An international developer of network security, content security and messaging software, GFI Software, today announced that a Silicon Valley Communications publication and a leading publication on security-related products and technologies, Info Security Products Guide, has named GFI MailEssentials a winner of the 2008 Global Product Excellence in anti-spam Customer Trust Award.

This customer trust honor is an endorsement to the fact that GFI MailEssentials is ahead of the curve when it comes to the best-of-the-best products that can provide the highest security in anti spam filter solutions.

Winners were honored in the heart of Silicon Valley, at an award ceremony held during Technosium 2008 Conference and Expo which is supported by Silicon Valley Communications, Wireless Communications Alliance, Network Products Guide, San Jose Mercury News - The Newspaper of Silicon Valley, Information Security Professionals Association, Trusted Computing Group, Wi-Fi Alliance, Personal Broadband Industry Association, Covenant, Info Security Products Guide, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Smart Capitol Venture (SCV Network).

GFI MailEssentials, with over 60 awards to its name, 80,000 satisfied customers and the lowest prices on the market, is an anti-spam package that captures over 98% of spam and, since it is server-based, it eliminates the need to install and update anti-spam software on each desktop.

GFI MailEssentials uses a variety of technologies to beat the latest spam threats such as Bayesian filtering, white-listing technology and DNS blacklists. Together they work to eliminate spam with a very low rate of false positives. GFI MailEssentials can detect and block phishing emails as well as add email management tools to your mail server: disclaimers, Internet mail reporting, mail monitoring, list server, server-based auto replies and POP3 downloading.

Rake Narang, Editor-n-Chief of Network Products Guide says: "It's time for technology companies to focus on innovation and growth now". "Product innovation and customer trust are key to trouncing global economy uncertainties in 2008. We are pleased to honor GFI MailEssentials as winner for 2008 and all the finalists who participated."