services. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and its subsidiary,
Commtouch Inc., is based in Mountain View, Calif. The company was founded in
1991 and has been publicly traded since 1999 (Nasdaq: CTCH). To learn more about
Commtouch's solutions visit our web site at
http://www.commtouch.com.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; competitive factors including
pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by
competitors; availability of qualified staff for expansion; and technological
difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products as
well as those risks described in the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and
reports on Form 6-K, which are available through
www.sec.gov.Note to Editors: Commtouch(R) is a registered trademark of Commtouch Software
Ltd. Other terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others.
Commtouch Announces Pre-Emptive Enterprise Solution to Spam Problem; Real-Time Anti-Spam Solution Focuses on Needs of Microsoft Exchange Environments
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar 25, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Commtouch(R)
(Nasdaq: CTCH), a developer and provider of anti-spam technology and services,
today announced ASAP!(TM) (Anti-Spam Adaptive Protection), offering real-time
enterprise protection against spam. Built on patent-pending technology, ASAP!
adapts its detection capabilities to recognize and counter costly spam attacks
as soon as they are launched over the Internet. ASAP! integrates seamlessly with
Microsoft(R) Exchange Server to pre-emptively block spam, expected by Ferris
Research to cost businesses over $10 billion this year.
Drawing on its extensive experience as a pioneer of email technology, messaging
applications and messaging platforms, Commtouch (http://www.commtouch.com) has
developed technology that sets ASAP! apart from existing anti-spam solutions.
ASAP!'s architecture combines an Enterprise Gateway application with a remote
Service Center to deliver the benefits of in-house installation and outsourced
service in a single solution.
The Service Center enables Commtouch to analyze the characteristics of tens of
millions of email messages every day, so that a spam attack can be identified
and a detection 'signature' created before the attack can reach the corporation.
The Enterprise Gateway provides IT with the ability to customize ASAP!'s
detection to the needs of the organization and its employees.
ASAP! adapts to the needs of end users (no change in email behavior is required)
and the needs of IT (centralized control with customizable application of
policies), as well as the changing nature of spam attacks themselves. This
combination enables ASAP! to offer more than 95% detection and effectiveness as
well as near-zero false positives, which occur when email is falsely categorized
as spam.
"The key to effective spam prevention is a deep understanding of the
characteristics and behavior of email and its users," said Commtouch CEO Gideon
Mantel. "Users need to feel in control of their mailboxes, and IT needs to feel
in control of the mail system. ASAP! satisfies both groups without requiring
either to make any change in their normal use of email."
End User Acceptance
ASAP! is adaptive to the way people use email. People are more likely to use a
solution that does not require them to change their behavior. The user can
indicate what is spam and what is not spam without leaving the mailbox or
changing Microsoft Outlook(R) settings.
IT Control
ASAP! is adaptive to the way IT manages email. It seamlessly integrates with
Microsoft Exchange Server and automatically applies existing email policies at
the gateway. The result is optimum spam detection with low false positives and
no desktop installations to deploy or manage.
Pre-Emptive Spam Detection
ASAP! continuously adapts to spammers' ever-changing methods and techniques.
ASAP!'s patent-pending detection technology analyzes email characteristics from
the millions of mailboxes monitored around the clock, so if spammers change
language or move to HTML or graphics formats, detection capability remains
unaffected. Additionally, this approach ensures that the actual content of email
in the monitored boxes remains undisturbed, protecting corporate and end-user
privacy.
"The data I've seen on ASAP! indicates that it is an extremely robust tool that
will provide enterprises with everything they need to fight spam," said analyst
Michael D. Osterman of Osterman Research. "A seamless solution that provides
high spam capture, low false positive rates and minimal latency in message
delivery times, should be welcomed by email users and IT managers alike."
Initial response from resellers supports this view. "We've been testing ASAP! in
house before offering it to our customers, and we've experienced a 95% detection
rate with no false positives," said Tim Carney, president of NetworkGuys, Inc.,
a specialist security reseller in Fremont, California.
Pricing and Availability
ASAP! is already in early deployment at a number of enterprise customer sites
and will be commercially available this spring. The company also plans to ship a
software development kit that allows vendors to integrate ASAP! capabilities
with anti-virus, firewall and specialized network appliance solutions. ASAP!
pricing ranges from $13 to $20 per seat, depending on the number of users. Sales
inquiries can be directed to nospam@commtouch.com.
About Commtouch
Commtouch Software Ltd. is a developer and provider of proprietary anti-spam
solutions. The company's core technologies reflect its twelve years of
experience as a leading vendor of email software applications, almost half of
them as a global ASP for hosted messages to more than 30 million users.
Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and its subsidiary, Commtouch
Inc., is based in Mountain View, California. The company was founded in 1991 and
has been publicly traded since 1999 (Nasdaq: CTCH). To learn more about Commtouch
solutions, visit our web site at
http://www.commtouch.com.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; competitive factors including
pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered by
competitors; availability of qualified staff for expansion; and technological
difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products as
well as those risks described in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and
reports on Form 6-K, which are available through
http://www.sec.gov.Note: Commtouch(R) is a registered trademark and ASAP!(TM) is a trademark of
Commtouch Software Ltd. Microsoft Exchange(R) and Microsoft Outlook(R) are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other terms and product names in
this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies or
individuals.
Commtouch Reports Q4 2002 and Year-End Results
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar 7, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH),
a developer and provider of proprietary anti-Spam solutions, today announced
results for the year ended December 31, 2002.
"Once again, the results for Q4 2002 met with the company's internal goals. The
cash burn for the fourth quarter was negligible. However, we anticipate that as
we expand our efforts to promote and sell our new anti-Spam solution
(ASAP!(TM)), cash burn will increase going forward," said Gideon Mantel, CEO of
Commtouch.
Mr. Mantel added, "We are encouraged by the progress we have made in rolling out
ASAP!. Likewise, we are pleased to announce that the closing conditions of the
first tranche of the convertible loan, as described by us in the press release
of February 13, have been met."
Revenues for the quarter -- attributable to email services -- were $0.6 million
compared to $0.5 million in the prior quarter and $2.6 million in the comparable
quarter last year. Total loss for the quarter was $2.2 million, which consists
primarily of non-recurring non-cash charges of idle equipment write-offs,
depreciation and reserves against notes receivables. In comparison, the losses
for the prior quarter and Q4 2001 were $1.1 million and $7.5 million
respectively. During the fourth quarter, the company had impaired assets
totaling $750K to reflect the value of idle equipment.
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $3.4 million compared to
$13.6 million in the comparable period last year. Total loss for the year ended
December 31, 2002 was $4.9 million compared to $61.0 million in the comparable
period last year. Headcount as of December 31, 2002 was at 25, down from 94 at
the end of 2001. Also, during 2002, the company divested itself of its majority
interest in Commtouch Japan KK and retains an equity interest therein.
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