MailFrontier Named Among Leaders in META Group’s E-mail Hygiene Vendor Comparison
Product Achieves High Marks from Leading IT Security Research Firm

Palo Alto, Calif. – November 22, 2004 – MailFrontier™, a pioneer in email security and leading provider of anti-spam and anti-phishing solutions, today announced that it has been named among the top vendors in META Group’s recently released “E-Mail Hygiene Vendor Comparison” META Practice Report. The study, authored by META analyst Matt Cain, addresses the salient points for evaluating the industry’s leading e-mail hygiene vendors in addition to results of an extensive vendor survey broken into major categories including corporate comparisons, product functionality and platform specifics. MailFrontier was given its highest scores in the category of product functionality – including perfect scores for spam blocking and end-user controls.

“We are pleased to be identified as an industry leader in META’s E-Mail Hygiene Vendor Comparison,” said Anne Bonaparte, president and CEO of MailFrontier. “Our success in the product functionality category underlies our achievements in the market today. We continue to innovate at the product level, which has enabled us to exponentially expand our customer base in such a short period of time – despite the crowded market environment.”

“For most customers, the driving force behind email hygiene investments is the need to combat the ever-increasing volumes of spam,” stated Matt Cain, senior vice president at META Group, a leading provider of IT research, advisory services and strategic consulting. “Threats to enterprise e-mail systems are increasing every day. Companies need to carefully evaluate their email hygiene to ensure that mission-critical e-mail systems are stable, secure, and in compliance with appropriate regulations. Assessing core product functionality is instrumental to determining the best solution for each unique enterprise.”

A copy of the META Group report, “E-Mail Hygiene Vendor Comparison” (META Practice 2289, Matt Cain, November 19, 2004), is available on MailFrontier’s Website
www.mailfrontier.com/docs/Email_Hygiene_Vendor_Comparison.pdf

About META Group
META Group is a leading research and consulting firm, focusing on information technology and business transformation strategies. Delivering objective, consistent, and actionable guidance, META Group enables organizations to innovate more rapidly and effectively. Our unique collaborative models help clients succeed by building speed, agility, and value into their IT and business systems and processes. Connect with www.metagroup.com for more details.

About MailFrontier
MailFrontier is a leading provider of email security solutions that stop unwanted email by protecting enterprises from the growing number of dangerous and costly email threats while giving them the ability to anticipate and stop new threats as they emerge. MailFrontier offers a comprehensive defense against all known email threats, including spam, viruses, phishing, blended threats and other attacks, such as directory harvest attacks. The company has more than 800 customers, including Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Pier 1 Imports, PNM Resources, San Francisco Giants and Wyndham International. Founded in February 2002, MailFrontier is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. For additional information, go to www.mailfrontier.com.

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