SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cloudmark, Inc., a global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced Cloudmark DesktopOne, the industry’s most accurate and easy-to-use free anti-spam software for consumers and small businesses. Available immediately as a free download, the lightweight, easy-to-install Cloudmark DesktopOne application continuously filters e-mail and webmail to eliminate spam and protect users against phishing and e-mail-borne viruses. Cloudmark DesktopOne empowers users to block, unblock and scan messages easily to determine their own level of protection and message delivery.

Spam continues to be a persistent and increasing problem for e-mail users. The results of a new international consumer survey conducted online by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Cloudmark and announced separately today, show that more than 42 percent of email users in the U.S. have seen an increase in spam messages over the past year, and they are most fearful that spam will lead to viruses and identity theft. To address these threats and deliver protection to consumers and small business users, Cloudmark is making Cloudmark DesktopOne available free of charge to users worldwide.

“At Cloudmark, we believe that every e-mail user should be protected against messaging threats,” said Leon Rishniw, senior vice president of engineering for Cloudmark. “Cloudmark DesktopOne provides protection for users, across the globe, by empowering them in the fight against spam. We are committed to making free, world-class anti-spam software easily accessible for every user’s desktop.”

Unlike many consumer anti-spam products, which are simply add-on components to other desktop security suites, Cloudmark DesktopOne is a dedicated e-mail anti-spam product created by a company that addresses the needs of the most demanding service provider environments to protect over a billion user accounts worldwide.

Key features and benefits of Cloudmark DesktopOne include:

• Always-on E-mail Filtering—Cloudmark DesktopOne continuously filters messages to stop even the most sophisticated spam, phishing, and e-mail-borne virus attacks. Users receive constant protection, even when their e-mail client or Webmail isn’t open on their desktop or when they are logging into their accounts remotely.
• Fast, Easy Installation Supporting Multiple E-mail Clients—Cloudmark DesktopOne installs in seconds and detects existing e-mail accounts on the computer automatically so that filtering can begin right away.
• Accurate, Real-time Protection against New Threats—Leveraging Cloudmark’s Advanced Message Fingerprinting™ technology and real-time feedback from millions of e-mail users, Cloudmark DesktopOne adapts to the newest messaging threats and automatically provides protection within moments of their emergence.
• Fine-grained Control—Cloudmark DesktopOne’s toolbar integrates seamlessly with supported e-mail applications to enable users to quickly and easily block and unblock messages.

Leveraging Cloudmark DesktopOne’s Pro Mode for Additional Protection and Control

To protect multiple e-mail accounts and benefit from additional customization and control, users can select Cloudmark DesktopOne’s subscription-based pro mode. Ideal for families, small businesses and power users, pro mode enables users to centrally manage their messaging protection for all of their e-mail and webmail accounts, including accounts on other computers. Cloudmark DesktopOne’s pro mode also delivers additional capabilities for manually scanning message folders, trusting specified contacts and automatically deleting old spam messages.

Pricing and Availability

Cloudmark DesktopOne in basic mode is free for individual users to filter one e-mail account into a single spam folder. Users, businesses and households who would like to manage multiple e-mail accounts and folders, users can upgrade to Cloudmark DesktopOne in pro mode for $19.95 per year. Cloudmark DesktopOne supports both 32-and 64-bit for Windows Vista and Windows 7, as well as Windows XP and 2000. Supported e-mail clients include Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird and Windows Mail.

To download Cloudmark DesktopOne, please visit: http://www.cloudmarkdesktop.com.

“Show Us Your Spam” Video Contest Finalist Voting Opens

Cloudmark also announced the finalists today for its “Show us Your Spam” video contest, which invited consumers to visually depict the most interesting, unusual, funny or just plain annoying spam message they have received. To view the finalist videos selected from an exceptional pool of entries and vote on the winner, please visit: http://www.cloudmarkdesktop.com/contest. Voting will close on August 6, 2010, and the winner will be announced on August 9, 2010.

About Cloudmark

Cloudmark, Inc. is a global leader in carrier-grade messaging infrastructure and security solutions, delivering the industry’s fastest, most accurate and most scalable messaging platform for fixed, mobile and social networks. The Cloudmark suite of carrier-grade solutions simplifies and advances the management of messaging abuse, increasing network utilization and reducing infrastructure costs. Cloudmark’s patented solutions combine Advanced Message Fingerprinting™ technology based on innovative, highly efficient algorithms, a Global Threat Network™ consisting of trusted reporters across the globe, real-time, automated analysis of traffic and content patterns, along with security research expertise, to provide real-time security intelligence and filtering across carrier networks. Cloudmark solutions protect more than one billion subscribers for the world’s largest networks, including AT&T, Comcast, MySpace, NTT, Swisscom and Time Warner Cable. Cloudmark is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.cloudmark.com.

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