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Tumbleweed Communications Recent News
News and press releases from Tumbleweed Communication Corp.

• Axway Subsidiary Licenses Email Firewall Patents to Mirapoint Software, Inc.
  
  
• Tumbleweed, an Axway Subsidiary, Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Sendmail, Inc.
  
  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
  
  
  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.
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  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
  
  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
  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, “W