Abaca Virtual Email Protection Gateway Achieves VMware Virtual Appliance Validation

Abaca’s Virtual Appliance Supports Hosted-Class and Hypervisor-Class Product Lines

SAN JOSE, CA–(EMWNews – August 25, 2008) – Abaca Technology Corporation, an innovator in

email protection and messaging security, announced today that the Abaca Virtual Email

Protection Gateway VPG 1500 is now a validated VMware virtual appliance

and available for download from www.vmware.com/appliances.

The Abaca Virtual Email Protection Gateway VPG 1500 has been rigorously

tested for compatibility with both the VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisors.

Validation through the VMware

Virtual Appliance Program is designed to ensure that products are

reliable, supported, enterprise-ready, and fully compatible with VMware’s

industry-leading virtualization solutions. VMware validation requires

testing to verify that appliances work with VMware Infrastructure and have

all of the necessary documentation to assist new users in either evaluating

the virtual appliance or setting it up for production use.

“We worked closely with VMware to ensure that our virtual appliance meets

VMware’s standards for virtual appliance quality and scalability,” said Leo Jolicoeur, CEO

at Abaca. “By successfully completing the VMware validation process, we’ve

ensured that the Abaca Virtual Email Protection Gateway VPG 1500 fully

supports the VMware virtualization platform while delivering best-in-class

email security.”

The Abaca Virtual Email Protection Gateway VPG 1500 provides the same 99

percent minimum guaranteed filtering accuracy as Abaca’s hardware-based

network appliances. However, the VPG 1500 also offers a flexible deployment

option for enterprise customers who want to save money by leveraging their

existing hardware investments, streamline their complex IT environments,

and standardize on their hardware platform of choice.

“The VMware Virtual Appliance Program helps software providers like Abaca

to develop flexible, cost-effective solutions that are easy to deploy and

can run on any x86-based hardware,” said William Shelton, Director of

Emerging Products and Solutions at VMware. “Customers know products such as

the Abaca Virtual Email Protection Gateway VPG 1500 that have passed VMware

testing are optimized for the VMware platform. In the case of the VPG 1500,

customers can expect consistent, highly reliable email protection even in

demanding enterprise network requirements.”

Availability

The Abaca Virtual Email Protection Gateway VPG 1500 is available now

directly from Abaca, through Abaca’s valued channel partners, as well as on

the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace. The MSRP is US$495 for this

product. For additional product and pricing information, please visit

http://www.abaca.com/solutions_vpg.html.

About Abaca Technology Corporation

Abaca Technology Corporation is an innovator in email protection and

messaging security. Abaca’s patent-pending technology, ReceiverNet™,

offers an advanced approach in the fight against spam — providing

unprecedented levels of accuracy and guaranteeing 99 percent spam

filtration. Abaca has created a portfolio of innovative products and

services based upon this core technology, thereby assuring users

unparalleled messaging protection from spam, as well as viruses and

phishing attacks. Abaca is a privately held company headquartered in San

Jose, California. For more information about Abaca, please visit

www.abaca.com.

Abaca®, Email Protection Gateway™, Abaca® Email Protection

Gateway™, ReceiverNet™, and the Abaca logos are trademarks of Abaca

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