MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, January 16, 2006 Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH - News), the developer of ground-breaking Recurrent Pattern Detection (RPD)™ technology for real-time anti-spam protection, announced today that its anti-spam and Zero-Hour™ virus protection technologies, integrated into VirustBuster products, will protect T-Online’s 2.7 million mailboxes throughout Hungary. This will be possible thanks to a recent agreement between VirusBuster and T-Online, which is a subsidiary of Magyar Telekom, the biggest telecommunications provider in Hungary and the largest ISP in the country.
Commtouch Technology Enhances VirusBuster Products and Business Development
“T-Online’s choice is a very significant one. It indicates that integrating Commtouch technology into our product offerings was a wise decision, enhancing our products and boosting our business expansion. We are very pleased with our ongoing collaboration with Commtouch, and trust that Commtouch’s front-running technology will continue to fuel VirusBuster’s growth,” said Peter Agocs, Development Director at VirusBuster.
Added Proof of Commtouch’s Scalability
“The fact that an ISP with almost three million subscribers is offering services relying on Commtouch technology is added proof of the virtually unlimited scalability of Commtouch solutions,” said Ronni Zehavi, Vice President of International Business Development at Commtouch. “T-Online’s decision comes at the heels of several licensing agreements between Commtouch and other important vendors, reinforcing that our technology is a perfect match for carriers, ISPs and managed security service providers.”
About T-Online
With around 2.75 million registered mailboxes, T-Online is the biggest Internet service and mailbox provider in Hungary. The Magyar Telekom group is the biggest telecommunications company in Hungary with five subsidiaries in Hungary providing fixed-line, broadband and mobile communication and business solutions. International subsidiaries of the group include Maktel, Mobimak and Stonebridge in Macedonia; and Telekom Montenegro, Monet and Internet CG in Montenegro. Magyar Telekom and T-Online are part of Deutsche Telekom’s T-brand, which is well known all around Europe.
About VirusBuster
VirusBuster’s mission is to provide customized, multi-level virus protection solutions tailored to individual customer demands and backed by high quality technical support. VirusBuster has been developing and distributing anti-virus and other IT security solutions for more than 15 years–including workstation, server and mail server protection as well as anti-virus management systems. VirusBuster products have won several Virus Bulletin 100% Awards, a clear indication of their quality and performance. VirusBuster products are available through its partners in Europe, South and North America and other countries around the world. For more information, see: www.virusbuster.hu.
About Commtouch
Commtouch Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTCH) 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 over 35 million users in 100 countries. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and has a subsidiary in Mountain View, CA. For more information, see: www.commtouch.com.
Check the Commtouch online lab for further information, spam statistics and charts: http://www.commtouch.com/Site/ResearchLab/statistics.asp
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including projections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements in the future tense, and statements including words such as "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," or "believe" are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on information available to us at the time of the release; we assume no obligation to update any of them. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or deterioration in the Internet market, commerce and the general economy, both domestic as well as international; fewer than expected new-partner relationships; fewer than expected license agreements resulting from Commtouch's exclusive rights to market DCC; competitive factors including pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by competitors; the ability of our OEM partners to successfully penetrate markets with products integrated with Commtouch technology; a slower than expected acceptance rate for real time AV solutions in general and the Commtouch Zero-Hour(TM) Virus Protection product in particular; availability of qualified staff for expansion; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products, such as the Zero-Hour solution; and the failure of Commtouch to meet The NASDAQ Capital Market's listing standards in the future, as well as those risks described in the text of this press release and the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are available through www.sec.gov.
Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD and Zero-Hour are trademarks, and Commtouch is a registered trademark, of Commtouch Software Ltd. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch.
Contact:
Commtouch Software Ltd.
Gary Davis, 650-864-2000
media@commtouch.com
