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New 3Com anti-spam filter service

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SUNNYVALE & MARLBOROUGH: USA: 3Com Corporation and Commtouch have announced that 3Com is licensing Commtouch's GlobalView Mail Reputation Service as the 3Com Anti-Spam Filter Service of its 3Com unified security platforms.

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With the addition of the Commtouch anti-spam capability to the X-Family unified security platform, not only will 3Com customers secure their networks from internal and external attacks, they will effectively eliminate 80 percent or more of the junk e-mail they receive. 3Com customers already are realizing the benefits of the Commtouch solution in their 3Com security platform.

“Since implementing the new 3Com Anti-Spam Filter Service at the perimeter, we have noticed at least an 80 percent decrease in spam and no false positives at all,” said Mike Kunz, network manager for the Collinsville, Ill., Community Unit School District 10. “Our internal anti-spam solution has shown a significant drop in workload and messages it has to filter, which has resulted in better bandwidth utilization on our local area network.”

The X-Family product line, which includes the X5 and the X506 platforms, combines zonal firewall, virtual private networks (VPN), TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System, e-mail filtering, Web content filtering and bandwidth management with enterprise-class quality of service, and IP routing capabilities.

“3Com’s technology strategy includes integrating best-of-breed applications and technology from our partners into our switching, routing and security products,” said Scott Hilton, vice president of enterprise products for 3Com. “The highly accurate classifications performed by the Commtouch GlobalView service enable customers to work more efficiently without worrying about losing important messages.”

The 3Com Open Network (3Com|ON) Program is a global technology partner program designed to build and support a wide array of third-party relationships with best-of-breed independent software and hardware vendors, systems integrators, service providers, consultants and the open source community. A collaborative, open approach—supported by a wealth of Program resources and support activities—creates value-added, interoperable solutions and services that help manage, control and enhance Secure Converged Networks.