Italy’s Gruppo Se.Co.Ges Adds Commtouch Messaging and Web Security to Its Compliance Solution

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & BRESCIA, Italy--()--Gruppo Se.Co.Ges, which provides corporate computer systems, announced today that is has selected Anti-Spam and GlobalView™ URL Filtering from Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) for integration into its Leg@lcom solution.

“To comply with our core business objectives, we constantly search for the best technological solutions, so we decided to integrate Commtouch technology,” said Luigi Colosio, president of Gruppo Se.Co.Ges. S.r.l. “Spam and unsecure browsing are some of the biggest problems organizations face today, and our research and testing led us directly to Commtouch. We are proud to offer Commtouch’s highly effective anti-spam and Web security solutions to our customers.”

Commtouch technology is being offered as part of Leg@lcom, a multi-faceted IT security and compliance appliance and software solution. It is an email, Blackberry, and archiving server that can also send and receive faxes and text messages. Unlike other solutions in the market, it has been designed specifically to comply with laws on digital communications and defensive controls in accordance with Italian corporate legislation and security and banking regulations.

Due to the volume of information that travels through the Leg@lcom solution and its archiving requirements, the integration of Commtouch’s Anti-Spam and GlobalView URL filtering significantly increases the efficiency of the solution. Commtouch’s technology is based on Recurrent Pattern Detection (RPD™) and GlobalView technologies, which block spam, phishing and malware in real-time, and enable secure, compliant Web browsing.

“The agreement with Gruppo Se.Co.Ges demonstrates how Commtouch’s solutions help organizations fulfill diverse business requirements,” said Ofer Tal, vice president of international sales and business development at Commtouch. “By using Commtouch’s technology as part of its legal compliance solution, Gruppo Se.Co.Ges protects its customers from both the threats and the related legal culpability.”

Commtouch GlobalView Network, a cloud-based service platform comprised of multiple data centers, a global collection network, and real-time analysis of massive amounts of Internet data, stops threats in real-time, no matter the location.

About Gruppo Se.Co.Ges

Gruppo Se.Co.Ges is an Italian company specializing in corporate computer systems for the IT industry. The Group’s objectives are to provide complete customer satisfaction and deliver solutions that are technologically innovative and employ progressive professional development, ensuring that every one of its customers makes the best use of the tools available to them. Gruppo Se.Co.Ges’ solutions are delivered as a set of services, designed to address the needs of medium to large enterprise and government agency customers, which rely on essential technological tools for their daily operations. All of the Group’s solutions are backed by Gruppo Se.Co.Ges’ legal and financial knowhow to ensure they fully address the requirements of modern business processes.

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 enabling 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 news 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 to 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.

Contacts

Commtouch Contact
Amy Kenigsberg, 1-913-440-4072 (US) or +972-9-794-1681 (Int'l)
amyk@commtouch.com
or
Gruppo Se.Co.Ges Contact
Luca Squadrito, +39 030 23 06 877
luca.squadrito@secoges.com

Release Summary

Italy’s Gruppo Se.Co.Ges Adds Commtouch Messaging and Web Security to its Compliance Solution

Contacts

Commtouch Contact
Amy Kenigsberg, 1-913-440-4072 (US) or +972-9-794-1681 (Int'l)
amyk@commtouch.com
or
Gruppo Se.Co.Ges Contact
Luca Squadrito, +39 030 23 06 877
luca.squadrito@secoges.com