint® is a leader in solutions for message networks used by service provider, enterprise, education and government institutions. Customers use Mirapoint solutions, including the RazorGate email security appliances, to build message networks that intelligently and securely route, store, access and manage Internet messages, including email. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on Mirapoint, visit its Web site at www.mirapoint.com.

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