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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.