Integrated POP3 and WAP from Commtouch
[February 10th, 2000] Commtouch Software the worldwide leader in integrated email outsourcing services, today
announced the opening of its UK office. This move follows a growing period of global success for Commtouch, which
recently signed 101 new customers in Q4 1999, including 35 International sites - a 1000 per cent increase over the previous year. Commtouch
successes in Europe include deals to power email services for Sportal (www.sportal.net
) the leading European-based independent provider of sports online, ZDNet UK, Excite UK, RTL, Scandinavia Online and
MultiMania.com.
In previous months, growth accelerated to over 60,000 new users a day. The expansion Commtouch has made in the UK is part of a wider picture for
the Company in Europe. Comprised of 35 employees only a year ago, Commtouch now employs 250 and is growing rapidly. Commtouch technology is leading the way by evolving its mailbox into a web
based platform for numerous integrated applications such as calendar, address book, instant messaging, folder
management and unified messaging. Email can be accessed through any browser on the web, the mobile phone (WAP)
or with the global download standard called POP3.
The UK office will be headed by René Montsma, Commtouch Vice President and General Manager - Europe, who commented: "Commtouch is winning email
outsourcing business for some of the largest and best known companies in the UK. We are seeing great intensification in the UK and Europe as part of the
global explosion in the email outsourcing market. Portals, community sites, ISPs and wireless operators are recognising the power of integrated branded
email to increase consumer loyalty, brand affinity and to use permission based marketing as a means to targeted communication."
Montsma concluded by saying, "In addition to the 18 languages we offer, our customers appreciate our online customisation, management and direct
marketing tools." Isabel Maxwell, President of Commtouch added: "With this announcement we
further cement our position of international leadership in the European email and integrated messaging outsourcing market. The combination of our
superior scalable technology, including an innovative feature set and massive distribution growth creates a win-win for any company seeking to
outsource its needs, from corporate giants such as Microsoft to the latest e-commerce start-up or portal."
About Commtouch
Serving 9.4 million active email boxes and more than 250 key clients around the world, Commtouch is the worldwide leader in integrated email outsourcing
services. Commtouch email is designed for superior performance and rapid scalability, offering end user interfaces in 18 of the world's major
languages.
With more than nine years of delivering intuitive, award-winning email software, Commtouch provides its customers a truly comprehensive turn-key
email service, together with options for premium communications services and direct marketing opportunities.
Founded in 1991, Commtouch has offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, London and Tel Aviv.
www.commtouch.com
