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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