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E-Stamp Partners With DoctorSurf.com and Provider Select to Provide Internet Postage to Medical Industry E-Stamp Continues Vertical Market Momentum by Aligning With Key Partners In the Medical Industry; Internet Postage Product Now Available to Thous -- 7:59 AM EDT
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct 16, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- E-Stamp
Corporation (Nasdaq: ESTM), a leading provider of secure Internet-based
transactions, today announced new alliances with two online medical support
communities, DoctorSurf.com and Provider Select. DoctorSurf.com is a complete
Internet medical resource for physicians, and Provider Select is an operations
improvement company for non-acute care providers and affiliate of Premier Inc.
These new relationships continue E-Stamp's aggressive marketing strategy to
expand into key vertical markets by introducing E-Stamp's world class Internet
Postage service to nearly 65,000 medical professionals, providing a more
convenient and efficient approach to handling their everyday mailing and
shipping processes.
"These alliances represent the next step for E-Stamp in our ongoing strategy to
acquire mailing and shipping intensive customers in key vertical markets," said
Robert (Bo) Ewald, President and CEO of E-Stamp Corporation. "By partnering with
leading organizations in the medical community, including DoctorSurf.com and
Provider Select, we are able to quickly and efficiently reach thousands of
medical professionals nationwide."
DoctorSurf.com is a medical destination, created by doctors for doctors, that
offers a continuous stream of scientific information, educational programming
and services to nearly 20,000 registered members. These health care
professionals now have access to a joint Web page which offers E-Stamp's
complete product suite including Internet postage and a variety of convenient
accessories such as compatible scales and label printers. Members also receive
$50 in free postage with their initial E-Stamp Internet postage purchase.
"DoctorSurf.com centralizes all the resources necessary to manage and develop an
effective practice," says Dr. Rakesh K. Sharma, M.D., President of
DoctorSurf.com. "Integrating E-Stamp's Internet postage into our portal allows
us to offer physicians a valuable tool in streamlining practice correspondence."
E-Stamp's Internet postage will also be available to more than 14,000 non-acute
care practices which represent over 44,000 physicians within the Provider Select
network. Similar to DoctorSurf.com, Provider Select members can purchase
E-Stamp's Internet postage solution (which includes the $50 in free postage
promotion), as well as a variety of accessories from a joint Web page accessed
directly from the Provider Select Web Site.
"Our members have tight schedules and busy offices and refer to us for
recommendations to simplify everyday business procedures," says Mel Deutsch,
president of Provider Select. "Provider Select's physicians continually benefit
from our strategic alliances with companies that provide efficient, time and
money saving solutions such as E-Stamp's Internet postage offering." According
to the IDC 1999 Small Business Survey, healthcare offices send nearly 2,000
pieces of mail and spend more than $1,400 per year on first class postage.
E-Stamp's innovative Internet postage technology allows healthcare offices and
other small businesses to track, weigh and ship first class and other types of
mail directly from their office, allowing them to bypass the considerable amount
of time spent waiting in line at the post office. E-Stamp recently announced
other key alignments in vertical markets including relationships with the
National Federation of Independent Businesses and Prudential Real Estate.
E-Stamp will continue to target key vertical markets in the real estate, law,
medicine and insurance industries.
About Provider Select
Provider Select is an operations improvement company dedicated to the non-acute
care market. Backed by the purchasing power of Premier, Provider Select
addresses the diverse and unique needs of the physician market. Provider Select:
MD, its program for physicians and group practices, enjoys a membership of more
than 14,000 practices representing over 44,000 physicians.
The program offers savings opportunities on a broad portfolio of products and
services beyond traditional medical/surgical supplies. These contracts include
transcription services, office supplies, Internet claims processing and
credentialing services. Visit Provider Select's Web site at
www.providerselect.com.
About Premier
Premier is one of the largest strategic alliances in the country, owned by 217
health care systems operating more than 800 hospitals and affiliated with more
than 900 other hospitals. Its group purchasing program serves approximately
1,800 hospitals, several thousand physician practices, and other non-acute care
sites. Collectively, these providers purchase approximately $12 billion a year
through Premier group contracts for pharmaceuticals, biomedical equipment, and
other supplies. Visit Premier's Web site at www.premierinc.com.
About DoctorSurf.com
DoctorSurf.com is a unique medical destination created by doctors for doctors.
The Web site -- www.DoctorSurf.com -- delivers a continuous stream of
cutting-edge scientific information, educational programming, consumer and
professional services to health care professionals. Member benefits of
DoctorSurf.com include a library of the latest peer-reviewed professional and
medical information; a doctor's lounge that contains chat rooms, bulletin
boards, and medical quotes; and a virtual office that provides office tools for
billing and collection assistance, dictation services, and medical office
purchasing.
About E-Stamp
E-Stamp Corporation is a leading provider of secure Internet-based solutions
designed to help companies streamline their critical business processes. From
its Internet postage solution, E-Stamp(R) Internet Postage, to its comprehensive
multi-carrier shipping solution, DigitalShipper Enterprise, to its next
generation supply chain/warehouse management system, e-Warehouse, E-Stamp is
driving the e-commerce shipping process. The Company provides businesses with
end-to-end e-logistics and e-fulfillment services including inventory
management, warehousing and delivery.
E-Stamp has also leveraged the Company's secure, government approved technology
to enable users to authenticate printed items of value transmitted over the
Internet including travel and entertainment tickets. E-Stamp's solutions are
currently available throughout the United States and are being introduced to
international markets.
E-Stamp Corporation has established strategic relationships with industry
leaders including America Online, Atraxis (Swiss Air Group Company), Avery
Dennison, Compaq, eBay, Francotyp-Postalia, Intuit, Kewill E-Commerce, and
Microsoft. For more information about E-Stamp Corporation, please visit the
company's Web site at www.e-stamp.com
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including statements regarding the company's ability to gain
customer acceptance of its Internet postage products and services. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, include the competitive nature of the Internet
postage market and the acceptance by customers of our postage products and
services. Additional factors that may affect results are detailed in filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by E-Stamp
Corporation, including its Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1999, and
Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30,2000.
NOTE: E-Stamp and the E-Stamp logo are registered trademarks, and DigitalShipper
and e-warehouse are trademarks, of E-Stamp Corporation. Other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Please contact Ed Malysz, V.P. and General Counsel, at 650-919-7814 if you have
any questions concerning the proper use of our trademarks.
SOURCE E-Stamp Corporation
CONTACT: Karen Smyth, Blanc & Otus Public Relations, 415-912-2358, or
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