TMWD Tumbleweed Communications Corp (MM)

Tumbleweed(R) Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, today announced that James W. Guthrie has joined the company as executive vice president of products. In his new role, Guthrie will be responsible for technical direction, product management, engineering, technical support and hardware operations. Guthrie brings to Tumbleweed two decades of experience leading development organizations and successfully delivering world-class products to market. Prior to joining Tumbleweed, Guthrie was group vice president at Borland Software, where he was responsible for development activities for the ALM integrated suite of products. Before Borland, Guthrie served as senior vice president of development and support at Vitria Technology, and as executive vice president of development and customer support at Brio Software (now Hyperion Solutions). "I'm very pleased to have Jim on the Tumbleweed team, and I believe he'll make a significant contribution to our product and services strategy," said Craig D. Brennan, president and chief executive officer of Tumbleweed. "Having worked closely with Jim at Brio, I've seen how his leadership, management acumen and depth of technical knowledge will help lead Tumbleweed to continue to build and innovate the industry's leading secure communications products." "Tumbleweed is a true innovator in the secure communications market, with tremendous potential to further expand the breadth and depth of their technology offerings," said Guthrie. "I look forward to working with the outstanding technical teams here to maximize creativity, streamline processes, and deliver outstanding products and services to our customers." Guthrie received his MBA from Texas Tech University and his BSEE from the University of North Dakota. 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 products in three comprehensive 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 businesses 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, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the US Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Defense, and all four branches of the US 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 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 Tumbleweed's product development and product offerings, and management in general. 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 filed March 16, 2005 and Form 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.