Paltalk Partners with Cloudmark to Protect Members from Spam and Phishing
Latest Paltalk Messenger Offers Cloudmark's Desktop as Part of Effort to Help Users Secure the Desktop through Best of Breed Security Solutions
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 – Paltalk, the leader in Instant Chat (IC) today announced that it has partnered with Cloudmark to offer the Cloudmark Desktop anti-spam and anti-phishing solution in the newest version of the award-winning Paltalk Messenger. This new version of Paltalk supports both video chat and instant messaging (IM) with buddies on AOL, MSN, Yahoo and ICQ, thus increasing the reach and impact of the partnership.
The award-winning Cloudmark Desktop security solution will deliver comprehensive anti-spam, anti-phishing and other anti-fraud protections for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express to Paltalk's millions of users. Cloudmark Desktop leverages Cloudmark's global collaborative network of millions of trusted users to create a humanized defense that works in real time to shield users against attacks as soon as they form. It is the only solution to trigger zero false positives in third party lab evaluations, so users can enjoy the highest levels of security without degrading the reliability and performance of email and the Internet.
"We are excited to partner with the leader in the anti-spam arena to protect our millions of members from the fraudsters and spammers of the world, who try to infiltrate their email boxes every day," said Paltalk's Chief Operating Officer Joel Smernoff.
"It is highly commendable of Paltalk to go above and beyond in helping members secure the desktop so they may safely enjoy the full benefits of email and Internet browsing in addition to Paltalk's IM, video, and VoIP services," said Cloudmark President Gary Iwatani. "It is this same spirit of community and collaboration that makes Cloudmark Desktop so effective in protecting users from spam, phishing and other forms of cyber fraud."
The Paltalk Messenger is currently downloadable at http://www.paltalk.com.
About Paltalk
Paltalk is the largest Instant Chat (IC) community on the Internet with over 3.8 million active members participating in live voice and video enabled chat rooms. The Paltalk Messenger allows members to administer their own voice and video conferences and instant message (IM) with buddies on MSN, AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ. The Paltalk Messenger has been downloaded over 35 million times and accounts for over 8 billion voice minutes per year. Paltalk was the first company to launch video and voice combined with an on-line buddy list in one package. Paltalk is a privately held company based in New York that was founded in June of 1998.
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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.