Cloudmark® to Provide Anti-Spam Filtering in Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server

Collaboration Delivers Industry-Leading Cloudmark Authority® Technology to Global Forefront Security for Exchange Server Customers

Cloudmark, Inc., the global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced its work with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to integrate Cloudmark Authority®, the company’s flagship messaging anti-abuse platform, into the next generation of Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server. Cloudmark Authority software delivers fast and highly accurate spam, phishing and virus protection and was selected as a critical anti-spam engine. Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server integrates multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms to help businesses protect their Microsoft Exchange Server messaging environments from viruses, worms, spam and inappropriate content. The solution also integrates on-premise and hosted-filtering services into a single solution. The collaboration between Microsoft and Cloudmark further extends the reach of Cloudmark’s messaging security technology to Microsoft enterprise customers using Forefront Security for Exchange Server.

“The next generation of Forefront Security for Exchange is part of Microsoft Forefront codename ‘Stirling,’ an integrated security suite that delivers comprehensive protection across endpoints, collaboration, messaging and the edge that is easier to manage and control,” said John Chirapurath, director of identity and security product management at Microsoft. “We are excited about our integration with Cloudmark’s content filtering technology, as part of our broad strategy to provide customers with ‘business-ready security’ that helps companies manage risk, improve compliance and empower their people.”

Spam and other malware attacks continue to increase in sophistication, speed and frequency. Cloudmark Authority was selected as a critical anti-spam technology software for the Microsoft Forefront Security Solution because of its superior performance in accuracy and throughput trials. Cloudmark Authority utilizes a combination of Advanced Message FingerprintingTM algorithms and real-time corroborated feedback from the Global Threat Network™ system to rapidly detect messaging abuse in real time. An in-memory cache of verified fingerprints is updated every 45 seconds to catch the latest threat outbreaks. The result is fast and highly accurate spam, phishing and virus protection, which achieves more than 98 percent accuracy with near-zero false positives.

“Cloudmark is thrilled to be the anti-spam engine in the next generation of Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server, lending both our technology and expertise to help protect Microsoft enterprise customers worldwide,” said Jacinta Tobin, senior vice president worldwide sales and business development, Cloudmark. “Our work with Microsoft further extends the reach of Cloudmark’s solution into many organizations through Microsoft’s expansive channel, while also helping enhance the Forefront brand with our premium anti-spam services.”

About Cloudmark

Cloudmark, Inc. is a global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, delivering the industry’s fastest, most comprehensive and most accurate real-time spam, virus and phishing protection for fixed, mobile and social networks. Cloudmark’s patented solutions combine highly sophisticated Advanced Message Fingerprinting™ technology based on innovative, high-performance algorithms and a Global Threat Network™ consisting of more than 850 million trusted reporters in every country across the globe to provide security intelligence and filtering at all points of the messaging infrastructure. Cloudmark works with more than 120 of the world’s largest service providers and mobile operator networks (including the top 12 in North America), such as Comcast, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Earthlink, NTT OCN and Swisscom, hosted messaging providers, including Synacor, domainFACTORY and NuVox, and social networks, including MySpace. Cloudmark is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.cloudmark.com.

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Contacts

Schwartz Communications, Inc. (for Cloudmark)
Marisa Borgasano or Matt Grant, 415-512-0770 (Media)
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