Sunday, August 4, 2002

Vircom Joins the Information Technology Association of Canada

Vircom Joins the Information Technology Association of Canada

ITAC promotes business development through national policy and advocacy programs

Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) February 3, 2005

Vircom Inc., developer of Modus™ secure email management solutions, announced today it has recently become a member of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).

ITAC develops initiatives that promote business development and raise the profile of information technology in Canada. The organizationÂ’s policy committees, sector councils and task forces provide the mechanism to identify critical issues, find appropriate solutions and communicate them to policy makers at the provincial, national and international levels.

"ITAC is committed to ensuring that Canada benefits from a strong, progressive information and communications technology industry," said Bernard Courtois, president and CEO of ITAC. "It takes a committed community of dynamic companies to fulfill this mission. We are delighted to welcome an exciting company like Vircom to join our community and assist us in this work."

“With Vircom at the pulse of email security, we’re well-poised to play an active role in supporting ITAC’s spam and health care initiatives,” said Sylvain Durocher, president and founder of Vircom. “The importance of developing email security technology extends beyond our vertical markets to benefit individuals and businesses throughout Canada and abroad.”

Vircom attended its first ITAC Board of Directors Meeting and Board of Governors Workshop and Dinner on January 24 in Toronto. The company also plans to participate in an ITAC security teleconference scheduled for March 1, 2005. For more information, visit: http://www. ihe-canada. com/IHECommittees-DomainSpecific-Radiology. htm (http://www. ihe-canada. com/IHECommittees-DomainSpecific-Radiology. htm).

About ITAC

ITAC is the voice of the Canadian information and communications technology industry. Together with its affiliated organizations across the country, the association represents 1300 companies in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in all sectors, including telecommunications and Internet services, ICT consulting services, hardware, microelectronics, software and electronic content.

ITAC tracks industry-related needs through an intricate network of sources which includes partners and affiliated associations around the world, government and non-government agencies, other associations, and leading authorities in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines.

For more information visit: http://www. itac. ca (http://www. itac. ca).

About Vircom

Montreal-based Vircom is a leading developer of secure email management and authentication solutions for the demanding needs of Internet Service Providers, the real estate industry, corporations and healthcare facilities. Vircom's mature Modus™ secure email management technology incorporates over 10 years of industry expertise, making it a powerful driving force in the defense against spam and email-borne fraud. Rated “Best Windows-based Anti-Spam Solution” by Network Computing and named a “2004 Recommended” product by SC Magazine, Modus has gained important industry recognition, including a record-breaking five-award distinction from Windows IT Pro magazine.

Vircom is also the developer of VOP Radius, a full-featured all-in-one RADIUS server that supports the latest RFCs, vendor specific attributes, NAS templates and has a multitude of preconfigured settings.

For more information visit http://www. vircom. com (http://www. vircom. com).

For more information:

François Bourdeau

Director of Marketing

Phone: 514.845.1666 x256

Francois. bourdeau@vircom. com

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