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Asgent Announces Revamp of Antispam Security Appliance
“PineApp Mail-Secure” Lineup

- Injection of unparalleled high cost performance model into top selling price range -

September 18, 2008
Asgent,Inc.
（JASDAQ：4288）

Asgent, Inc. (President & CEO: Takahiro Sugimoto, located in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a pioneer in security solutions, today announces a price revision to “Mail-SeCure 2060”, the top-end model in the “PineApp Mail-SeCure” series, an antispam security appliance developed by PineApp Ltd. (Israel: CEO Hezi Erez). The “Mail-SeCure 2060” price is revised to 1/3 of the previous list price and is launched as a high cost performance model into the top selling market price range. In addition, Asgent will also begin sales of two new models, “Mail-SeCure 3020” and “Mail-SeCure 3040” from November.

■ Background

Today, the rapidly increasing amount of nuisance e-mail such as spam and phishing e-mail is a growing problem for e-mail users. According to a report （※1） published in March 2008 by the Survey and Research Conference on the Economic Impact of Nuisance E-mail (Organizer: Nippon Information Communications Association), the cost of nuisance e-mail on productivity has reached a staggering 730 billion yen, with companies and government agencies projected to spend up to 51.8 billion yen to counteract the problem. In addition, due to the fact that nuisance e-mail is sent to organizations indiscriminately, it is vital that e-mail security measures be implemented, regardless of the organization size.

It is with these issues in mind that Asgent announces a price revision to the current top-end model “Mail-SeCure 2060”, bringing it to 1/3 of the previous list price and the launch of this model as “Mail-SeCure 2060 SE”, to be positioned at the same price point as the previous entry level model (Mail-SeCure 2020) with twice the e-mail processing power.

■ Why a powerful entry model?

Nuisance e-mail such as spam and phishing e-mail is increasing on a daily basis, and will continue to increase at an exponential rate. Therefore, it is not wise to implement measures only capable of dealing with the amount of current received e-mail; it is far more important to choose a product model with enough performance to deal with the increased amount of nuisance e-mail that can be expected in the following two to three years. “Mail-SeCure 2060 SE” provides users with the functionality and performance needed looking forward.

■ Antispam appliance market positioning

The price point of the “Mail-SeCure 2060 SE” (\690,000) is positioned directly within the top selling market price range, and provides unparalleled performance when compared with other competing products in the same price range.

■ Customer

■ PineApp Mail-SeCure

Sales Target : 300 units (annual)

PineApp Mail-SeCure Features

• 10+ Antispam filters
• Real-time spam detection regardless of the language and e-mail format.
• Support for LDAP and Active Directory
• Support for incoming and outgoing e-mail
• Load balancing function in HA configuration
• F-Secure antivirus engine integration
• Start operations within 30 minutes of setup
• Worldwide customer deployment, high level of reliability and spam detection

Specifications

Model	Mail-SeCure 2060 SE	Mail-SeCure 3020	Mail-SeCure 3040
PTPP（※2）	14,000	27,000	34,000
HDD	80GB	160GB
Ethernet Ports	4×10/100 Fast E	4×GbE
Size （mm） （W×D×H）	429×360×44、1U	443×381×44、1U
Weight	6Kg	6.8Kg
Price	\690,000	\2,200,000	\2,750,000

■ PineApp Mail-SeCure Evaluation Unit Program

Evaluation Period : 2 weeks

Evaluation Model : PineApp Mail-SeCure 2060 SE

Application Procedure : Application can be performed directly from the Asgent homepage.
(http://www.asgent.co.jp/Products/Mail-SeCure/eval.html)(Japanese)

※1 “Survey on Impact of Nuisance E-mail on the Japanese Economy” March 25, 2008
http://www.dekyo.or.jp/soudan/economy/image/080324economy_report.pdf (Japanese)

※2 PPTP (Peak Time Processing Power) is an estimated figure, and may vary depending on the network environment.

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