Commtouch Leverages Authentium Command Acquisition: Signs First Antivirus Deals and Improves Benchmark Ranking |
| Posted: 11 Jan 2011 02:43 AM PST SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commtouch® (Nasdaq: CTCH) today announced that during Q4 2010 it closed several new customer agreements for its Command Antivirus® solution, which was acquired in September 2010 from Authentium.
"Incorporating a well-respected antivirus solution like Command into our Internet security suite has been an important element in our strategy of offering complete messaging and Web security solutions," said Ido Hadari, Commtouch's chief executive officer. "Both our existing and new customers are responding positively to our consolidated offering, which drives operational simplicity and lower total cost of ownership." Following the acquisition, the Command development team invested additional resources in further enhancing the product's capabilities. In the November benchmark tests performed by industry-leading AV-Test GmbH, Commtouch Command ranked 4th out of the 26 products tested, with a detection rate of 99.55%, compared to an average detection rate of 95.53%. "We are committed to continued product excellence, and achieving top rankings in industry benchmark tests is an important recognition of this commitment," added Mr. Hadari. About Commtouch Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) provides proven Internet security technology to more than 150 security companies and service providers for integration into their solutions. Commtouch's GlobalView™ and patented Recurrent Pattern Detection™ (RPD™) technologies are founded on a unique cloud-based approach, and work together in a comprehensive feedback loop to protect effectively in all languages and formats. Commtouch's Command Antivirus utilizes a multi-layered approach to provide award winning malware detection and industry-leading performance. Commtouch technology automatically analyzes billions of Internet transactions in real-time in its global data centers to identify new threats as they are initiated, enabling our partners and customers to protect end-users from spam and malware, and ensure safe, compliant browsing. The company's expertise in building efficient, massive-scale security services has resulted in mitigating Internet threats for thousands of organizations and hundreds of millions of users in 190 countries. Commtouch was founded in 1991, is headquartered in Netanya, Israel, and has a subsidiary with offices in Sunnyvale, California and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Stay abreast of the latest messaging and Web threat trends all quarter long at the Commtouch Café: http://blog.commtouch.com. For more information about enhancing security offerings with Commtouch technology, see http://www.commtouch.com or write info@commtouch.com. Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are trademarks, and Commtouch, Authentium, Command Antivirus and Command Anti-malware are registered trademarks of Commtouch. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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