First Tech CU Adds Tumbleweed For E-mailProtection

BEAVERTON, Ore. - (09/08/05) -- First Tech CU said it hasimplemented Tumbleweed Communications Corp.'s MailGate EmailFirewall with Secure Messenger to protect inbound email bornethreats and to secure outgoing emails. MailGate Email Firewall nowprocesses more than 240,000 emails per month at First Tech CU,quarantining up to 140,000 messages as threatening, as it protectsagainst potentially malicious inbound emails. The MailGate systemprovides secure outbound email transmission of more than 4,300emails a month, encrypting and routing sensitive memberinformation.