Press Releases
GRISOFT Selects Mailshell
to Provide Integrated Spam and Phishing Protection for its
Security Portfolio
SAN FRANCISCO, CA; MILLBURN, NJ. - September
13, 2006 - GRISOFT, the supplier of AVG security software,
today announced that it will integrate in its security portfolio
anti-spam and anti-phishing protection from Mailshell, the
OEM anti-spam leader. With the addition of spam and phishing
protection in the AVG security portfolio will supplement
GRISOFT's existing, comprehensive malware protection against
a broad array of threats like spyware, adware, dialers,
keyloggers, trojans and worms. GRISOFT's customers will
join more than 6,000 corporations and 10 million users who
already rely on 'Powered by Mailshell' filters to block
spam and phishing.
GRISOFT's AVG computer security products are
well known for its state-of-the-art protection combined
with extraordinary value. GRISOFT recently released public
beta versions for its AVG 7.5 security portfolio, which
is extended to include AVG Anti-Spyware, AVG Anti-Malware
and AVG Internet Security – a comprehensive suite of computer
security tools. The beta programs also include substantial
improvements in data protection, ease-of-use with a new
and unified user interface, automatic updates and access
to 24/7 customer support. These new products will incorporate
the most advanced technologies that are designed to keep
users' data secure, which will now be supplemented with
Mailshell for additional email protection.
"The addition of spam and phishing protection
is a natural next step after our recent acquisition and
re-launch of the ewido anti-spyware functionality," said
Karel Obluk, CEO of Grisoft. "Mailshell's existing solution
and future roadmap allows us to offer true best-of-breed
technology to our customers."
By integrating Mailshell's SpamCompiler engine,
AVG customers will see consistently accurate levels of anti-spammer
and anti-phisher protection. SpamCompiler optimizes, compiles
and executes more than one million filter checks in a fraction
of a second to determine if a message is spam or not. By
combining a fast, compact, flexible, complete decision tree
with an automatically self-tuning intelligent engine, Mailshell's
SpamCompiler engine consistently generates highly accurate
results in recognizing spam, phishing and other forms of
email fraud. The engine allows GRISOFT to choose either
five-minute incremental updates, or real-time checks of
Mailshell's network, to ensure protection from the most
recent spam and phishing attacks."
"GRISOFT's massive global user base, along
with its exciting recent business initiatives, makes it
an ideal new partner for us," said Tonny Yu, CEO of Mailshell.
"We're honored by the chance to help serve the AVG community."
About GRISOFT: GRISOFT is a leading
provider of antivirus, firewall protection and security
solutions for consumers and SMEs. It is one of the fastest
growing companies in the industry with more than 30 million
users around the world that rely on GRISOFT AVG products
to protect their computers and networks.
Established in 1991, GRISOFT employs some
of the world's leading experts in antivirus software, specifically
in the areas of virus analysis and detection, software development,
and antivirus support. GRISOFT award-winning products are
distributed globally through resellers and the Internet
as well as via AVG Anti-Virus Software Developer's Kit (SDK)
to interested partners.
About Mailshell Inc.: Mailshell is
the world's leading anti-spam and anti-phishing engine provider.
Via Mailshell's OEM partners, more than 6,000 companies
and 10 million consumers worldwide rely on "Powered by Mailshell"
filters to block spam and phishing. Mailshell's software
helps its OEM partners, including Computer Associates, Secure
Computing, Panda Software, Oracle, ZyXEL, Broderbund and
Lyris Technologies, among others, generate new anti-spam
revenue, upsell existing products to new anti-spam customers,
and cut anti-spam engineering and support costs to near
zero. Mailshell's headquarters are located in San Francisco.
For more information, visit http://www.mailshell.com.
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Contact:
Fran Bosecker, GRISOFT, (845) 536-1416, www.grisoft.com
