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Tumbleweed’s Award-Winning Enhanced, Secure File Transfer Solution Selected by Clearstream

Clearstream, the international settlement and custody division of Deutsche Börse Group, selects Tumbleweed’s secure file transfer solution, SecureTransport, for settlement transactions online

Hurst, UK – 18 June, 2004 – Tumbleweed Communications EMEA, a leading provider of secure Internet messaging solutions for businesses and government agencies, announced today that Clearstream, a division of Deutsche Börse Group that provides settlement and custody services to financial institutions, has chosen Tumbleweed SecureTransport to offer its 2,000 worldwide customers an enhanced, secure file transfer solution over the Internet.

Following an evaluation of secure file transfer software providers, Clearstream has selected Tumbleweed’s award-winning, enhanced secure file transfer software, Secure Transport. Clearstream will make Secure Transport available to its customers as part of its CreationConnect suite of connectivity channels. The CreationConnect suite will incorporate Tumbleweed SecureTransport from Q3 2004 in its CreationDirect channel, which is Clearstream’s independent dedicated file transfer service that ensures the instructions for settlement of trades and the delivery of large report information is carried out securely and quickly.

Currently CreationDirect can link any in-house system to Clearstream via a Virtual Private Network or SWIFTNet. Now, with the use of Tumbleweed Secure Transport, customers will be given the choice to reliably and securely transfer files over the Internet.

“Whether our customers are based in London, Dubai, New York or Tokyo, we want to offer them a choice of connection possibilities. When connecting through a VPN you need to make sure that the local customer can use the VPN provider. By extending our service to the public Internet we alleviate those issues,” said Karl van Gestel, Clearstream’s Head of Settlement and Custody Design. “We chose Tumbleweed SecureTransport to offer our customers the option of secure Internet file transfer since it enables us a cost effective and quick roll-out for instance by not having to develop bespoke client software. SecureTransport’s business process integration engine further allows us to enhance the service in the future – for instance by providing email notification.”

Tumbleweed’s SecureTransport has recently won the “Best Communications Security” award at the prestigious Secure Computing Awards in the UK. The solution is used by leading banks, financial networks, and more than 20,000 corporate users to provide secure, open standards-based multi-protocol and multi-client data transfer services, with FIPS 140-1 certified encryption, guaranteed delivery, and powerful automation.

Martyn Richards, Managing Director for Tumbleweed Communications EMEA, commented: “Tumbleweed SecureTransport is a proven, enhanced secure file transfer software that reduces the cost of distribution of bulk data and financial messages. Clearstream and its customers will benefit from using a highly scalable and reliable Internet solution that matches security criteria and saves on leased line costs.”

About Tumbleweed SecureTransport
According to industry analyst Gartner, secure file transfer with automation and back-office integration has become a critical piece of an enterprise’s B2B strategy and overall application integration initiatives. Tumbleweed SecureTransport is a family of enterprise-quality secure file transfer products for moving critical business files, very large documents, XML, EDI and B2B transactions over the Internet.

Tumbleweed Secure Transport Enterprise Edition is designed for customers with high-grade security requirements, large-scale deployments or more advanced integration needs. The Enterprise Edition builds on SecureTransport Standard Edition and includes these additional components and capabilities:

• An Application Proxy component for secure DMZ streaming deployment
• Transaction Manager for rule-based integration options using Active Agents or Java agents
• Signed audit records for tracking file transfer transactions and non-repudiation
• Access Manager for enhanced user management and permission capabilities

In addition to this prestigious SC Magazine award, industry analyst Meta Group recently rated Tumbleweed SecureTransport as a Market Leader in the enhanced file transfer market.

About Clearstream
Clearstream offers a comprehensive custody and settlement service for equities and bonds both domestic and cross-border and investment funds to a global customer base. Clearstream International has now been fully integrated into Deutsche Börse Group, the world’s largest exchange operations company when measured by market capitalisation. The combined group provides technology, services and products from trading and information products to clearing, settlement and custody based on straight-through processing and interoperability standards to all stages of the processing chain. For more information, visit www.clearstream.com

About Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
Tumbleweed is a leading provider of mission-critical Internet communications software products for enterprises, financial services organizations and government. By making Internet communications secure, reliable and automated, Tumbleweed's email firewall, secure file transfer; secure email, and identity validation solutions help customers significantly reduce the cost of doing business. Tumbleweed products are used by millions of end-users and tens of thousands of corporations. Tumbleweed customers include ABN Amro, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the US Navy and Marine Corps. European customers include ABN Amro, Telewest Communications, Foster Wheeler, KPMG Germany and AP Moeller. Tumbleweed Communications was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call +44 118 934 7100.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on current plans and expectations, and that a number of factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement below.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, particularly with respect to the benefits, features, and performance of Tumbleweed’s SecureTransport products. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed's Form 10-K filed March 15, 2004 and Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2004.

Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release, which represents the company's expectations only as of the date of this release and should not be viewed as a statement about the company's expectations after such date. Although this release may remain available on either company's website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that either company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein.
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