On CTCH this morning....Email in Different Languages
It is interesting to see what companies GNET has around it
described as "internationally recognized consumer-driven organizations"...
siliconinvestor.com
New Free Service Available for Sending E-Mail In Languages in Addition
to English
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- For millions of people, Internet e-mail is difficult to use because the
service is only in English. Now Web.com offers a free and easy-to-use e-mail service in multiple languages: WebMail.
When users log on to Web.com and go to WebMail, they can elect to view all the e-mail resources, including the instructions,
Help and Tips, in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Swedish and English. The free service, offered through a partnership with
CommTouch Software (Nasdaq: CTCH), can also check the spelling in the document in multiple languages. All WebMail users
receive free, easy-to-remember anyname@web.com e-mail addresses.
"Our goal when developing Web.com was to provide users with the best product on the Internet," said Robert Friedman, CEO
of Web Internet, LLC. "By partnering with CommTouch, we can provide e-mail for people who don't want to or can't use
traditional English-based e-mail. We plan to add additional languages in the near future to make the service available to even
more people."
According to Amir Lev, CommTouch CTO, "This partnership opens up an entirely new world of communication for Internet
users who want to use e-mail in their native language. Using the proprietary multi-language capabilities CommTouch provides,
WebMail will have the opportunity to reach over 96 million World Wide Web users in the non-English speaking countries --
the fastest growing Internet market segment today."
WebMail users do not need their own ISP or Internet connection to send and receive e-mail. They simply need access to the
Internet, whether it is at work, at an airport kiosk, at school or at a cyber cafe. The WebMail address goes with them anytime
and anywhere.
In addition to free e-mail, Web.com also offers a free domain name redirection service, providing simple anyname.web.com
addresses. The site is an Internet portal with a full-range of features. Options include Web search, reference, people search,
yellow pages, comparison shopping, online auctions, classifieds, headline news and magazines.
About Web Internet, LLC
Web Internet, LLC was founded in December 1997 with headquarters in Redondo Beach, Calif. Web.com is a fast-growing
network of intuitive directories and free services designed to enhance the Internet experience. Web.com directories contain
links to key sites, handpicked by the Web.com staff and based on a rigorous rating system. Free services at Web.com include
WebMail, web-based e-mail featuring @web.com addresses and WebAddress, a service providing simple yourname.web.com
site addresses.
The company is privately owned and majority held by Web Service Company, Inc. Web Service Company was founded in
1947 and given the name "Web" based on the initials of its founder, William E. Bloomfield, Sr.
About CommTouch
Serving now over 6 million individual subscribers around the world, CommTouch is a leading provider of private-label e-mail
services, offered exclusively through the Web sites of major Internet portals, community sites and Web based businesses.
CommTouch e-mail is designed for superior performance and rapid scalability, offering end user interfaces in fifteen of the
world's major languages.
With more than eight years of delivering intuitive, award-winning e-mail software, CommTouch provides its partners a truly
comprehensive turn-key e-mail service, together with options for premium communications services and direct marketing
opportunities.
The company partners with internationally recognized consumer-driven organizations, including About.com, Excite International,
First USA, Go2Net, McGraw Hill's BusinessWeek Magazine, Discovery Channel Online, Nippon Telephone & Telegraph,
ZDNet, Talk City, Netopia, Hachette Multimedia, the McClatchy Group's Nando.net, The Headbone Zone, News Corp's
People's Daily joint venture ChinaByte and the Hollinger Group's Jerusalem Post.
Founded in 1991, CommTouch has offices in Silicon Valley, California, New York City, London and Ein Vered, Israel.
Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.commtouch.com. |
