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3Com Selects Commtouch GlobalView Mail Reputation Service As Anti-Spam Filter Service of Its X-Family Unified Security Platforms

Posted on: Monday, 2 June 2008, 06:00 CDT

3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) and Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH) today announced that 3Com is licensing Commtouch's GlobalView(TM) Mail Reputation Service as the 3Com(R) Anti-Spam Filter Service of its 3Com Unified Security Platforms.

With the addition of the Commtouch anti-spam capability to the X-Family unified security platform, not only will 3Com customers secure their networks from internal and external attacks, they will effectively eliminate 80 percent or more of the junk e-mail they receive. 3Com customers already are realizing the benefits of the Commtouch solution in their 3Com security platform.

"Since implementing the new 3Com Anti-Spam Filter Service at the perimeter, we have noticed at least an 80 percent decrease in spam and no false positives at all," said Mike Kunz, network manager for the Collinsville, Ill., Community Unit School District 10. "Our internal anti-spam solution has shown a significant drop in workload and messages it has to filter, which has resulted in better bandwidth utilization on our local area network."

The X-Family product line, which includes the X5 and the X506 platforms, combines zonal firewall, virtual private networks (VPN), TippingPoint(R) Intrusion Prevention System, e-mail filtering, Web content filtering and bandwidth management with enterprise-class quality of service, and IP routing capabilities.

"3Com's technology strategy includes integrating best-of-breed applications and technology from our partners into our switching, routing and security products," said Scott Hilton, vice president of enterprise products for 3Com. "The highly accurate classifications performed by the Commtouch GlobalView service enable customers to work more efficiently without worrying about losing important messages."

Another 3Com customer, Jerry McKitterick of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., said: "We had been getting complaints from users who managed shared/departmental mailboxes that they were receiving too much spam, so we decided to try 3Com's Anti-Spam Filter Service. We are seeing between 40 and 50 thousand connections blocked every day, and four months after implementing it, I have not had a single complaint about a false positive. The users who manage the shared mailboxes tell me that they're seeing much less spam than they did before the 3Com Anti-Spam service was activated. My experience is that you can set it and forget about it."

Commtouch's GlobalView(TM) Mail Reputation Service forms the basis for 3Com's Anti-Spam Filter Service in the X5 and X506 platforms, offloading around 80 percent of all unwanted mail at the perimeter of the organization. Based on a real-time risk assessment of sender reliability, the GlobalView service distinguishes between "good" and "bad" senders with only the knowledge of the sender's IP address. Benefits for end-user customers include an overall increase in organizational security and a reduction in the necessary bandwidth and back-end IT resources needed for handling email.

"We are pleased to be working with 3Com to defend their customers from Internet threats," said Jay Goldin, Commtouch's vice president of business development. "3Com's comprehensive security services and perimeter defense depend on real-time network knowledge. Commtouch's detection center identifies malicious traffic in real-time, just as the zombie senders activate new spam and malware variants to elude traditional e-mail filtering technologies. The combination of Commtouch's GlobalView and 3Com's X-Family provides an effective method for blocking new threats, closing the door to spammers and malware distributors."

Commtouch is an Optimum Member of the 3Com Open Networking (3Com/ON(TM)) Program, a global technology partner program designed to build and support a wide array of third-party relationships with best-of-breed solution providers.

About 3Com Open Network Program

The 3Com Open Network (3Com/ON) Program is a global technology partner program designed to build and support a wide array of third-party relationships with best-of-breed independent software and hardware vendors, systems integrators, service providers, consultants and the open source community. A collaborative, open approach--supported by a wealth of Program resources and support activities--creates value-added, interoperable solutions and services that help manage, control and enhance Secure Converged Networks. Visit www.open.3com.com to learn more.

About 3Com Corporation

3Com Corporation is a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes. 3Com offers a broad line of innovative products backed by world class sales, service and support, which excel at delivering business value for its customers. 3Com also includes H3C Technologies Co., Limited (H3C), a China-based provider of network infrastructure products. H3C brings high-performance, cost-effective product development and a strong footprint in one of the world's most dynamic markets. H3C holds the #1 market share position in China for enterprise stackable switch ports and router units, according to leading IT market research and advisory firm IDC. 3Com also is the clear #2 vendor worldwide in total Ethernet switching port shipments, enterprise router units, and small- and medium-business (SMB) switching. Through its TippingPoint division, 3Com is a leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox.

3Com, the 3Com logo and TippingPoint are registered trademarks and H3C is a trademark of 3Com Corporation or its wholly owned subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders.

About Commtouch

Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ: CTCH) is the source of proven messaging and web security technology for scores of security companies and service providers, founded on a unique datacenter-based approach. Commtouch's expertise in building efficient, massive-scale security services has resulted in its technology being used to mitigate Internet threats for tens of thousands of organizations and hundreds of millions of users in over 100 countries. Commtouch's Data Centers automatically analyze billions of transactions in real-time to identify new spam, malware and zombie outbreaks as they are initiated, providing the basis for the company's patented Recurrent Pattern Detection technology. Commtouch's unmatched suite of security offerings -- anti-spam, virus detection, reputation and zombie intelligence services - work together in a comprehensive feedback loop. Commtouch was founded in 1991, is headquartered in Netanya, Israel, and has a subsidiary in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information and real-time statistics and trends, see: http://www.commtouch.com and the Commtouch Cafe blog at http://blog.commtouch.com/cafe.

Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are trademarks, and Commtouch is a registered trademark, of Commtouch Software Ltd. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch.

Source: Business Wire

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