Tumbleweed Communications Recent News

Axway Cited as a “Leader” in B2B Service Provider Report

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600

PHOENIX – November 18, 2009 – Independent analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. positioned Axway as a Leader in the October 2009 “The Forrester Wave™: B2B Service Providers, Q4 2009” report.

Axway MailGate Enhances Email Data Leak Prevention with Digital Rights Management for Attachments

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600

PHOENIX – Nov. 11, 2009 – Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, today announced data leak prevention (DLP) enhancements to the MailGate email security appliance’s Policy Engine, enabling digital rights management (DRM) for attachments. MailGate will now limit recipients’ ability to alter or appropriate attachment information by converting inbound and outbound Microsoft® Office attachments into password-protected, “locked” PDF documents.

Axway Enables Organizations to Meet Email Retention and E-Discovery Demands with Secure Cloud-Based Email Archiving

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:50 -0600

PHOENIX – November 10, 2009 – Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, today introduced Axway Archiving, a cloud-based email archiving solution. Axway Archiving leverages cloud computing to eliminate the need for on-premise hardware, software and storage infrastructure. This approach enables Axway to offer unlimited email archiving storage at a low, fixed price for any messaging platform, regardless of size.

Axway Certified by the U.S. Government for Data Security

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX – November 9, 2009 – Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, today announced that the latest release of the Synchrony™ Framework has achieved the U.S. government’s Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1 certification. This FIPS certification brings the benchmark government data security standard to Synchrony-powered business-to-business (B2B) transactions and solutions. Synchrony improves managed file transfer, B2B orchestration and visibility for real-time business interactions via a service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Axway Brings Data Loss Prevention to Ad hoc File Transfer with File Transfer Direct

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX - October 6, 2009 – Axway, the industry leader in both managed file transfer (MFT) and email security products, today launched File Transfer Direct, the first and only ad hoc file transfer solution to reduce risk and improve compliance by securely delivering large files while incorporating data loss protection, policy management and data visibility for corporate governance.

Axway Positioned in the “Leaders” Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX – September 29, 2009 – Axway, a leading provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant of its “Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer.”

Axway Integrates SecureTransport™ with Synchrony™ Sentinel to Offer Robust Visibility and Management for Managed File Transfer

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX – September 14, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced the latest release of SecureTransport™, one of its award-winning managed file transfer (MFT) solutions. Following Axway’s strategy since its merger with Tumbleweed Communications, SecureTransport now integrates with Synchrony™ Sentinel to provide visibility inside and outside the enterprise. SecureTransport also provides users of Sterling Commerce’s Connect:Direct with more open, Internet-based connectivity. Additionally, it features an expanded and enriched end-user experience for file transfers via a new Internet Client.

To Safeguard Private Patient Data In Transit, Insurers Administrative Corporation (IAC) Selects Axway’s File Transfer and Visibility Solutions

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX, September 14, 2009 – Looking to better safeguard and monitor private patient data in transit, Insurers Administrative Corporation (IAC) chose Axway’s SecureTransport™ solution with Synchrony™ Sentinel. IAC chose Axway SecureTransport to protect sensitive health and billing information between insurance companies and medical facilities. Axway’s Sentinel will help IAC gain unprecedented visibility across all file transfers. IAC, one of the nation’s largest third-party administrators (TPA)¹ and a wholly owned subsidiary of The IHC Group, is in the process of deploying the solution across all IAC departments.

Axway Solutions Receive Automated AS1 Interoperability Certification from Drummond Group®

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX, August 18, 2009 – Continuing its legacy of meeting or exceeding industry interoperability standards, Axway’s business-to-business (B2B) Gateway and EndPoint solutions have once more successfully received certification from Drummond Group, Inc. for Applicability Statement 1 (AS1) interoperability. This was the first time Axway and other vendors were tested using Drummond Group’s patented InSitu® fully automated technology.

Publishing House Safeguards Customer Data And Slashes Spam Email Volume by 72 Percent with Axway’s MailGate™

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2009 – Publishing Company Hay House Inc. has implemented Axway’s award-winning MailGate™ product for comprehensive email security. MailGate effectively blocks spam and email threats, protects sensitive customer data and cuts down on hardware costs. By eliminating spam email delivery, MailGate reduces Hay House’s email volumes by 72 percent, dramatically decreasing storage costs and increasing employee productivity.

Axway Solutions Earn Additional AS2 Interoperability Certifications from Drummond Group®

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:12 -0500

PHOENIX, July 13, 2009 – As further evidence of Axway’s ongoing commitment to interoperability standards, Axway’s business-to-business (B2B) Gateway and EndPoint solutions have once again earned certification from Drummond Group, Inc. for Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) interoperability. Axway solutions also received Optional Test Profiles certification in the following categories: Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM), Filename Preservation (FN), Multiple Attachments (MA), and AS2 Reliability.

Axway Sponsors Study by Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research on In-transit Theft and IT Vulnerability

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX, June 29, 2009 – As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical supply chain, Axway is sponsoring a Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research (The Center) study entitled, “Understanding and Preventing In-transit Theft and IT Vulnerability in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.” The research is being conducted by Booz & Company and will form the basis for a conference organized by the Center. The study is being conducted over a three-month period, which began with a kickoff meeting at the headquarters of the Center and the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) in late May.

Axway Named to SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners List

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX, June 24, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced that the company was named one of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners for 2009. End-users and partners chose to honor Axway for its superior contribution to the supply chain industry.

Axway Delivers Financial Exchange Solution to Support Changes in Global Financial Systems

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0500

PHOENIX – June 2, 2009 – Recognizing the global financial industry is facing unprecedented upheaval, Axway announced the availability of its Financial Exchange solution to help organizations cope with the changing financial landscape. To manage increasing governmental oversight and reduce system maintenance costs, Axway enables banks, market infrastructures and corporations to streamline, consolidate and better manage their secure transmission platforms for multi-channel financial data and transaction processing.

Axway Moves Global Headquarters to Phoenix to Continue Company Growth

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:20 -0500

PHOENIX, May 26, 2009 – In response to company growth, Axway, a provider of collaborative business solutions, is relocating its corporate headquarters to Phoenix, Ariz. from its neighboring city of Scottsdale. Working closely with the City of Phoenix Economic Development Program, Axway has relocated to a new Miller Global Property at Mayo Boulevard and Scottsdale Road, giving the company a distinctive location at which to welcome customers, partners and investors.

RSA Conference Recognizes Axway CSO Dr. Taher Elgamal for Lifetime Achievement in Information Security

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:03 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO, RSA Conference, April 22, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced that Dr. Taher Elgamal was awarded the RSA® Conference Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the information technology (IT) security field. Now Chief Security Officer at Axway since its merger with Tumbleweed, Dr. Elgamal is credited as the inventor of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, a standard for securing Internet transactions.

Axway Announces Support for United Fresh Produce Traceability Initiative

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:45 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – April 21, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced it has joined United Fresh, the leading produce trade association, to support its Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI). United Fresh’s PTI is an industry-led effort to enhance traceability throughout the global, fresh produce supply chain. This initiative is designed to maximize the effectiveness of current traceback procedures and develop a standardized industry approach to enhance traceability systems’ efficiency.

Axway Extends MailGate with Virtualized Offering

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:02 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 14, 2009 – Axway, leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, has launched a virtualized offering of its leading MailGate Email Security product, which decreases messaging security’s physical footprint and costs by reducing hardware and operational needs. Continuing its investment in MailGate’s functionality, the new release also adds outbound IP virtualization to preserve corporate email reputations, and Domain Key Identified Mail (DKIM) to ensure proper message delivery. Whether using the virtualized delivery model or Axway’s hardware appliances, MailGate (formerly Tumbleweed MailGate) offers industry-leading unified email security, standards based encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) features.

Axway Fights Accidental Employee Data Leaks with New Hosted Messaging Encryption Solution Including True Message Recall

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:09:05 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 14, 2009 – Axway, leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, has launched a hosted offering of its leading Secure Messenger messaging encryption platform, now including true message recall functionality. Customers now have access to hosted encryption for data in motion, driven by robust, policy-based content filtering, running in a dedicated environment at a secure hosting facility.

Axway and Edifecs Support HIPAA Migration With Transaction Processing Solutions for Healthcare

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:28 -0500

CHICAGO, HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, April 6, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, announced today that its recently-formed partnership with Edifecs will provide integrated migration solutions for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) modifications recently disclosed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Additionally, these solutions will support companies with Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange’s (WEDI) Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP) Type 1-7 testing, and provide validation and error reporting capabilities to trading partners.

Axway’s Monty Mason Recognized as a Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2009 Pro To Know

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:30:00 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – March 24, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced that Monty Mason, Axway’s director of solutions marketing, was named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s “Pros to Know” for his leadership and expertise in supply chain strategies.

Axway Wins 2009 HDMA iBusiness Solution Award for Axway Trade Activity Manager

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19, 2009 – Further demonstrating Axway’s understanding of the pharmaceutical supply chain, Axway Trade Activity Manager (TAM) powered by Synchrony™ has won the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) iBusiness Solution Award. Axway TAM was recognized for its ability to improve collaboration with customers and efficiently manage distribution agreements within the pharmaceutical supply chain. In previous years, Axway won the iBusiness Solution Award for Axway ePedigree and Axway Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) products.

Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research and Axway Jointly Release White Paper on Technologies and Strategies Supporting The Center’s Blueprint for Data Sharing and Data Management

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:35:02 -0500

Arlington, VA – March 16, 2009 – The Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research, the 501 (c) (3) research foundation of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA), and Axway today jointly released Life Sciences Strategies: A Practical Approach to Healthcare Supply Chain Collaboration. As part of an ongoing series of topical white papers, it provides an in-depth summary of how Axway supports the Center’s Blueprint for Data Sharing and Data Management in the healthcare supply chain.

Axway Solutions Certified by Drummond Group for AS3 Interoperability

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 17, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced that Axway Gateway, Axway Gateway Interchange and Axway Endpoint Activator have been certified for AS3 Interoperability by Drummond Group, Inc. Axway’s certified solutions also successfully completed an optional test, Very Large Message Exchange (VLM), which tested messages with payloads up to 1 GB.

Axway and Systech Address Global Regulatory Compliance for Pharmaceutical Industry

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:31 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 16, 2009 – Axway, leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, and Systech International, innovator of packaging execution systems (PES) for the pharmaceutical industry, announced today that they will offer integrated solutions to ensure customer readiness for upcoming European and Turkish regulatory compliance. Together, Axway and Systech will provide a complementary solution that addresses brand protection, patient safety, product traceability, and supply chain integrity for pharmaceutical products.

Axway and Lawson Expand Partnership to Resell Axway B2Bi Express to Lawson Customers

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:23 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 10, 2009 – Axway, leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, and Lawson, a global provider of enterprise resource planning software, today announced an expansion of their partnership. Lawson has extended its enterprise software offering to include Axway B2Bi Express, a solution for completing the ‘last mile’ of supply chain integration for mid-market enterprises. Lawson will also now offer to its clients Axway’s entire line of multi-enterprise business computing solutions.

Axway Launches B2Bi Express Solution for Small to Mid-sized Enterprises

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:03 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 10, 2009 – Axway, leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, has launched a business-to-business integration (B2Bi) solution specifically geared to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Axway B2Bi Express empowers companies to easily and reliably manage information flows with customers and trading partners in real time. Available as on-premise licensed software or as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, it is versatile enough to work with any SME trading community, and grows as the company grows.

DDN Selects Axway Trade Activity Manager Powered by Synchrony™

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0600

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., and MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., February 24, 2009 – DDN has selected Axway Trade Activity Manager (TAM) powered by Synchrony™ to improve service levels and collaboration with its customers, helping them drive additional sales through optimized inventory levels and efficiently manage distribution agreements. DDN chose Axway TAM to help its life science customers improve visibility in the supply chain, understand demand cycles and provide insight into cost of returns.

DB Schenker Implements Axway Synchrony™

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0600

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and FRANKFURT, Germany – February 17, 2009 – Axway, provider of Collaborative Business Solutions, has implemented its Synchrony™ platform as the foundation for Schenker AG’s multi-enterprise integration platform, Schenker Worldwide Online Realtime Data Interchange Network (SWORD). Axway-based SWORD presents one centralized interface to DB Schenker’s global logistics customers for land transport, air and ocean freight, and is currently live in Asia, America, and Europe. SWORD helps DB Schenker process various business transactions, from procurement orders, to processing and tracking of shipments, to invoicing. The EDI/EAI-platform controls the necessary data exchange and handles the integration of existing systems and applications.

Publix Super Markets, Inc. Chooses Axway to Improve and Secure Mission-Critical Data Exchanges

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0600

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Feb. 11, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced that Publix Super Markets, Inc. has selected Axway Transfer to enable the movement of transactional data between their stores and corporate environment. This solution will increase operational efficiency and Axway Sentinel will provide end-to-end monitoring and real-time visibility. Both products are powered by Axway’s Synchrony™ framework.

Axway's Tumbleweed Validation Authority Integrates with Blackberry Solution for Government Mobile Security

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0600

Scottsdale, Ariz. and Redwood City, Calif. – February 10, 2009 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp., now part of Axway Inc. and an industry leader in managed file transfer, email security, and identity validation, today announced that its Validation Authority™ identity validation suite now integrates with BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM) to further support and enhance mobile security at government agencies.

SC Magazine Recognizes Axway and Tumbleweed for Innovation in Email Security

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:30:40 -0600

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 3, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced SC Magazine named the company an Industry Innovator for Email Security for the Tumbleweed MailGate email security product’s strong data protection capabilities.

Axway Announces MailGate Enhancements to Block Backscatter and Cut Unwanted SPAM-triggered Emails

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:00:18 -0600

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – January 13, 2009 – Axway, the leading global provider of multi-enterprise solutions and infrastructure, today announced enhancements to MailGate®, Tumbleweed Communications’ award-winning email security product. MailGate now combats unrequested non-delivery notifications through enhanced attachment header scanning.

Axway Subsidiary Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Mirapoint Software, Inc.

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:34:09 -0600

Redwood City, CA - Sept. 22, 2008 - Mirapoint Software, Inc. a leading provider of appliance-based email solutions and Tumbleweed Communications Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axway Inc, today announced a new licensing agreement for two Tumbleweed technology patents. The agreement will enable Mirapoint to leverage Tumbleweed's proprietary Encryption and Decryption technology patents to provide enhanced email communications to its customers world-wide.

Tumbleweed, an Axway Subsidiary, Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Sendmail, Inc.

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:53:32 -0500

REDWOOD CITY, CA and SCOTTSDALE, AZ, September 19, 2008 – Tumbleweed Communications Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Axway Inc. and an industry leader in managed file transfer, email security, and identity validation, today announced it has filed a patent infringement suit against Sendmail, Inc. in federal district court in San Francisco, California. Earlier this month, the Axway-Tumbleweed merger was finalized and Tumbleweed’s operations are in the process of integration with Axway’s.

Axway Announces Tumbleweed Integration Strategy

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:00:55 -0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., September 15, 2008 – Following its merger with Tumbleweed Communications, announced on September 4, 2008, Axway today introduced a plan to integrate Tumbleweed’s managed file transfer (MFT), email security and identity validation products into Axway’s multi-enterprise collaboration product portfolio.

Tumbleweed Stockholders Approve Merger with Axway Inc.

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:21:36 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – August 8, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD) announced that at a special meeting of stockholders held today, the stockholders of Tumbleweed approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 5, 2008, by and between Tumbleweed and Axway, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sopra Group SA. As previously announced, consummation of the transaction is expected during the third quarter, subject to the satisfaction of various other closing conditions, including the expiration of the review process under Exon-Florio.

Tumbleweed Communications Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2008

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:38:34 -0500

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – August 4, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer, email security, and identity validation, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, including revenue growth, positive cash flow, and continued expansion of contribution from channel partners.

Tumbleweed Releases MailGate 3.6

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:02:21 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – July 16, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer, email security, and identity validation, today announced MailGate® 3.6, the latest version of its award-winning email security product. MailGate 3.6 adds a number of compelling capabilities for government agencies and regulated industries, including S/MIME encrypted email for data loss prevention (DLP), a granular employee or user-based DLP reporting feature, and integrates the latest elliptic curve cryptography, which will help streamline future Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) certification.

Tumbleweed Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of 2008 Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – June 24, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the newly released “Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer,” (L. Frank Kenney, James Lennard, 23 June 2008).

According to the analyst firm, “leaders (in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer (MFT)) are most likely to have high revenue and commitment to the market, high market share and installed bases, and products that are of interest to a large audience. Additionally, leaders have presented domain expertise and compelling messages that have penetrated the market."

“We are delighted to be positioned in the leaders quadrant – from our perspective, this event reinforces our continued market leadership in the managed file transfer space,” said Jim Scullion, CEO of Tumbleweed Communications. “This segment represents a tremendous market opportunity, and with our vision and discipline, Tumbleweed is poised to deliver leading-edge solutions to our partners and customers.”

Tumbleweed's MailGate and Secure Messenger Earn Perfect Five-Star Ratings in SC Magazine Group Test Reviews

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – June 11, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced that its Secure Messenger™ product received a 5-star rating in SC Magazine’s Email Security Group test, and its MailGate® product received a “Recommended” rating in addition to its 5-star rating in SC Magazine’s Email Content Management Group Test.

Sopra Group Announces a Plan of Merger, via its Subsidiary Axway, with Tumbleweed Communications

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:30:00 -0500

PARIS, France – June 6, 2008 – Sopra Group (Euronext Paris: SOP) and Tumbleweed Communications (Nasdaq: TMWD) today announced a plan of merger in which Sopra Group, via its subsidiary Axway, would acquire all the outstanding Tumbleweed stock in cash at $2.70 per share. The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory and Tumbleweed stockholder approvals, and is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2008. Tumbleweed’s operations will then be combined with those of Axway. Together, Axway and Tumbleweed will offer integrated collaborative business solutions to more than 11,000 customers globally.

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Grants Tumbleweed A New Email Firewall Patent

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:45:33 -0500

Redwood City, CA – May 28, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,380,274 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Tumbleweed Launches FTP Analyzer For Channel Partners

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:18:09 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – May 28, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced the general availability of FTP Analyzer™ to its channel partners. With the FTP analyzer, channel partners will gain visibility into their customers’ File Transfer Protocol (FTP) traffic, including rogue FTP traffic.

Tumbleweed Poised to Benefit From Russia’s Tech Boom with Addition of New Channel Partner

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:17:27 -0500
Redwood City, CA – May 20, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced continued expansion in the EMEA region with the signing of a new premier distributor in Russia. Rainbow Technologies has joined Tumbleweed’s partner alliance to help meet the demand across Russian private and government sectors for innovative, reliable and easy-to-use secure content delivery solutions.

Tumbleweed Communications Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2008

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:17:25 -0500

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — May 1, 2008 — Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008. These results included revenue growth, generation of cash, a strong contribution from IP licensing fees, increased orders for core products, and continued improvement in channel contribution.

Tumbleweed to Present at Channel Focus North America 2008

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:17:17 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. – April 22, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced that David Harris, Tumbleweed’s “channel chief” and vice president of global channels, will be presenting at Channel Focus North America conference in a session entitled, “What Impact Will Technology Convergence Have on the IT Channel?”

Tumbleweed Debuts FTP Analyzer at RSA

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. – April 8, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced the availability of FTP Analyzer™, a tool providing organizations visibility into their File Transfer Protocol (FTP) traffic.

Tumbleweed Presenting Two Sessions at RSA Conference 2008

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:21:16 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. – April 7, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced that company executives will present insights into the latest security trends at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, April 7-11. Tumbleweed executives will be discussing some of the most pressing issues affecting enterprises during two separate sessions, one on encryption and the other on logical and physical access control.

Tumbleweed Named Finalist for eWEEK Channel Insider Product of the Year Awards in Two Categories

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:31:06 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. – April 3, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced its SecureTransport™ and MailGate® products as finalists in the 2008 eWEEK Channel Insider Product of the Year Awards. The Awards recognize vendors’ products for their strong service to the channel community.

Tumbleweed Announces Preliminary First Quarter Results Exceeded Guidance

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:20:49 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., April 2, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 exceeded management’s previous guidance. Tumbleweed currently expects to report revenue in the range of $14.8 to $15.3 million, a net loss in a range of $(0.02) to $(0.03) per share, and non-GAAP income in a range of $0.00 to $0.01 per share. This compares to previous guidance of $13.0 million to $14.5 million in revenue, a net loss of $(0.04) to $(0.06) per share and a non-GAAP net loss of $(0.01) to $(0.03) per share. Non-GAAP amounts exclude estimates for stock-based compensation expense and intangible asset amortization expense.

FTP Sites Vulnerable to Data Breaches

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:49:47 -0500
Tumbleweed, a vendor of content-security solutions, is debuting the freeware FTP Analyzer, which looks specifically for FTP traffic and provides a brief PDF summary of what it's seen, including user names, passwords and filenames. More sophisticated tools for managed file transfers will be rolled out later this year.

Tumbleweed Implements Expansion Strategy Through News Partnerships in APAC

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0500

Singapore – March 27, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today announced that it is expanding its presence and expertise in the APAC region with the addition of several new partners in three markets – Australia, India and Malaysia.

DNS Arrow Boosts Security Division Through Distribution Agreement With Tumbleweed Communications

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:47:14 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – March 26, 2008 – DNS Arrow, a leading specialist IT distributor, has signed a distribution agreement in the UK and Ireland with Tumbleweed® Communications, an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security. The partnership will focus on Tumbleweed’s SecureTransport™ product, which is ideally placed to meet the demands of the rapidly growing managed file transfer market.

Tumbleweed Builds Partner Momentum with New Lead-to-Deal Lifecycle Program

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:21:52 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – March 26, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today unveiled the Lead-to-Deal Lifecycle program, which is designed to spur the continued growth of the Tumbleweed Alliance Program (TAP). The Lead-to-Deal Lifecycle is a fully integrated component of the TAP and is designed to support and reward partners at every step of the sales cycle – including post-sale customer satisfaction.

Data Security Expert Available for Commentary on State Department Politician Passport Security Breach

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:36:11 -0500
Dr. Taher Elgamal, Chief Technology Officer, Tumbleweed® Communications Corp., is a leading expert in computer, network and information security, recognized as the "inventor of SSL," the technology used to secure internet communications. Dr. Elgamal is available to discuss the details of this breach.

Tumbleweed appoints Sigma 5 as its latest Channel Partner for Australia

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0500

Sydney, Aust. – 18 March 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, today appointed Australia-based Sigma 5 as its latest channel partner in the Tumbleweed Alliance Program (TAP) for the Asia Pacific region. The appointment of another TAP channel partner will continue the expansion of Tumbleweed solutions across a broad range of vertical markets in Australia.

Tumbleweed Data Security Expert Available for Interviews on Lexmark File-Sharing Data Breach

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:16:21 -0600
Redwood City, Calif. – February 20, 2008

Among the more than 40 high-profile data breaches that have occurred since the first of the year, on Friday Lexmark International disclosed that it suffered a data breach by inadvertently exposing employee’s personal information on a file sharing site. The file sharing site was used to share employee data with a third party, and was accessed in late January, exposing the names, birthdates, addresses and social security numbers of an undisclosed number of employees.

Tumbleweed to Present at ROTH 20th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:20:00 -0600

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Feb. 15, 2008 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and email security, will be presenting at the ROTH 20th Annual Growth Stock Conference at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. PST.

TumbOntario Ministry of Health Implements Tumbleweed To Secure Transfer of Patient Data

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:07:12 -0600
Redwood City, Calif. – December 20, 2007 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has selected Tumbleweed’s SecureTransport™ to ensure the secure transfer of electronic medical records and to eliminate the risk of accidental loss of personal health data.

Tumbleweed Awarded U.S. Government FIPS 140-2 Security Certification

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:37:26 -0600
Redwood City, Calif. – Dec. 19, 2007 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that its security kernel has achieved the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1 certification, the benchmark standard for government agency data security. Tumbleweed was issued validation certificate number 857.

Tumbleweed Names Jorge Rodriguez Senior Vice President of Product Development

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:10:51 -0600
Redwood City, Calif. – December 17, 2007 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that Jorge Rodriguez has joined the company as senior vice president of product development. In this position, Rodriguez will oversee day-to-day engineering operations while playing a hands-on role in delivering on the company’s product vision and roadmap. Mr. Rodriguez will report to Tumbleweed CEO James Scullion.

Tumbleweed Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of 2007 Gartner Email Encryption Magic Quadrant

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. – November 13, 2007 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp.(NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the newly released Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Email Encryption, 2007” (Eric Ouellet and Arabella Hallawell, 8 November 2007).

Tumbleweed Names Dave Harris Vice President of Worldwide Channels

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:16:35 -0500

Redwood City, Calif. – Oct. 21, 2007 – Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that Dave Harris has joined the company as vice president of worldwide channels. In his role at Tumbleweed, Harris will drive the ongoing expansion of the Tumbleweed Alliance Program (TAP) around the globe. Mr. Harris will report to Nick Hulse, executive vice president of worldwide field operations at Tumbleweed.

Tumbleweed Data Security Expert Available for Interviews on Recent Spate of Data Breaches via Tape Loss

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. Oct 5, 2007

Tumbleweed Continues Channel Expansion with Sustained Asia Pacific Partner Growth

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. Sep 28, 2007 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced its continued channel program growth in the Asia-Pacific region with the signing of 12 new partners. With these new premier partners, the company has significantly expanded the number of professionals selling its products in India, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. The consistent demand for innovative, dependable and easy-to-use content security solutions is fueling Tumbleweed’s ongoing channel expansion across a variety of verticals.

Mazars Goes Live with Tumbleweed's Managed File Transfer Solution to Scale Business Operations

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0500
London, UK Sep 26, 2007 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that Mazars, the international accountancy and advisory firm, has gone live with its managed file transfer solution, SecureTransport. The solution's scalable and single platform will enable Mazars to enhance its customer service by sending and receiving electronic documents securely over a variety of open standard protocols while continuing to boost its customer base.

Tumbleweed Continues Asia Pacific Expansion with New Channel Partner for Australia

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0500
Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), an industry leader in content security and managed file transfer, today announced continued expansion in its Tumbleweed Alliance Program (TAP) in the Asia Pacific region with the signing of an additional premier reseller for its Australian territory. Priority 1 Solutions has joined Tumbleweed's premier partner program to help meet the demand across private sector and government organisations for innovative, reliable and easy-to-use messaging security solutions.

New EMEA Managing Director to Bolster Tumbleweed's Channel Growth

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0500
Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced the appointment of Craig Whitney as managing director for EMEA, based at the company's office in the United Kingdom. In this role Craig will be responsible for developing overall strategy, direction and vision for Tumbleweed's operations in the EMEA region, with particular focus on facilitating Tumbleweed's move to becoming a channel-centric vendor.

Tumbleweed Webcast to Address PCI Compliance for Payment Card Data in Advance of October 1 Deadline

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0500
Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, is hosting a webcast PCI Compliance for Data in Motion. The webcast will review how to protect payment card data, transmitted via email and file transfer, now protected under PCI Data Security Standards enforceable as of October 1, 2007.

Tumbleweed Message Protection Lab detects Excel Spam hitting Inboxes

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. July 24, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced a new trend in spam - Excel files.

Tumbleweed builds momentum in North America with Premier Channel Partners

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. July 23, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced major expansion in its Tumbleweed Alliance Program (TAP) with the signing of several reseller leaders in the North American channel. Fishnet Security, Midwave Corporation, Cadre, Accudata Systems, ESI Information Technologies Inc., and Choice Solutions have all joined Tumbleweed as leading resellers, opening new vertical markets including retail, manufacturing, energy, transportation and education for the messaging security leader.

Tumbleweed appoints trio of regional vice presidents to sales organization

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. July 10, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced three key management appointments to its sales organization. Joseph Morini has been named regional vice president for the East Region of North America; Thomas Keane has been named regional vice president for the Central Region of North America; and Bob Booth has been named regional vice president for Latin America Caribbean. The three new executives bring deep technical knowledge in messaging security and an exceptional track record for growing sales revenues.

Messaging Security Experts Available For Interviews on Google's Acquisition of Postini

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500

Tumbleweed enters India, China and Australia with Premier Channel Alliances

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 6 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. July 6, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced their premier channel alliance program for the Asia-Pacific region. With new premier partners joining Tumbleweed's Alliance Program (TAP), the company adds hundreds of professionals selling its products in India, China and Australia. The expansion is driven by high demand for innovative, reliable and easy-to-use messaging security solutions.

Tumbleweed Announces Preliminary Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 5 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. July 5, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced preliminary financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Tumbleweed currently expects to report revenue in the range of $14.0 to $14.3 million, a net loss in a range of $(0.05) to $(0.06) per share, and a non-GAAP loss in a range of $(0.02) to $(0.03) per share. Non-GAAP amounts exclude estimates for stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million and intangible asset amortization expense of $300,000.

Tumbleweed Communications announces WorldSecure 2007 Award Winners

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. June 26, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced the winners of the WorldSecure 2007 Awards. The awards recognize enterprises that have deployed innovative messaging security solutions, from email to file transfer, that establish models for other enterprises to follow.

Tumbleweed Unveils Intelligent Data Leak Prevention and Real-Time Botnet Defense

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif. June 19, 2007 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced new MailGate® capabilities that will dramatically reduce accidental email data leaks and botnet driven threats. Featuring the security industry's first multi-layered perimeter defense, MailGate's new capabilities arm customers with unrivaled end-to-end security and dramatically reduce the cost and complexity associated with email messaging security.

Tumbleweed Server Validator increases platform support for SSL-enabled applications

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 22 May 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., May 22, 2007 / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced it has updated its Server Validator solution to further support the latest SSL-enabled applications. As a result, Server Validator now offers the industry's broadest support of digital certificate validation for web servers and applications.

Tumbleweed Communications announces WorldSecure 2007 Anual Worldwide User Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 3 May 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., May 3, 2007 / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced WorldSecure 2007, Tumbleweed's annual worldwide user conference, taking place May 6 - 9, 2007 at Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, CA.

Tumbleweed Reports Financial Results For First Quarter 2007

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:05:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., April 26, 2007 / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007.

New Tumbleweed Appliances establish Security Performance Benchmarks

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, April 24, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced the availability of its newest MailGate messaging security appliance and Validation Authority (VA) identity validation appliance, both setting performance benchmarks in their respective fields.

Tumbleweed's Managed File Transfer Offering helps OB10 improve operational efficiency

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:00:00 -0500
London, UK, April 23, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced that OB10, the leading global B2B e-Invoicing network, has gone live with its managed file transfer solution, SecureTransport. The solution provides a single platform for OB10 to send and receive electronic invoices over a variety of open standard protocols. By viewing and managing invoices in one place, OB10 will benefit from time and cost reductions as well as more effective and secure service offerings.

Tumbleweed to speak at Infosecurity Europe 2007

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, April 19, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced that vice president of product management Joe Fisher will speak at Infosecurity Europe 2007 on April 24-26, 2007 at the Grand Hall Olympia in London.

Tumbleweed to speak at 2007 Gartner Symposium ITxpo

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, April 19, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced that vice president of technology John Thielens will speak at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo on April 22 - 26, 2007 at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco.

Tumbleweed to Announce First Quarter 2007 Financial Results on April 26, 2007

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 4 Apr 2007 14:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, April 4, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 after the close of the market on Thursday, April 26, 2007.

Aberdeen and Tumbleweed Report Finds Majority of Companies Yet to Address Outbound Data Leak Threat

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 4 Apr 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, April 4, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today highlighted key report findings, in conjunction with Aberdeen Research, on messaging security trends in today's IT market.

60% of European Business Do Not Encrypt Outbound Emails, Research Reveals

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:00:00 -0500
London, UK, March 27, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced the results of research that shows more than half (60%) of large European businesses do not adequately secure data leaving their organisation by using encryption. This is despite the fact that more than one in ten (13%) of responding European organisations admitted a data breach of unauthorized confidential information leaving their organisations within the last year.

Tumbleweed to Speak at First Annual Content Monitoring and Filtering World Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, March 26, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced that CTO Dr. Taher Elgamal will speak at the Content Monitoring and Filtering (CMF) World Conference on April 23 and 24, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.

Tumbleweed to Present at the B. Riley Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 8 Mar 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, March 8, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of messaging security products, will be presenting at the B. Riley Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference at The Palms Resort Casino on Wednesday, March 14 at 3:05 p.m. PDT.

Tumbleweed names Nicholas Hulse Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, March 5, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced that Nicholas Hulse has joined the company as executive vice president of worldwide field operations. In his role at Tumbleweed, Mr. Hulse will have global responsibility for overseeing sales, channel development and customer support for Tumbleweed's messaging security product lines. Mr. Hulse will report to James Scullion, Tumbleweed's chief executive officer.

Tumbleweed's leading email security solution receives West Coast Labs Certification

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:20:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, February 27, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced that its MailGate Secure Messenger solution has received the Checkmark email security certification from West Coast Labs, a leading independent testing organization for information security products.

Tumbleweed survey reveals majority of organizations use insecure methods for transfering sensitive files

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, February 27, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today released key survey findings on approaches and concerns for managed file transfer, particularly in the financial and healthcare sectors.

Tumbleweed to Present at Roth Capital Partners 19th Annual OC Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA, February 15, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of messaging security products, will be presenting at Roth Capital Partners 19th Annual OC Conference at The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Beach, California on Wednesday, February 21 at 2:00 p.m. PST.

Tumbleweed launches Desktop Messenger to protect sensitive internal communications

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 6 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., February 6, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced the addition of the MailGate Desktop Messenger to its product line, allowing for streamlined desktop-to-desktop encryption for internal corporate users. With the addition of Desktop Messenger, Tumbleweed extends its extensive line of secure messaging solutions to provide robust, easy-to-use encryption technology for sensitive internal emails.

Tumbleweed to Present at America's Growth Capital Information Security Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 2 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., February 2, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD),a leading provider of messaging security products, will be presenting at 3rd Annual America's Growth Capital Information Security Conference in San Francisco on Monday, February 5 at 11:45 a.m. PST.

Tumbleweed Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:10:00 -0500
Redwood City, Calif., February 1, 2007 - / Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of messaging security products, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006.

Tumbleweed predicts 2007 as year of corporate data leakage concerns and continued growth of profit-driven spam

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 11, 2007 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, today announced the five most pressing messaging security threats that will emerge or continue to plague IT security in 2007. As anticipated, data leakage concerns and continued growth of profit-driven spam will top the list in the coming year.

Tumbleweed named in SC Magazine best of 2006 Award

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 10, 2007 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), roviders of innovative messaging security solutions, has been named a SC Magazine Best of 2006 Awards in the Anti-Spam category. Tumbleweed's MailGate® 5550 product line was selected as a "Recommended" product by SC Magazine editors who recognized the best products reviewed over the course of 2006.

Tumbleweed names Michael Norwood as Vice President of Global Channel Sales

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:00:20 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 9, 2007 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, today announced that Michael Norwood has joined the company as vice president of global channel sales. In his role at Tumbleweed Communications, Norwood will be responsible for developing overall strategy, direction and vision for Tumbleweed's Alliance Program (TAP) and channel organization around the world. Norwood will also be responsible for developing and leading the strategy for Inside Corporate Sales.

Tumbleweed To Announce Fourth Quarter And 2006 Year-End Financial Results On February 1, 2007

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 3 Jan 2007 22:53:20 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 4, 2007 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, will report financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2006 after the close of the market on Thursday, February 1, 2007.

Tumbleweed To Present To Technology Investors At The Ninth Annual Needham Growth Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:55:44 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 3, 2007 - /Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, will be presenting at The 9th Annual Needham Growth Conference, taking place January 9th - 12th, 2007 at the New York Palace hotel in New York City, NY. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event.

Tumbleweed report highlights how stock-tip spam can have a negative impact

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - December 19, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, today announced research findings on the correlation between waves of stock-tip spam and the short-term increase of stock trading volume and value. While tracking various types of spam to lead efforts in fighting spammers, Tumbleweed has observed the effects of "pump-and-dump" spamming scams seeking to inflate a penny stock's price for a quick profit. These scams, seeking to take advantage of investors, usually target over-the-counter (.OB) or pink sheet (.PK) stocks, which are high risk, loosely regulated and relatively inexpensive to trade.

Tumbleweed named finalist in SC Magazine Excellence Awards

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - December 11, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, has been named a finalist in SC Magazine Awards program for outstanding achievement in information-technology (IT) security. Its MailGate product line was named an Excellence Award finalist for the SME Security Solution category, for products specifically designed to meet the requirements of small to mid-sized enterprises (SME).

U.S. Patent Trademark Office grants Tumbleweed a new Email Signature Patent

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - November 14, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,127,741 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

WidePoint's ORC Subsidiary Awarded GSA Contract to Provide Government-Wide Certificate-Based Managed Validation/Translation Service and Support (MVTS)

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:00:00 -0500
Fairfax, VA - November 08, 2006/ - WidePoint Corporation (AMEX: WYY) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC) has signed a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide government-wide certificate-based Managed Validation/Translation Service and Support (MVTS).

Tumbleweed advances the war on spam with new adaptive image filtering technology

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 7 Nov 2006 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - November 07, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), providers of innovative messaging security solutions, today introduced its Adaptive Image Filtering (AIF) technology, specifically designed to combat the ever-increasing amount of image spam. In recent tests, Tumbleweed's Message Protection Lab has found as much as 36 percent of all spam was image-based. Yet, it is not consistently blocked using yesterday's signature and reputation-based technologies.

Tumbleweed reports financial results for Third Quarter of 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 26, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of messaging security products, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006. Tumbleweed reported record revenue of $45.3 million for the first nine months of 2006, an increase of 19% year-over-year, in addition to generating record non-GAAP income of $2.5 million, or $0.05 per share, for the first nine months of the year. The GAAP net loss for the first nine months of 2006 was $3.4 million, which included stock-based compensation expense of $3.8 million under SFAS 123R and $2.1 million for the amortization of intangible assets.

Tumbleweed To Announce Third Quarter Financial Results On October 26, 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:30:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 5, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 after the close of the market on Thursday, October 26, 2006

Taher Elgamal joins Tumbleweed as Chief Technology Officer

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 3, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD) is a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation products. Continuing to meet the security demands of Enterprise IT Organizations, Tumbleweed today announced that Dr. Taher Elgamal has joined as Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Dr. Elgamal will run engineering and drive innovative RD initiatives for Tumbleweed. Dr. Elgamal and his team will work closely with customers in developing next generation messaging security products expanding the company's position as an industry leader and innovator.

Tumbleweed teams with iPRESIDIUM to deliver insider threat protection

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 3, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, today announced that the company has combined Tumbleweed MailGate suite's award winning email security solutions with the iPRESIDIUM Mailntercept product's comprehensive insider threat protection capabilities. The solution leverages Tumbleweed's rich feature set for securing inbound and outbound communications with Mailntercept's advanced content security for internal communications, offering broad-based protection against unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information via external or internal sources.

Tumbleweed Validation Authority secures FIPS 201 certification

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - September 27, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, today announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has certified the Tumbleweed Validation Authority™ as a compliant certificate validation solution meeting requirements for validating digital certificates embedded in Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards of Federal employees and contractors. Based on widely adopted open standards and technologies, including the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP, RFC 2560), the Tumbleweed Validation Authority validates the status of digital certificates in real time, ensuring that revoked credentials cannot be used for smart card login, secure email, web access, wireless, VPN, or other electronic transactions.

Tumbleweed Releases Secure Transport 4.6, one of the most secure and reliable managed file transfer solutions in the industry today

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:58:43 -0600
Redwood City, CA - September 19, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD) is a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products. Continuing to meet the security demands of Enterprise IT Organizations, Tumbleweed today announced the availability of Tumbleweed SecureTransport 4.6, the latest version of Tumbleweed's award-winning enterprise managed file transfer solution.

Tumbleweed To Present To Technology Investors At Kaufman Bros. 9th Annual Investor Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:05:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - August 29, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, will be presenting at the Kaufman Bros., L.P. 9th Annual Investor Conference, taking place September 6-7 at The W Hotel, New York, NY. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event.

Tumbleweed Validation Authority Achieves Common Criteria EAL 3 Certification

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA August 23, 2006 /Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, today announced the Tumbleweed Validation Authority™ product suite has achieved Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3 certification, the strongest protection profile for public key infrastructure (PKI) products. The certification, which encompasses Tumbleweed Validation Authority responder, repeater, and delegated models of deployment, demonstrates Tumbleweed's commitment to government and commercial requirements worldwide for enterprise-level PKI validation solutions.

US Patent amp; Trademark Office Combats Spam, Viruses And Dark Traffic Using Tumbleweed's Award Winning Email Security Solution

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA August 8, 2006 /Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has deployed Tumbleweedrsquo;s MailGate® products to block spam, viruses, phishing attacks, and ldquo;Dark Traffic,rdquo; including email-based threats such as directory harvest attacks (DHA) and email denial of service (DoS) attacks.

Tumbleweed To Present To Technology Investors At The Avondale Partners Small Cap Internet, Tech amp; Communications Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 3 Aug 2006 05:30:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA AUGUST 03, 2006 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, will be presenting at the Avondale Partners Small Cap Internet, Tech amp; Communications Conference , taking place August 10th at the Omni San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, CA. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event.

Tumbleweed Reports Record Revenue For Second Quarter Of 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:05:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA - JULY 25, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, secure file transfer, and identity validation products, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2006.

Viking Range Cooks Spam With Tumbleweed MailGate Appliance

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - July 19, 2006 - / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that Viking Range Corporation, a manufacturer of professional kitchen appliances for the home, has deployed Tumbleweed's MailGate® email security product suite to protect its employees and assets against spam and other email borne threats.

Tumbleweed PKI Validation Solution Extends Information Sharing Capabilities For Defense Intelligence Agency Task Force

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA July 17, 2006 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products , today announced that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has implemented the Tumbleweed Validation Authoritytrade; to expand and enhance the secure information sharing capabilities of the Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism (JITF-CT). JITF-CT members can now more easily and securely communicate, perform real-time collaboration, and share sensitive information to support threat analysis.

New Tumbleweed MailGate 6500 Email Security Appliance Can Process Over 1 Million Messages Per Hour

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - July 10, 2006 --/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB), one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, has implemented the Tumbleweed MailGate® email security suite to power the Wachovia Message Center by providing secure, encrypted email communications between Wachovia's internet customers, partners, and relationship managers.

Tumbleweed Partners With Wachovia To Launch An Innovative Secure Email Communications Platform

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA July 10, 2006 --/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB), one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, has implemented the Tumbleweed MailGate® email security suite to power the Wachovia Message Center by providing secure, encrypted email communications between Wachovia's internet customers, partners, and relationship managers.

Tumbleweed Appoints James A. Heisch To Board Of Directors

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 15:05:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA July 6, 2006 --/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the appointment of James A. Heisch to its Board of Directors, representing a new addition to the Tumbleweed Board and bringing the total number of Board members to eight. Mr. Heisch has also been appointed to serve as Chairman of Tumbleweed's Audit Committee, replacing Standish O'Grady who has been serving in that capacity on an interim basis.

Tumbleweed To Announce Second Quarter Financial Results On July 25, 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 08:30:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA July 6, 2006 / Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 after the close of the market on Tuesday, July 25, 2006.

U.S. Patent amp; Trademark Office Grants Tumbleweed A New Digital Certificate Patent

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA / July 5, 2006/ -- Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,073,056 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Info Security Products Guide Names Tumbleweed Winner In Anti-Spam And Secure Email Categories Of The 2006 Global Excellence Award

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - June 14, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that the Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world's leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named MailGate® Secure Messenger and MailGate Appliance 5500 Series winners of the Global Excellence Customer Trust Award 2006 in the Secure Email and Anti-Spam categories respectively. More than 18,000 end-users and prospective customers worldwide were invited to vote for the products they trust the most when it comes to protecting their digital resources.

Tumbleweed Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Mirapoint

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - June 14, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the licensing of two technology patents to Mirapoint.

Tumbleweed Releases Free FTP Audit Tool To Identify Rogue Servers And Unsecure Traffic

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - June 5, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the availability of the Tumbleweed FTP Analyzertrade; a free diagnostic tool that helps organizations identify unsecured and rogue File Transfer Protocol (FTP) traffic within their IT environments.

Tumbleweed Receives Best Vendor Rating In The Latest Email Encryption Report By Leading Analyst Firm

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 22 May 2006 11:57:38 -0500
Redwood City, CA - May 22, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that it has received a "Positive" rating in the latest Gartner MarketScope Email Encryption report.

Tumbleweed To Present To Technology Investors At The Morgan Keegan Information Security Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 17 May 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - May 17, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, secure file transfer, and identity validation products will be presenting at the Morgan Keegan Information Security Conference, taking place May 24th at the New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event. Attendance is by invitation only.

Tumbleweed SecureTransport Wins ldquo;Best Intellectual Property Protectionrdquo; At SC Magazine European Awards Show

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 10 May 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - May 10, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced that Tumbleweed's SecureTransporttrade; was named the Best Intellectual Property Protection Solution by SC Magazine - the largest information security magazine today. The award was presented at the SC Magazine European Awards ceremony, which took place at The Grosvenor House, Park Lane, on April 25th in London, England. Tumbleweed's MailGate® Email Firewalltrade; was recently named the Best Email Content Filtering Solution by SC Magazine at the U.S. awards show earlier this year.

Tumbleweed Communications To Present At The AEA Micro Cap Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 4 May 2006 05:30:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - May 4, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, secure file transfer, and identity validation products, today announced that it will be presenting to technology investors at the AeA Micro Cap Conference, taking place May 8 - 9, 2006 at The Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, CA. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event.

Tumbleweed CTO John Thielens To Discuss Future Of Email Security At InBox 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 1 May 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - May 1, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, announced today that Tumbleweed CTO John Thielens will join a select group of email security experts for a panel discussion on the future of email security at INBOX 2006. The event will take place on May 31st at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, California.

Tumbleweed Reports Record Results For First Quarter Of 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:15:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA - APRIL 25, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, secure file transfer, and identity validation products, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2006.

Tumbleweed Validation Authority Receives IdenTrust Compliant Certification

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - April 18, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that IdenTrust, Inc., has certified the Tumbleweed Validation Authoritytrade; Server 4.8 as IdenTrusttrade; Compliant for use by all IdenTrust participants.

Tumbleweed To Announce First Quarter Financial Results On April 25, 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Thu, 6 Apr 2006 08:00:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA -/ April 6, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 after the close of the market on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

Tumbleweed Names Daniel Greenberg Chief Marketing Officer

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:00:41 -0500
Redwood City, CA - April 3, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that Daniel Greenberg has joined the company as chief marketing officer. In his new role, Greenberg will be responsible for leading Tumbleweed's global marketing efforts.

LifePlans Turns to Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall and MailGate Secure Messenger to Meet HIPAA Requirements

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - March 28, 2006/ - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that LifePlans, a leader in the Long Term Care (LTC) industry for insurance writers, has implemented the Tumbleweed MailGate® Email Firewall and MailGate Secure Messengertrade; to meet the critical regulatory requirements of HIPAA for privacy and compliance in emails containing protected healthcare information (PHI) by securely encrypting outgoing email messages.

Memorialcare Selects Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall To Combat Spam, Virus, Phishing And Other Email Attacks

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - March 15, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of e-mail security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, announced today that MemorialCare, one of Los Angeles and Orange County's leading health care systems, has chosen Tumbleweed MailGate® Email Firewall to block spam, viruses, phishing attacks and other email based threats.

Tumbleweed Receives Checkmark Premium Anti-Spam Rating From West Coast Labs

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 8 Mar 2006 07:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - March 8, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that the Tumbleweed MailGate™ Edge and MailGate Email Firewall have received a Checkmark PREMIUM Anti-Spam Certification from West Coast Labs, according to the organization's most recent Anti-Spam Solutions Technology Report.

Federal Interagency Working Group Qualifies Tumbleweed PKI Validation Solution For Use In Federal Bridge-Enabled Environment

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 1 Mar 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - March 1, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of e-mail security, file transfer security, and identity validation solutions, today announced that the Federal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Policy Authority's Path Discovery and Validation (PD-Val) working group has qualified the Tumbleweed Validation Authoritytrade; (VA) and Desktop Validatortrade; (DV) for Federal government agencies employing enterprise-level, real time validation of digital certificates. Agencies can use Tumbleweed VA and DV to implement a complete solution for enabling interoperability among multiple PKIs in the Federal Bridge-enabled environment.

Tumbleweed To Present To Technology Investors At The Roth Capital Partners 18th Annual OC Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - February 21, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products will be presenting at the Roth Capital Partners 18Th Annual OC Conference, taking place February 20th - 22nd at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Spa in Dana Point, CA. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event. Attendance is by invitation only.

Tumbleweed Wins "Best Email Content Filtering" Security Award from SC Magazine

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:00:00 -0500
San Diego, CA - February 17, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced that Tumbleweed's MailGate® Email Firewall was named the Best Email Content Filtering Solution by SC Magazine the largest information security magazine today. The award was presented at the SC Magazine U.S. Awards ceremony, which took place at the RSA Conference on Tuesday, February 14th, at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA.

Independent Testing Lab Gives Tumbleweed MailGate Appliance Five Out Of Five Stars

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:00:00 -0500
San Diego, CA - February 14, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that the Tumbleweed MailGate® Appliance has received a five-star rating from the VeriTest Anti-Spam Benchmark Service Report based on testing done during the Fall of 2005. Five stars is the highest possible rating a product can achieve.

Tumbleweed Joins Technology Council for Trusted Healthcare Information Solutions Alliance (THISA) at 2006 HIMSS Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:00:00 -0500
San Diego, CA - February 13, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the it has joined the Trusted Healthcare Information Solutions Alliance (THISA) Technology Council. Tumbleweed will work in collaboration with current members to extend and share insight into the technology requirements, regulatory issues and strategic challenges facing today's healthcare organizations.

Tumbleweed To Present To Technology Investors At The Kaufman Bros 2nd Annual West Coast Investor Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 6 Feb 2006 07:30:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - February 6, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products will be presenting at the Kaufman Bros. 2nd Annual West Coast Investor Conference, taking place February 7th 2006 at The Merchants Exchange Building in San Francisco, CA. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event. Attendance is by invitation only.

Tumbleweed Reports Year-End Results

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:05:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA - FEBRUARY 1, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, secure file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005.

REMINDER: Tumbleweed to Announce Fourth Quarter Financial Results on February 1, 2006

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:30:00 -0500
REDWOOD CITY, CA - January 30, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation software and appliances, will report financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005 after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.

US Army Standardizing on Tumbleweed PKI Validation Solution for Secure Messaging and Cryptographic Log-On

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 30, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that the United States Army has contracted with TKCIS, an Alaskan Native 8(a) corporation, to procure the Tumbleweed Validation Authoritytrade; (VA) in support of the Army's efforts to achieve enterprise-wide public key infrastructure (PKI) validation for smart card log-on and secure messaging. Tumbleweed VA is based on the open standard Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP, RFC 2560), and is already the most widely deployed PKI validation solution in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Designed to validate the status of digital certificates in real time, Tumbleweed VA ensures that revoked credentials cannot be used for secure email, smart card login, web access, wireless, VPN, or other electronic transactions.

Tumbleweed Extends Email Security Appliance Hardware Choices

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 25, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the availability of the MailGate® Appliance 4500 Series hardware. The MailGate 4500 offers large appliance performance and reliability in a compact package.

Tumbleweed MailGate Appliance Wins "Recommended" Product Rating in SC Magazine Test of 9 Anti-Spam Solutions

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 23, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that the Tumbleweed MailGate™ Appliance 5550 received a "Recommended" rating from the editors of SC Magazine based on the results of a recent anti-spam appliance group test.

Tumbleweed Appoints James P. Scullion as CEO

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:05:49 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 17, 2006/ - Tumbleweed™ Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously named James P. Scullion as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Scullion was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors on January 9, 2006 upon the resignation of Craig Brennan as CEO and Chairman of the Board. Scullion has served on the Tumbleweed Board of Directors since April 2003, and has also chaired the Company's audit committee.

Tumbleweed to Present to Technology Investors at the Needham Company 8th Annual Growth Conference

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:10:36 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 10, 2006 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products will be presenting at the Needham Company 8th Annual Growth Conference, taking place January 10th - 13th at the Palace Hotel in New York City, New York. Securities analysts, fund managers, and institutional investors will attend the event. Attendance is by invitation only.

Tumbleweed Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Financial Results and CEO Transition

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 9 Jan 2006 20:23:58 -0500
Redwood City, CA - January 9, 2006 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced preliminary results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005. Tumbleweed currently expects to report total revenue in the range of $11.6 to $11.8 million; a net loss in a range of $(0.04) to $(0.03) per share; and a non-GAAP loss in a range of $(0.02) to $(0.01). The company expects the quarter to be cash-flow positive, with cash balances in the range of $26.7 to $27.0 million, compared to $25.7 million as of September 30, 2005.

Latest Tumbleweed Dark Traffic Report Shows 170% Growth in Directory Harvest Attacks

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - December 5, 2005 - /Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation solutions, today announced the release of the second Dark Traffictrade; Report covering Q3 of 2005. The Dark Traffic Report includes data on the prevalence of network-level threats to email infrastructures and the impact to organizations

Tumbleweed Named to the IT Week's List of Top 50 Technology Innovators of 2005

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - December 5, 2005 - /Tumbleweed™ Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that they have been selected as one of IT Week's Top 50 Technology Innovators of 2005.

Tumbleweed Names Management Team to Lead its China, Asia Pacific and Japan Region

pr@tumbleweed.com — Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - December 5, 2005 - /Tumbleweed™ Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, has announced the addition of three new executives to lead the company's China, Asia Pacific and Japan (CAPJ) region. The company announced that Cees van Heemert has been named vice president of the CAPJ region, with Stree Naidu joining as the Country Manager for the South East Asia region and Paul Beks joining as the Country Manager for the Australia and New Zealand regions. The three new executives combined bring more than 60 years of technology and sales experience to the Tumbleweed management team.

Tumbleweed Named a Finalist in Four Categories for 2006 SC Magazine Awards

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 2 Dec 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - December 2, 2005 - /Tumbleweed™ Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, announced today that they have been selected as a finalist in four of SC Magazine's award categories including: Best Email Security Solution, Best Email Content Filtering Solution, Best Intellectual Property Solution, and Best Security Solution in Healthcare.

Tumbleweed Announces Record Revenue and Cash Flow from Operations

pr@tumbleweed.com — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 19, 2005 - /Tumbleweed™ Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Tumbleweed reported Q3-05 revenue of $13.7 million, up 22% from $11.2 million in Q3-04; a net loss of $538,000 or $(0.01) per share, compared to a net loss of $2.7 million or $(0.06) per share in Q3-04; and non-GAAP income, which excludes certain items described below, of $512,000 or $0.01 per share, compared to a non-GAAP loss of $1.1 million or $(0.02) per share in Q3-04. Cash balances grew by $3.4 million in the quarter to $25.7 million at September 30, 2005.

Tumbleweed Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Sendmail

pr@tumbleweed.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 14, 2005 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider provider of of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation solutions, today announced the licensing of two technology patents to Sendmail, Inc.

Tumbleweed Releases MailGate Appliance 3.0 to Deliver Comprehensive Inbound and Outbound Email Security

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 11, 2005 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the release of MailGate Appliance 3.0, the latest version of Tumbleweed's award-winning email security solution. MailGate Appliance 3.0 delivers state-of-the-art protection from spam, viruses and other inbound content threats, while adding new network layer edge defenses and bi-directional content filtering and policy management, all delivered on new 64-bit appliance architecture. This added functionality moves the MailGate Appliance 3.0 well beyond a dedicated anti-spam point-product, to a comprehensive email security solution.

Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall 6.2 Adds Support for OpenPGP Encryption

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 11, 2005 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today announced the release of the MailGate Email Firewall 6.2, the latest version of Tumbleweedrsquo;s award-winning email security suite offering comprehensive anti-spam, anti-virus, policy management, outbound content filtering, monitoring and encryption. With the addition of OpenPGP encryption, MailGate Email Firewall 6.2 now offers the most comprehensive set of gateway email encryption options on the market. And with added support for multiple LDAP directories and enhanced clustering capabilities, MailGate Email Firewall 6.2 can be integrated into the industryrsquo;s broadest set of enterprise IT environments.

Tumbleweed Unveils New 64-bit High-performance Hardware Platform for All Tumbleweed Appliance Products

pr@tumbleweed.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:00:00 -0500
Redwood City, CA - October 11, 2005 -/ Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity validation appliance and software products, today unveiled a new high performance hardware platform built around AMD's 64-bit Opteron CPU. These new appliances are extremely fast, scalable and easy to install, and will be used as a common platform for all Tumbleweed appliance products.

MobileTel Chooses Tumbleweed

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:00:00 -0500
Sofia Echo Media Ltd./ September 12, 2005 BULGARIA'S leading GSM operator MobilTel has chosen the US Tumbleweed Communications Corporation to provide it with its MailGate E-mail Firewall to filter and secure email traffic.