Axway Subsidiary Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Mirapoint Software, Inc.
September 22 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
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.
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