China's #1 Antivirus Vendor Chooses Commtouch Tuesday December 6, 11:00 pm ET Beijing Based Rising Corporation to Integrate Commtouch Anti-Spam Technology
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2005--Commtouch® (NASDAQ:CTCH - News), the developer of ground breaking RPD(TM) technology for real time anti-spam and Zero-Hour(TM) virus protection, today announced that its anti-spam engine will be integrated into the product offerings of Rising Technology Co., Ltd. (Rising Corporation). With a market share of 23.4%, Rising Corporation is China's leading SCM (secure content management) vendor ("Analysis and Forecast of China's Internet Security Market in the First Half of 2005," IDC China).
Crossing the Great Divide
"We have every intention of capturing the Chinese anti-spam market -- by leveraging our leadership position in the AV market and the superior performance of our Commtouch-based products," said Yiding Mao, Vice President of Rising Corporation.
Commtouch Selected by AhnLab, Korea's Largest Security Vendor and a Key Anti-Virus Provider Throughout Asia Wednesday December 14, 4:00 pm ET AhnLab Integrates Commtouch Technology for Anti-Spam and Zero-Hour Virus Protection into Its Core Product Line
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2005--Commtouch® (NASDAQ:CTCH - News), the developer of ground-breaking RPD(TM) technology for real time anti-spam and Zero-Hour(TM) virus protection, announced today that its technology was selected by security service provider AhnLab Inc. Commtouch's technology for anti-spam and Zero-Hour virus protection is now available to all AhnLab customers, including over 14,000 corporations throughout Asia.
AhnLab is one of Asia's leading providers of anti-virus and content security software and services. It has received a Virus Bulletin "100 Percent Award," Anti-Virus Checkmark Level 1 and 2 citations and the Trojan Checkmark. As the ninth-largest anti-virus software company in the world, AhnLab pioneers a comprehensive approach to integrated information technology security. AhnLab represents Asia's dominant force in anti-virus solutions, holding 65 percent of the anti-virus software market share in Korea.
Powerful Value Proposition to AhnLab Users: Unmatched Anti-Spam and Zero-Hour AV Performance
Ike Kim, VP & CTO of AhnLab, commented: "We chose Commtouch as our technology partner for email security in all our markets after ascertaining that the company offers world-leading technologies for both anti-spam and the Zero-Hour virus protection. Our rigorous testing confirmed that Commtouch's Zero-Hour virus protection is superior to any other proactive approach. The company's anti-spam technology -- which relies on outbreak detection rather than on content analysis -- blocks Asian spam better than any other method."
Entrenching Commtouch in the Asian Email Security Market
"We are exceptionally pleased with this agreement, which is an important step in establishing Commtouch as the leading email security technology provider throughout Asia," said Ronni Zehavi, Vice President of International Business Development. "Our success in Asia so far is largely due to our unique network-based approach, which is language independent and globally robust. In Asia as in other areas, Commtouch collaborates closely with key partners -- providing powerful technology solutions that enable our partners to reliably protect their customer base.
"Through our continuing focus on this globally successful OEM business model, we intend to launch additional collaborative agreements with partners in the Asia Pacific region. This agreement, and the ones to follow, should have a positive impact on the financial results of 2006."
Further product information is available at: www.ahnlab.com.
About AhnLab
AhnLab, Inc. (KOSDAQ:#053800) is an industry-leading security solutions and services provider, headquartered in Seoul, Korea. Innovating the information security world since 1988, AhnLab's products and services have always been designed to meet the needs of enterprises and consumers alike. En route to becoming the largest security provider in Korea, AhnLab established its V3 product family as the industry-standard for information protection retaining nearly two-thirds of the Korean Anti-virus software market. Cutting-edging technologies such as mobile device protection, online-driven consumer security, and enterprise consulting services have also enabled AhnLab to grow at an incredible pace. Today, AhnLab reaches far beyond its Korean headquarters, with sales and research operations in more than 10 countries. More News and information are available at http://www.ahnlab.com.
About Commtouch
Commtouch Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CTCH - News) is dedicated to protecting and preserving the integrity of the world's most important communications tool -- email. Commtouch has 14 years of experience developing messaging software, and is a global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam and Zero-Hour virus protection solutions. Using core technologies including RPD Recurrent Pattern Detection, the Commtouch Detection Center analyzes billions of email messages per month to identify new spam and malware outbreaks within minutes of their introduction into the Internet. Integrated by over 30 OEM partners, Commtouch technology protects thousands of organizations, with 35 million users in 130 countries. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and has a subsidiary in Mountain View, CA. For more information, see: www.commtouch.com.
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