Network security co PineApp gets UK distribution contract.

Mar. 26--Network and e-mail security start-up PineApp Ltd. has won its first contract in the UK, signing a $1 million distribution agreement with C-MI Labs plc. C-MI chose the PineApp Mail-SeCure appliance to address the increasing threats of spam and email born viruses.

PineApp UK sales and marketing director Steve Cornish said, "In the past five years PineApp has pioneered the development of innovative engines to fight email and content security threats and has established a presence in over 50 countries. PineApp is now focused on the UK market and C-MI Labs will play a roll in accelerating sales of Mail-SeCure solutions and positioning PineApp as a player in the anti-spam and anti-virus market."

This is PineApp's first contract in the UK since opening a regional office there last month. The company recently signed three contracts in Europe: with the Romanian branch of Assicurazioni Generali (Milan: GASI), the Slovenian electricity board, and a Russian bank.

PineApp was founded in 2000, and develops anti-spam and anti-virus solutions for enterprise e-mail systems and networks. The company's solutions also provide policy management tools, anti-forgery tools, content filters and the blocking of undesirable websites. The company raised capital from Decima Ventures in 2004, and its managing partner, Rony Zarom, is chairman of the company.