Founded in 2002, Proofpoint provides business software for large enterprises to stop spam, protect against email viruses and to ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulations through their messaging infrastructure. The company's flagship product, Proofpoint Protection Server? is a software breakthrough that uses advanced statistical machine-learning models to govern the flow of digital correspondence inside and outside customers¡¯ businesses. Proofpoint was founded by technology visionary and former CTO of Netscape Communications, Eric Hahn. The Cupertino, California-based company is funded by Benchmark Capital, Mohr, Davidow Ventures and Stanford University.