Vircom’s Modus 4.35 Anti-Spam Technology Finalist In Sc Magazine Award Program

Considered for achievement in security defense

Montreal, Nov. 29, 2006—Vircom™, Inc., the anti-spam and email assurance software provider, has been named a finalist in the SC Magazine Award program for outstanding achievement in information-technology (IT) security.

Its Modus 4.35 technology was named in the Reader Trust Award Best Email Security Solution category of the competition. Vircom’s Modus was among nearly 400 entries submitted in nine technology categories. Placement in the SC Magazine Awards program is based on voting by more than 9,000 of the publication’s readers. Winners will be announced at an awards event in San Francisco in February.

“Innovations like what we’ve seen from Vircom demonstrate the vibrancy and vitality of the IT security industry,” says SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. “They represent breakthroughs that will benefit our readers and, in turn, corporate users of technology.”

Vircom’s Modus technology manages inbound and outbound email traffic and offers protection from spam, fraud, phishing, viruses, out-of-policy communications and other email threats. It also offers best of breed protection against the growing threat of image spam. ModusMail™ is a complete email server solution with advanced email assurance features. ModusGate™ is a comprehensive secure email gateway, designed to fit effortlessly with existing email servers. It provides advanced email assurance and works seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange™, Lotus Notes™ and other standard email servers. ModusGate is available in both software and appliance format.
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Vircom, Inc., based in Montreal, is a privately held software development and professional services company focused exclusively on email messaging security. Founded in 1994, Vircom is the only email security vendor to offer a wide range of deployment options, proprietary anti-spam technology, complete Windows™ infrastructure integration, and premium customer service. Its award-winning products include ModusMail(TM), ModusGate(TM), ModusGate(TM) Appliance. Vircom technology is made available to several major security providers and deployed through third-party vendors to customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit:

http://www.vircom.com.