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Tumbleweed, U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong To Host Security Seminar

Industry Leaders Will Discuss eBanking and Information Security

Hong Kong — August 17, 2005 — Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, and the U.S. Consulate General, Hong Kong, will jointly host a luncheon seminar today addressing eBanking and information security challenges facing companies in Hong Kong.

The seminar, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Hong Kong, will be led by John Thielens, Chief Technical Officer at Tumbleweed, and Sarah Kemp, Commercial Consul, U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong. Ms. Kemp will address Hong Kong business opportunities in the security field, and Mr. Thielens will present strategies to address today’s electronic information security challenges.

About the U.S. Commercial Service

Founded in 1980, the U.S. Commercial Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that assists U.S. companies, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses, to make sales in international markets. Their network includes 107 U.S. Export Assistance Centers throughout the United States and more than 150 offices overseas in 87 countries. The Hong Kong office assists U.S. businesses targeting the Hong Kong market as well as those seeking a local partner for eventual expansion into mainland China. Visit the U.S. government's export portal at http://www.export.gov.

About Tumbleweed Communications Corp.

Tumbleweed provides security software and appliances for email protection, file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to safely conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offers these solutions in three comprehensive product suites: MailGate, SecureTransport, and Validation Authority. MailGate provides protection against spam, viruses, and attacks, and enables policy-based message filtering, encryption, and routing. SecureTransport enables business to safely exchange large files and transactions without proprietary software. Validation Authority is the world-leading solution for determining the validity of digital certificates. Tumbleweed’s enterprise and government customers include ABN Amro, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, and all four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.  Tumbleweed was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call 650-216-2000.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on plans and expectations as of the date of the press release, and that a number of factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement below.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, particularly with respect to strategies presented by Tumbleweed representatives and sales of Tumbleweed products in Hong Kong and elsewhere in the Asian-pacific market.  In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions.  For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed’s Form 10-K filed March 16, 2005 and Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2005.

Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release, which represents the Company’s expectations only as of the date of this release and should not be viewed as a statement about the Company’s expectations after such date. Although this release may remain available on the Company’s website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that the Company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein.

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