Vircom's resident gurus launch a new Email Security blog

(I-Newswire) October 21, 2009 - Montreal, Canada, October 21, 2009 – Vircom, Inc., a thought leader in the corporate email messaging security, announced today the launch of its employees and resident gurus’ technical blog, “Email Security Matters”. Focused on modern technologies and events - and written directly by Vircom’s security experts and technical analysts - articles will offer a wide variety of topics among four main categories: Email Security, Best Practices, Spam of the Week and Industry News. EmailSecurityMatters.com invites IT Managers, SysAdmins, NetAdmins and Security Gurus around the world to share their thoughts, express their opinions, share their knowledge and suggest content.

“Vircom has always been renowned for its customer-centric approach, expertise and highly techno-savvy support and services employees,” said Mike Petsalis, COO of Vircom. “With the EmailSecurityMatters.com blog, we are delighted to go one step further and offer a platform where our security specialists will be able to share their knowledge and expertise with IT Managers, discuss new trends, technologies and solutions.”

In this week’s featured articles, EmailSecurityMatters.com brings several new topics to the table. A first write-up explains why you shouldn’t declare your primary mail server (MTA) as a secondary MX in “Email Security Gateway Deployment”. Another article discusses why some Spam trends seem to disappear and come back months later in “Image Spam is Back!” The third feature post analyses the good and bad of Cloud Computing for Email Security in “Three reasons why Cloud Computing may not be for you”.

About EmailSecurityMatters.com

EmailSecurityMatters.com is a community portal where users and experts exchange security news and tips, best practices, discuss and analyze new Email Security technologies. For additional information, please visit http://www.emailsecuritymatters.com.

About Vircom

Vircom, Inc., based in Montreal, is a privately held software development and professional services company focused exclusively on email messaging security. Founded in 1994, Vircom is the only email security vendor to offer a wide range of deployment options, proprietary anti-spam technology, complete Windows™ infrastructure integration and premium customer service. Its award-winning products include modusMail™, modusGate™, modusGate™ Appliance. Vircom technology is made available to several major security providers and deployed through third-party vendors to customers in more than 100 countries. For additional information, please visit http://www.vircom.com or call 1-888-484-7266.

Media Contact

Damien Ramé
Marketing Manager
Vircom, Inc.
Email: damien.rame@vircom.com

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Vircom, modus, modusMail and modusGate are trademarks of Vircom, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Vircom Inc.:
Email Security Matters

Founded in 1994, Vircom’s goal is to provide your company with peace of mind by offering solutions that protect the value of your electronic communications.

This goal is not merely a service we offer, it’s a mission that each and every employee takes to heart. We place the highest value on email and we will undertake every measure to preserve it. Like the long-ago warriors of lore, we take on this duty with dedication, valour and honour, doing whatever is necessary to protect your freedom of e-expression.

After all, email is vital, wonderful and worth fighting for.

peace of mind ● flexibility ● specialized products ● improved ROI

Vircom offers high-quality protection systems that allow clients to effectively manage all outbound and inbound email communications, all the while protecting against spam, viruses, fraud, phishing, non-authorized communication, and other threats.

For almost fifteen years, Vircom has been a leader in the email protection field, consistently surpassing the competition with its innovative suite of modus products. More than 2,500 Vircom clients are currently resting easier thanks to modus technology, which protects more than 5.5 million inboxes worldwide.

Innovation ● Quality ● Partnership ● A humanist vision

When it comes to customer service, once again, Vircom leads the pack. Not only are Vircom products designed for the human end user, but they are also supported by one of the most dedicated teams in the field. Our experts are already fighting the threats of tomorrow to ensure the continued excellence of our products and services. And because our systems are reasonably priced, Vircom clients know that they’re getting the best ROI for their investment dollar.

Company Contact Information
Vircom Inc.
Damien Rame
460 Ste-Catherine West - Suite 600
H3B 1A7
Phone : +1 (514) 845-1666