CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 23, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- EMUmail, a developer of email products and services, has announced the availability of its Web-to-email engine EMU WebMail(TM) 4.5 in two versions aimed at medium-sized companies and small businesses. Previously WebMail was only available as an enterprise-wide solution primarily used by ISPs, ASPs, portals, and others to enhance other offerings. A robust and highly scalable software package, WebMail 4.5 provides access to POP or IMAP email accounts from any HTML-compliant Web browser. Both new versions let companies provide a unique, customized email interface for their own employees in any language - without sacrificing performance or worrying about reliability or ongoing enhancements. The WebMail 4.5 Company Version, priced at $1,995, supports five domains with up to 2500 users. The Small Business Version, priced at $750, supports one domain with up to 100 users.

WebMail 4.5 supports all HTML Web browsers, versions 2.0 and above. Since the product does not use any Java or Javascript technology, it is an ideal solution for a wide range of display devices from WebTVs and PDAs to the more traditional PC and Macintosh desktop systems. EMU WebMail is based on EMUmail's IMAP QuickView technology, which gives users the ability to quickly display mail messages, regardless of the size of the mailbox or the number of folders it contains. Version 4.5 has a new default interface and embedded Perl support for further user interface customizations. The product's standard features include those typically found in desktop email clients: attachments, spell check, user address books, filtering rules, remote mailbox viewing, and real-time spam detection.

"Email is an essential application for any business today, and companies must have a cost-effective solution for employees who travel and need to access their email regardless of where they are," said Wayne Threatt, CEO of EMUmail. "Now medium-sized companies and even smaller businesses can cost effectively host and manage their own Web-based email so employees can easily check email using only their primary email address, regardless of where they are."

Web-based email lets companies host and manage their own email so employees can use their browser to access email regardless of their location. Depending on the number of domains and users, Web-based email can be more cost effective than other alternatives and gives companies more control over their email. It also eliminates the necessity to forward email from a company address to a free mail service for access while traveling. With WebMail 4.5, small and medium-size business can centralize management of their email.

Incorporated in 1998, EMUmail specializes in email products and services that let ISPs, ASPs, portals, and other organizations offer reliable and cutting- edge email functionality to thousands of users cost-effectively and reliably without sacrificing carrier-class performance. Products and services include EMU WebMail, an enterprise engine for all email applications; EMU MailPort, a comprehensive suite of email applications hosting services; and EMU MollyMail, a free, basic Web mail service for the public. CNET recently selected EMU MollyMail as one of its "picks" for top POP3 access services. The company is located in at 675 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, phone 617-868-9277, fax 617-234-8999, www.EMUmail.com.

Trademarks: EMUmail, EMU WebMail, EMU MollyMail, and EMU MailPort are registered trademarks of EMUmail, Inc. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
 
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