2003-06-19

Seamless Integration Enabled through V2.5 VirusScanning API

Panda Software™ RELEASES ANTIVIRUS SERVICE UPDATE FOR exchange 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GLENDALE, CA – June 19, 2003 – Panda Software™ announced Microsoft™

Exchange Server 2003 support today for its small business and enterprise

suites. The new Panda Exchange Server module uses the latest VirusScanning

API version 2.5 for seamless integration for the Microsoft Exchange 2003

platform.

“Thanks to the great relationship between Microsoft and Panda Software and

the technological innovations introduced with Exchange 2003 for improving

users’ security, the release of Panda Antivirus for Exchange Server will

result in a higher level of antivirus security for enterprises,” said Kevin

McCuistion, Director of Exchange Marketing at Microsoft Corporation.

Among its new features, Panda Antivirus for Exchange Server now protects

all inbound and outbound messages traveling through an Exchange 2003

installation in real-time, even when installed as a SMTP gateway. The new

release includes a new version of Panda Software's antivirus engine that

can detect and block malformed e-mail messages that try to exploit

vulnerabilities in incorrectly patched e-mail clients.

Panda Antivirus for Exchange Server is a module in both the Panda Antivirus

Enterprise Suite and the Panda Small Business Edition with Exchange.

About Panda Antivirus Enterprise Suite

Panda Antivirus Enterprise Suite is a totally scalable and integrated

antivirus solution that allows a uniform security policy to be implemented

across networks, regardless of their size or topology. The new Panda

Antivirus Enterprise Suite offers uniform, global protection for

workstations, file servers, messaging and groupware platforms, firewalls

and proxies, with fully automatic updates, centralized management and

optimized performance across the network. A demo version of the new Panda

Antivirus for Exchange Server is available at

www.pandasoftware.com/download/software/.

About Panda Software

Panda Software (www.pandasoftware.com) is the first company to allow truly

automatic daily signature updates, as well as centralized administration of

antivirus protection, both of which have revolutionized the antivirus

industry.

Panda Software is known for its user-friendly policies, including free

telephone support for corporate customers, expanded competitive renewal

programs and free disinfection services. All of its products feature

exclusive SmartClean™ technology and are endorsed by major industry

watchdogs including ICSA Labs and Checkmark.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Alan Wallace

Panda Software

VP, Corporate Communications & Public Relations USA

[email protected]

(818) 543-6909