Cloudmark®, AerVox and Datatronics Partner to Protect Mobile Operators from SMS and MMS Threats Against Their Networks
Cloudmark Authority to deliver industry leading messaging security for the protection of millions of mobile customers across Europe
San Francisco – March 31, 2009 – CTIA Wireless 2009 – Cloudmark, Inc., the global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, and AerVox, a Spanish telecommunications software firm, today announced a partnership to deliver comprehensive messaging security capabilities for Datatronics' mobile operator customers across Europe. AerVox has selected Cloudmark Authority for Mobile software as its sole platform for SMS mobile content filtering to deliver the most accurate mobile messaging security protection for providers and their customers.
As part of a partnership with Datatronics, a leading supplier of fixed and wireless telecom market solutions, Cloudmark's technology will be integrated into the AerVox SMS Firewall, delivering real-time protection at the edge of the network. The SMS Firewall, and future MMS functionality, has been designed to allow wireless operators to take preventive and reactive measures against potentially dangerous messaging threats, such as spamming, spoofing, faking or flooding, in real time.
In research conducted by Cloudmark last year, mobile operators across Europe admitted that up to 20 percent of their users are affected by mobile SMS spam. Another related Cloudmark survey showed that two thirds of customers would consider leaving their mobile network due to spam, highlighting the prevalence of the threat and the importance of protecting mobile users.
"Mobile spam, phishing, viruses and other forms of abuse threaten subscriber loyalty and can significantly damage mobile operators' brand," said Jacinta Tobin, senior vice president worldwide sales at Cloudmark. "This makes it critical for operators to deploy solutions that protect their subscriber base and network against a broad range of messaging threats. We are pleased to work together with AerVox to bring highly accurate, scalable and comprehensive messaging security solutions to Datatronics customers not only in Spain, but across Europe and Latin America."
"With the rampant growth of mobile Internet, spammers are taking advantage of an increasingly larger target of mobile consumers across the globe," said Alain Barquero, vice president of Business Development of AerVox. "After reviewing various products on the market, we found that Cloudmark Authority for Mobile is the only true content filtering solution for SMS abuse, which offers us world-class protection for mobile messaging while supporting our existing partnership with Datatronics."
Cloudmark Authority for Mobile software integrates into AerVox's mobile messaging platforms protecting mobile networks and subscribers from on-network and off-network spam, phishing and virus attacks over SMS. Cloudmark Authority's advanced content filtering goes beyond protocol level controls that counteract signaling fraud between mobile networks to also catch on-network attacks, such as spam from mobile bots or prepaid accounts, as well as sophisticated off-network abuse already accepted by partner networks. Designed for large-scale carrier implementations, Cloudmark Authority technology scans mobile messages at more than 20 times the rate of competing solutions. With Cloudmark software, mobile operators benefit from higher customer satisfaction, better likelihood of mobile marketing adoption and significantly improved utilization of server, bandwidth, storage and other resources.
About Datatronics S.A.
DATATRONICS is a VAR and System Integrator leading supplier of solutions for the fixed and wireless market, leveraging more than 12 years experience in telecoms networks and telecoms value added services. DATATRONICS Telecom Division provides technologies and solutions in the field of Signaling, Messaging, NGN & VoIP, Roaming, Interconnection and Mobile Video Services. Headquartered in Madrid, Spain, DATATRONICS has international business in EMEA and LATAM.
For more information, visit www.datatronics.es.
About AerVox S.L.
AERVOX is a software technology firm focused on providing advanced value-added roaming and messaging solutions to current and next-generation telephony operators looking to take full competitive advantage of market opportunities.
For more information, visit www.aervox.com.
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About Cloudmark
Cloudmark builds messaging security software that protects communications service provider networks and their subscribers against the widest range of messaging threats. Only Cloudmark Security Platform™ delivers instant security and control across diverse messaging environments, enabling communications service providers to create a safe user experience, protect revenue and safeguard their brand, while streamlining infrastructure and reducing operational costs. Cloudmark's patented solutions protect more than 120 tier-one customers worldwide, including AT&T, Verizon, Swisscom, Comcast, Cox and NTT.