SecurePipe Acquires mailMAX Technology and Managed Services Division of Mycom
16 July 2005 - 2:35AM
PR Newswire (US)
SecurePipe Acquires mailMAX Technology and Managed Services
Division of Mycom Award Winning Email Security Management to
Enhance Managed Security Services LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., July 15
/PRNewswire/ -- SecurePipe, a leading provider of managed network
security services today announced it has entered into an agreement
to acquire the assets of Mycom's mailMAX Managed Services Division
and the mailMAX email management technologies from the Mycom Group,
Inc., a technology products, managed services reseller and software
development company whose stock is traded on the over the counter
market (OTC:MYCM) (BULLETIN BOARD: MYCM) . "We are enthused about
how well this division of Mycom complements our suite of managed
security services," commented Art Roldan, CEO of SecurePipe. "Email
communications play a central role in today's business environment.
Ensuring that these communications are secure and available without
interruption requires state-of-the-art solutions. This acquisition
will increase our client base, enhance our existing email security
services and bring technologies that satisfy the regulatory
compliance requirements of our clients," said Roldan. Mycom's CEO,
Rob Bransom, stated, "The pending sale of mailMAX, secureMAX,
serverMAX technology and our managed services division to
SecurePipe represents a major step forward in our plan for
repositioning the focus of the Mycom Group and strengthening the
company's financial condition." Mycom's mailMAX email management
technologies recently received the prestigious CRN Test Center
Award. This recognition will include being named a CRN Test Center
Recommended Product by CRN magazine. CRN is the number one computer
industry channel newsweekly. This acquisition will position
SecurePipe as a leading provider in the growing market for secure
managed email services. "We will now be able to accelerate the
integration of emerging security-related features and functionality
that are growing more important to the secure delivery, retention
and analysis of email messages," said Roldan. "Our secure email
management services will offer clients an integrated solution that
includes anti-virus and spam threat prevention, email management,
policy compliance, email encryption and archiving," he stated. As
part of the agreement between the two companies, SecurePipe will
retain key personnel and engineering staff. Mycom will continue to
distribute mailMAX managed services operating as a reseller for
SecurePipe. "Mycom will make a great addition to our partner
network," said Roldan. "We look forward to building upon their
strong presence in Cincinnati and throughout the Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky tri-state region," he concluded. About Mycom Group, Inc.
The Mycom Group, Inc. is a technology solutions and managed
services provider to businesses and organizations throughout North
America. It markets a wide range of software, hardware, enterprise
solutions and technology services. Mycom develops and markets new
applications and services using the mycomPRO(R) brand name, and as
a private label. Mycom, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is on
the web at http://www.mycom.com/ . For more information, please
contact: Mycom Group Investor Relations About SecurePipe SecurePipe
delivers managed network security services to financial
institutions and distributed enterprises wrestling with escalating
regulatory requirements. A best of breed blend of disciplined
process, expert people and proven technology underlies SecurePipe's
comprehensive suite of managed services which are delivered from
its state of the art network operations center staffed 24x7x365 by
security engineers. No other managed network security service
offers a comparable breadth and depth of services at such an
affordable price. Please visit SecurePipe at
http://www.securepipe.com/ . DATASOURCE: SecurePipe CONTACT: Jim
Brintnall of SecurePipe, +1-847-940-0025, or Web site:
http://www.securepipe.com/ http://www.mycom.com/
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