Axway Subsidiary Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Mirapoint Software, Inc.

  
    
  
  
    
      Mirapoint Software, Inc. a leading provider of appliance-based email 
      solutions and Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a wholly 
      owned subsidiary of Axway Inc, today announced a new licensing agreement 
      for two Tumbleweed technology patents. The agreement will enable 
      Mirapoint to leverage Tumbleweed's proprietary Encryption and Decryption 
      technology patents to provide enhanced email communications to its 
      customers world-wide.
    
    
      Now a part of Axway, Tumbleweed is an industry leader in managed file 
      transfer, email security, and identity validation with more than 31 
      security patents in the U.S alone. The license agreement with Mirapoint 
      covers Tumbleweed U.S. Patent No. 6,393,568 titled "Encryption and 
      Decryption Method with Content Analysis Provision" and U.S. Patent No. 
      6,609,196 titled "Email Firewall with Stored Key Encryption/Decryption."
    
    
      "This agreement gives us access to technology that will allow us to 
      further our commitment to providing secure communications to our 120 
      million global users," said Jeffrey Witous, chief executive officer at 
      Mirapoint Software, Inc. “As a company we are 
      focused on delivering secure communications and this agreement with 
      Tumbleweed ensures that our customers have accesses to the best 
      technology available.”
    
    
      "We're pleased to license our technology to Mirapoint Software as it 
      creates synergies for both companies," said Christophe Fabre, CEO of 
      Axway. "In keeping with Tumbleweed’s 
      history, we continue to invest millions of dollars every year in 
      research and development to enhance our solutions for our customers."
    
    
      Earlier this month, the Axway-Tumbleweed merger was finalized and 
      Tumbleweed’s operations are in the process of 
      integration with Axway’s.
    
    
      Terms of the license agreement with Mirapoint were not disclosed.
    
    
      About Mirapoint
    
    
      Founded in 1997, Mirapoint is a market leader in appliance-based 
      solutions for secure message networks in enterprise, service provider, 
      and education organizations, with more than 120 million mailboxes served 
      and secured worldwide. Customers use Mirapoint appliances to build the 
      messaging infrastructure that intelligently serves, secures and manages 
      email. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices 
      throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on 
      Mirapoint, visit its Web site at www.mirapoint.com.
    
    
      About Axway
    
    
      Axway is one of the leading global providers of collaborative business 
      solutions. Axway establishes the dynamic connections -- within and among 
      enterprises -- that make companies easier to do business with. Spanning 
      all industries, over 8400 organizations in more than 100 countries 
      depend on Axway to manage and control their business-critical 
      information in motion --improving value chain efficiency, regulatory 
      compliance and quality of service. Built on a service-oriented 
      architecture, Axway's Synchrony solutions feature a highly flexible 
      integration and B2B framework, business and technical analytics, and 
      professional services. Axway also offers customized solutions for the 
      financial services, life sciences and automotive industries. Many of 
      Axway's solutions are available in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. 
      A subsidiary of Sopra Group, SA, Axway is headquartered in Scottsdale, 
      Arizona.
    
    
      About Tumbleweed
    
    
      Tumbleweed Communications Corp., now part of Axway, is an industry 
      leader in managed file transfer, email security and identity validation, 
      providing enterprise-class solutions to organizations of all sizes. 
      Tumbleweed’s innovative products enable 
      organizations to effectively manage and protect business-critical 
      internet communications, with capabilities that span secure file 
      transfer, encryption, data loss prevention, and email security. 
      Tumbleweed has more than 3,500 customers worldwide, including blue-chip 
      companies across an array of industries such as Technology, Retail, 
      Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Telecom, 
      Energy, and the U.S. Government. The world’s 
      most security conscious organizations rely upon Tumbleweed technology 
      including Bank of America Securities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., the U.S. 
      Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Our 
      award-winning products build on 15 years of R&D and 31 security patents 
      in the U.S. alone – many of which are licensed 
      by other security vendors. More information can be found at www.tumbleweed.com.
    
    
      Tumbleweed is a registered trademark of Tumbleweed Communications Corp. 
      in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are 
      the property of their respective owners.