Sendmail, Inc.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Email management, computer security software |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Eric Allman |
| Fate | Acquired by Proofpoint, Inc. in 2013 |
| Headquarters | Emeryville , United States |
Area served | Americas, Europe, Asia |
| Products | Sentrion platform, Sentrion REAC, Mailstream Manager, Mailcenter, Sentrion appliances and cloud services |
| Parent | Proofpoint, Inc. |
Sendmail, Inc. is a company specializing in email management, headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with additional offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
History
Established in 1999 by Eric Allman in Emeryville, CA, Sendmail, Inc. commercializes the open-source mail transfer agent sendmail, which Allman originally created at the University of California, Berkeley.
Email Management
In 2005, Sendmail introduced the Sentrion platform for email infrastructure, designed to provide comprehensive content inspection and policy-driven delivery for both human and automated emails.
Hybrid Cloud Solutions
By 2012, Sendmail had formed a partnership with Mimecast to deliver hybrid-cloud solutions encompassing email security, archiving, and continuity. This collaboration anticipated the growing trend toward hybrid cloud adoption aimed at lowering messaging infrastructure expenses and complexity.
Application-Generated Email
Also in 2012, Sendmail launched Sentrion REAC (Rogue Email Application Control) to tackle security and compliance issues arising from the increase in application-generated emails and cloud migration.
Acquisition by Proofpoint
In 2013, Sendmail was acquired by Proofpoint, Inc., a provider of security-as-a-service solutions.
Timeline
- 1998
- Released Switch, a commercial MTA
- 2000
- Introduced Sendmail Milter API
- 2001
- Launched Mailstream Manager for email compliance and security
- 2003
- Debuted Mailcenter for enterprise-level email management
- 2005
- Delivered first Sentrion™ appliance integrating email security
- 2006
- Celebrated 25 years of internet email (MTA)
- 2007
- Rolled out Sentrion MP inbound & outbound appliance
- 2008
- Released Sentrion MPV and MPQ appliances
- 2009
- Launched Sentrion Cloud Services (SaaS)
- 2010
- Opened Sentrion App Store to enhance platform functionality
- 2011
- Collaborated with Harris and BMC on trusted enterprise cloud offerings
- 2011
- Released Sentrion Critical Customer Communications Suite
- 2012
- Introduced Sentrion REAC (Rogue Email Application Control) appliance
- 2013
- Acquired by Proofpoint, Inc.