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MailFrontier Positioned in the Visionary Quadrant
In First Enterprise Spam Filtering Magic Quadrant

Palo Alto, Calif. – March 5, 2004 – MailFrontier, a pioneer in messaging security and leading provider of anti-spam solutions, today announced that Gartner, a leading technology research and advisory firm, positioned MailFrontier in the visionary quadrant of its Enterprise Spam Filtering Magic Quadrant for 1Q 2004. To be included in the visionary quadrant, MailFrontier was evaluated on completeness and scope of features and functionality for the following criteria: strategic plan, sophistication of detection, management and administration, content expertise and customer support/infrastructure, and platform capabilities beyond spam filtering.

“Sophistication of detection, management and administration are critical criteria required of those vendors recognized as leaders in the visionary quadrant,” according to the Gartner report. “Evidence of innovation, quality of collection and detection, responsiveness to emerging customers’ requirements, product stability all weighed heavily in identifying these visionaries.”

In the report, Gartner states the spam problem has become so enormous that clients report that 60 to 75 percent of incoming e-mail is spam. This has evolved from a nuisance and storage cost drain to a major vector for malicious code and fraud, according to the Gartner report. MailFrontier agrees with Gartner’s requisite for a tightly integrated solution that blocks spam, fraud and all other unwanted emails. As Gartner stated in a January report, “…vendors should include anti-phishing features in their products until the structure of the Internet includes needed anti-fraud capabilities.” (Gartner, Inc., “How to Spot, and Stop, ‘Phishing’ E-Mail Attacks” by R. Mogull, January 26, 2004.)

MailFrontier was the first in the industry to introduce a tightly integrated anti-spam, anti-fraud, anti-virus and policy management enterprise software suite, providing a comprehensive messaging security solution. Introduced in February 2004, MailFrontier Enterprise GatewayTM 3.0 is the only enterprise-scale solution with a distributed architecture enabling IT departments to filter email at the perimeter of the corporation, while keeping management, settings, quarantine, and all user access within the secure corporate network.

“We believe that Gartner’s recognition of MailFrontier in the visionary quadrant further confirms our commitment to providing comprehensive detection and management functionalities, which we agree is the single most important factor when selecting an anti-spam vendor,” said Pavni Diwanji, CEO and co-founder of MailFrontier. “Threats to email continue to evolve and become more targeted and dangerous. MailFrontier prides itself on staying ahead of the curve, identifying threats before they arise, and developing complete, integrated solutions to protect a corporation’s entire messaging system.”

About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted by 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About MailFrontier
MailFrontier is a pioneer in messaging security, ensuring the continued vitality of email for business communication. Enterprises need to keep email secure and productive. MailFrontier approaches this problem with a focus on email users, becoming the first company in the industry to provide a unique user-centric approach. This comprehensive and integrated approach has now become the standard for email security offerings. MailFrontier has more than 400 enterprise customers, including Pier 1 Imports, Wyndham International and Peet’s Coffee & Tea. Founded in February 2002, MailFrontier is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company’s investors include New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Menlo Ventures. For additional information, go to www.mailfrontier.com.


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