Apptix Taps Symantec Hosted Services for Industry Leading Hosted Exchange Email Protection

Apptix (OSE: APP), the leading provider of Hosted Unified Communication services including hosted Microsoft Exchange email, Microsoft SharePoint, and business VoIP, announced today that it selected Symantec Hosted Services, a leading provider of hosted messaging and Web security services, as the email protection service for its 300,000 global Hosted Exchange users. Included with all hosted Exchange mailboxes, the service, Apptix Boundary Defense for Email provides comprehensive virus and spam protection, and content control at the network perimeter.

"From worms to Trojans to phishing attempts, spammers and hackers continue to develop sophisticated methods to attack and disrupt corporate email systems," said James Bond, Vice President of Product & Software Development for Apptix. "We are constantly seeking best-of-breed solutions to improve and enhance our services. By leveraging Symantec's experience and technology, Apptix now features the most robust and flexible anti-virus/anti-spam and content control solution available for hosted Exchange to prevent an intrusion that could devastate a business."

"We're pleased to have Apptix, a leading provider of hosted communications services, select our solution for their customer security," said Richard Collins, Vice President Americas, Symantec Hosted Services. "Together, we are leveraging the power of the cloud and Apptix's customers can rest assured that our joint solution gives them a powerful yet flexible security toolset that meets the needs of the most stringent enterprise but is cost-effective for businesses."