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| Company type | Publicly traded |
|---|---|
| Industry | security solutions for internet commerce |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | |
| Revenue | US $57.5M (2007) |
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provided secure messaging and secure file transfer solutions for enterprise and government customers.[1] The company became a publicly traded company in 1999, trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol TMWD.[2] Tumbleweed Communications merged with Axway, a subsidiary of Sopra Group, in 2008.[3]
Tumbleweed products were used to block security threats, protect information, and conduct business online. Tumbleweed provided solutions for inbound and outbound email protection, secure file routing, and identity validation that allow organizations to conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offered these solutions in three product suites: MailGate, SecureTransport, and Validation Authority. MailGate provides protection against spam, viruses, and attacks, and enables policy-based message filtering, encryption, and routing. SecureTransport enables customers to safely exchange large files and transactions without proprietary software. Validation Authority determines the validity of digital certificates.
Tumbleweed had approximately 2,300 enterprise and government customers. Their market focus had been in the financial services, health care, and government.
- ^ Tumbleweed SEC 10Q filing, For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006, US government publication
- ^ "IPO Roundup: Tumbleweed priced to brave the market, Datalink offers a discount". CNET. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "exhibit99-1.htm". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-08.