Question : is this stuff any better than what we all do to secure a contact us form?

http://www.proformplus.com/solutions.htm

And

http://www.proformplus.com/certified-secure-online-form.html

is this any different from performing your own captcha form and converting the email addresses on the page to hex, checking where the form is submitted from and making sure that you use the proper cleaning procedures when storing in the database.  Oh and also an ssl cert.

thanks in advance!

Answer : is this stuff any better than what we all do to secure a contact us form?

In a word, Nope.  If you use SSL and a CAPTCHA image, you've done all you need to protect your forms.  If you filter the data and escape it properly, you've done all you need to protect your data base.

best regards, ~Ray