Press Releases
Panda to Integrate Mailshell Spam
Filter into Its Anti-Virus and Security Software Products
MADRID, SPAIN, September 15, 2004 - Panda Software,
a leading developer of virus and intrusion prevention
solutions, has announced an agreement with Mailshell,
the OEM anti-spam leader, to integrate Mailshell's anti-spam
engine into Panda's enterprise and personal security
software products. The millions of Internet users who
depend on Panda for protection from intrusion, viruses,
spam and other malicious code will now join those users
worldwide who currently rely on 'Powered by Mailshell'
products to filter spam.
Under the agreement, Panda will integrate the Mailshell
anti-spam engine which optimizes, compiles and executes
more than 300,000 checks to determine if a message is
spam or not, conducting thousands of simultaneous calculations
in a fraction of a second. By combining a fast, compact,
flexible, complete decision tree with an automatically
self-tuning intelligent engine, Mailshell is able to
consistently generate highly accurate results in recognizing
spam.
"Our customers around the world require a spam filtering
solution that integrates intelligently with our layered
defenses against blended attacks of viruses, spam and
other malicious code," said José María Hernández,
VP international expansion at Panda Software at Panda
Software. "The integration of the Mailshell anti-spam
engine will guarantee or clients the best protection
against junk mail."
"Panda has rapidly emerged as a global leader in its
field and is among the fastest growing technology companies
in Europe," said Tonny Yu, president and CEO of Mailshell.
"Panda's numerous awards and rapidly expanding worldwide
customer base are testament to its excellence and growth
potential. We're thrilled by the opportunity to contribute
to Panda's success."
About Panda Software:
Panda Software is one of the world's leading developers
of IT security solutions, with offices in more than
50 countries. It is an established pacesetter for the
sector in innovation and expansion and is unequalled
in terms of satisfying customers' needs for the most
advanced technologies, products and services to keep
IT resources free from viruses and other threats at
the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership. The company's
unique TruPrevent Technologies, the most intelligent
technologies to combat unknown viruses and intruders,
offer unrivalled preventive protection for all types
of clients: from the largest corporations through small
and medium-sized companies to home users.
For more information and evaluation versions of all
Panda Software solutions, visit our website at: http://www.pandasoftware.com
About Mailshell Inc.: Mailshell is the OEM
anti-spam leader. More than 4,000 companies and 10 million
consumers rely on 'Powered by Mailshell' products to
block spam. By using Mailshell's software development
kit, the Mailshell Anti-Spam SDK, Mailshell's partners
increase their average revenue per customer, create
new sources of recurring revenue, and decrease sales
and support costs. The Mailshell Engine is the only
anti-spam solution developed explicitly to integrate
spam-blocking technology with common IT components,
including security appliances, mail servers, anti-virus
applications and many others. For more information:
http://www.mailshell.com.
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Contact:
Ignacio Ayerbe Garcia, Panda Software, +34 91
806 37 00, communication@pandasoftware.com
Stefan Pollack, The Pollack PR Marketing Group,
(310) 556-4443, stefan@mailshell.com
