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Aladdin Systems Licenses
Mailshell Spam Filter for Global Retail Distribution
WATSONVILLE, CA - October 8, 2003 - Aladdin
Systems, Inc., an Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc., company
(OTC BB: ALHI), today announced that it will publish
SpamCatcher, a desktop spam-filtering program developed
by Mailshell Inc., the leading OEM provider of anti-spam
software. Aladdin also licensed Mailshell's software developers'
kit to create additional SpamCatcher products for
other languages and platforms.
"We looked at the top anti-spam providers
and selected Mailshell for its ease of use, superior technology
and proven customer satisfaction," said Jonathan Kahn, president
of Aladdin Systems Inc. "Licensing Mailshell's engine will
allow us to develop customized products for each vertical
and geographic market, while leveraging a proven, award-winning
core technology."
Mailshell's anti-spam engine is deployed at
more than 300 enterprises and by thousands of consumers.
It identifies spam by using more than a thousand spam-blocking
rules, including pattern matches, heuristic functions, and
proprietary and third party databases. Complex algorithms
are applied to compute the probability that each piece of
e-mail is spam. The Mailshell Engine also creates a fingerprint
ID for every e-mail message and uses it to continuously
analyze new spam, create new rules and adjust the weighting
of existing rules. Since spam constantly evolves, customers
can opt to receive scheduled or real-time rules updates.
"Aladdin's expertise as a software publisher
and marketer will quickly bring SpamCatcher to the attention
of millions of people worldwide," said Tonny Yu, president
of Mailshell. "Aladdin is an ideal OEM partner for us given
its strong global network of retailers."
SpamCatcher 3.0 is available for a
suggested retail price of $29.99 from retail, catalog, and
online channels.
Aladdin Systems: Everyday Solutions™
Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc, an Aladdin Systems
Holdings, Inc. company (OTC BB: ALHI), develops and publishes
award-winning software solutions, including StuffIt(r),
the complete compression solution for for Windows, Macintosh,
Linux, and Solaris. Aladdin provides everyday solutions
that enable people and businesses to communicate and manage
their ideas and information. Aladdin's software solutions
empower users in the area of information access, removal,
recovery, security, and distribution. Aladdin is located
at 245 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA. Telephone:
(831) 761-6200; Fax (831) 761-6206. On the Net: http://www.aladdinsys.com,
www.stuffit.com or email info@aladdinsys.com.
About Mailshell
Mailshell is the leading OEM provider of anti-spam software.
The company's products include anti-spam software developers'
tools and a suite of enterprise and personal anti-spam products.
The Mailshell Engine is the only anti-spam solution developed
explicitly to integrate spam-blocking technology with common
IT components, including security appliances, mail servers,
mail clients, anti-virus applications and many others. Mailshell's
software recently earned an "Editor's Choice" award in PC
Magazine's review of spam filters, and has been dubbed "priceless"
by Forbes magazine, "excellent" by the Associated Press
and "easy to use" by CNET. On the Net: http://www.mailshell.com.
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Contact:
Bruce Freeman, ProLine Communications, Inc., (973)
716-9457, bfreeman@proline-com.com
Jennifer Watson, Aladdin Systems, Inc., (831) 768-3630,
jennifer@aladdinsys.com
Stefan Pollack, The Pollack PR Marketing Group, (310)
556-4443, stefan@mailshell.com
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PC Magazine—Editor's Choice
"Mailshell is priceless."
"Mailshell is easy to use."
One of "the best ways to prevent
spam"
"Mailshell is excellent."
"Mailshell is worth its cost."
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