Tumbleweed Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Vircom
September 30 2005 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider
of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation
software and appliances, today announced the licensing of two
technology patents to Vircom. Vircom, leading developer of secure
email management and authentication solutions, has licensed
Tumbleweed U.S. Patent No. 6,609,196 titled "Email Firewall with
Stored Key Encryption/Decryption" and Patent No. 6,393,568 titled
"Encryption and Decryption Method with Content Analysis Provision,"
and has obtained an option to license additional Tumbleweed
patents. "Vircom is always on the forefront of innovation, so it is
normal that we avoid any legal hurdles that could prevent us from
bringing to our customers the widest array of features available on
the market, both today and tomorrow," commented Sylvain Durocher,
president and founder of Vircom. "We're pleased to assist Vircom in
bringing a broader choice of features through our licensed
patents," said Craig R Brennan, Tumbleweed's CEO and chairman. "We
will always continue to develop and innovate for the industry."
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 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, 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 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. About Vircom
Montreal-based Vircom is a leading developer of secure email
management and authentication solutions for the demanding needs of
Internet Service Providers and SMBs. Vircom's mature Modus(TM)
secure email management technology incorporates over 10 years of
industry expertise, making it a powerful driving force in the
defense against spam and email-borne fraud. Modus has gained
important industry recognition, including a record-breaking
five-award distinction from Windows IT Pro magazine. For more
information, please visit www.vircom.com. 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 the development and
enforcement of the Tumbleweed patent portfolio. In some cases,
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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
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