Information Security Rates Ciphertrust ''Best'' E-Mail Security Appliance; Comprehensive Head-to-Head Evaluation Praises CipherTrust's Innovation, Reputation Engine and Ability to Make ''Life A Lot Simpler'' for Customers

Business Wire, Sept 8, 2005

ATLANTA -- CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, today announced that Information Security, a security technology trade publication, graded its IronMail(R) messaging security gateway "best" over competitive solutions from IronPort, Symantec and Borderware following a comprehensive head-to-head evaluation. The review, which appears as part of the September issue of the publication, applauds CipherTrust(R)'s leading-edge reputation-based technology, reporting capabilities, Best Practices templates and predefined filters, which the publication notes make "life a lot simpler for the harried security manager."

"The Information Security review once again validates CipherTrust's position as the leading technology innovator in the messaging security industry," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman and Founder at CipherTrust. "Our continued commitment to providing leading-edge, integrated technologies to protect our customers' messaging infrastructures is the reason our appliances are the foundation for secure messaging systems for some of the world's largest companies."

The review praised CipherTrust's easy-to-use inbound threat protection, stating the Company offers the "most robust set of predefined filters including anti-spam and anti-virus," and that "very few changes or modifications would be needed to configure your appliance for state-of-the-art e-mail protection." The review also noted "(CipherTrust's) manuals are nicely laid out, with plenty of screen shots and pictures of the appliance." In addition, CipherTrust's TrustedSource(TM) global threat correlation engine is recognized to "push the envelope with its correlation" and provides "leading edge (of) anti-spam technology" which results in spam blocking rates at "close to 100 percent" and "no false positives."

To read the Information Security E-Mail Appliance Review please visit: http://informationsecurity.techtarget.com/magItem/1,291266, sid42_gci1120838,00.html. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

Information Security's words of praise mark the latest success for CipherTrust and its signature IronMail Gateway messaging security appliance. Most recently, CipherTrust was awarded the following accolades:

--Network World "Clear Choice" best all-around e-mail encryption solution

--SC Magazine Global Reader's Trust Award for Best E-mail Security for the second consecutive year

--PC Magazine "Editor's Choice" for e-mail security appliances

--Government Computer News "Reviewer's Choice" for protection against spam and viruses

--Red Herring 100 for the second consecutive year

--AlwaysOn 100 Top Private Companies

--Atlanta Business Chronicle 2005 Pacesetter award for the second consecutive year

For more information about these and other CipherTrust awards and reviews, please visit www.ciphertrust.com/company/press_and_events/awards_and_reviews.html.> About CipherTrust, Inc.

CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, provides innovative solutions to stop inbound e-mail threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions, spyware and phishing, and protect against outbound policy and compliance violations. CipherTrust's IronMail, a purpose-built, secure e-mail gateway appliance, defends against threats by combining global intelligence with local behavior analysis via its TrustedSource sender reputation system. IronMail provides integrated best-of-breed capabilities to deliver maximum e-mail availability and unmatched security, effectiveness and enterprise manageability. Recognized by IDC as the market leader, CipherTrust protects 1600 organizations in more than 40 countries worldwide, and is backed by top-tier investors including Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information about CipherTrust, please visit www.ciphertrust.com or call 877-448-8625.

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