Vircom announced today

Montreal
January 23, 2004




Montreal-based secure messaging developer Vircom announced today that its new SCA anti-spam engine, released last November, performs beyond expectations and has broken its own spam-catching record, scoring a close-to-perfect 99.8% spam catch rate over a complete, 24-hour period.

Closing in on total spam elimination

The SCA engine is really performing beyond our expectations says Marc Chouinard, lead of Vircom's Spambuster Team. Everybody knows that 100% spam catch rate is impossible, but we're starting to think we can get very close to it, and it goes without saying that our false positive protection maintains at 99.99%.

Vircom first released the SCA engine in the latest delivery of its third generation of secure messaging solutions, called Modus3, early last November. Right from its launch, Modus3 made a very strong impression on the market and the demand for our solutions has never been so good, says Richard Lachance, Vircom's Executive Vice President. Demand is high , says Lachance, and so is Vircom customers' satisfaction. Receiving thank you and congratulation e-mails from recently installed clients is not something companies see very often. There is no greater motivation for us to keep on improving our solutions.

Increased anti-virus performance

Earlier this week, the company added a new anti-virus feature to its Modus solutions equipped with Norman Data Defense's anti-virus engine. Called SandBox technology, the new feature is so advanced that it actually detects new and unknown malware threats, including Trojans and worms, without the need for a virus signature.

The Norman SandBox technology represents a milestone in non-signature based detection of new, unknown viruses' utilizing far superior techniques to those adopted by pure heuristics. This unique technology stops and quarantines the malware attacking the machine based on behavior even before any virus signature file is created for this specific threat.

About Modus3

Vircom's Modus3 technology is based on a holistic model designed to optimize the treatment capacity and to maximize the performance of the anti-spam engine. Spam identification, classification and rejection is performed at 14 different key stages in the filtration process, facilitating early clearance of basic spam messages and yielding maximum CPU throughput to process the more complex, often intentionally malformed messages.

About Norman

Norman Data Defense Systems is one of the world's leading companies within the field of data security. With products for antivirus (virus control), personal firewall, encryption, data recovery, and certified data erasure, the company plays a crucial role in the data industry.

About Vircom

Since 1994, Vircom has been specializing in advanced Internet infrastructure and secure messaging solutions for the ever-evolving needs of both its ISP and corporate clients. Vircom has become an undeniable force in the anti-spam market with its mature and powerful Modus™ anti-spam technology. With offices in Canada and Europe, Vircom has become a leading player in the secure messaging industry.

Contact Information

François Bourdeau
Marketing Manager
Phone: 514.845.1666 x256
francois.bourdeau@vircom.com
www.vircom.com


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