QCOM part of new UPS electronic delivery service.
New UPS Electronic Delivery Service Now Available
Worldwide
Business Wire - June 15, 1998 09:32
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS-WIRE)--June 15, 1998--Businesses around the world are now a
mouse click away from using a delivery vehicle that is highly secure, easy to use, immediate and
certain to greatly impact the way they do business. UPS today announced the global availability of
UPS Document Exchange, the highly praised and much anticipated Internet delivery service.
Available at www.exchange.ups.com, UPS Document Exchange is a suite of delivery and
information management services that industry watchers believe will transform the way companies
send and receive their most critical business information.
In addition, UPS announced that it has made agreements with six leading technology providers --
Adobe, Compaq Computer Corporation, iName Inc., MindSpring, QUALCOMM and VeriSign --
to expand both the channels of access for customers to UPS Document Exchange and the
technologies that enable the use of the Internet delivery option. The partners will facilitate the
Internet business connection so that using the service is simple and seamless.
"The customer response has been overwhelming since we first announced our plans this spring to
offer UPS Document Exchange," said Dale Hayes, UPS vice president of electronic commerce
marketing. "This is an important step toward relieving customer anxiety about doing business
electronically and we expect it to change the way business is conducted on a global scale."
UPS Document Exchange currently provides a choice of two Internet delivery services, UPS
OnLine Courier and UPS OnLine Dossier, which have distinct features and levels of security. The
services are supported by alliances announced earlier with Tumbleweed Software and NetDox,
Inc., two leading providers of secure digital delivery solutions.
UPS OnLine Courier, which is available by downloading software or directly from the web site, is
built on an open environment. This allows customers to send documents to anyone, regardless of the
e-mail software, operating system or hardware being used by either sender or receiver. Customers
have several security options, including password protection and encryption.
UPS OnLine Dossier, an insured service, features a unique double encryption process to provide
the highest level of encryption and verification technology available globally for maximum security on
a public network. It authenticates identities using digital certificates, which are required by both
sender and receiver, and third party validation.
Rates per transaction within North America range from $1.00 to $7.00, and from North America to
any other location range from $1.50 to $12.00. Volume discounts, which are available to any UPS
Document Exchange customer, bring the cost to as low as 60 cents per transaction within North
America. Global pricing information will be available on the web site (www.exchange.ups.com).
Both UPS Document Exchange services provide full visibility real- time tracking, archiving, delivery
confirmation, password protection options and are protected by a minimum of 128-bit encryption
while the files are on the server. The software is free and services will be billed on a transactional
basis, with charges according to service used, level of security, destination and file size.
UPS OnLine Courier is available to every country except North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Cuba.
Because of import/export regulations regarding strong encryption, at this time OnLine Dossier is
available for customers located in a restricted number of countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, the
Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Currently the service is
available in English and billing is in U.S. dollars. However, it will be available in multiple languages
and currencies in the near future.
UPS is the world's largest express carrier and package delivery company, offering an unmatched
array of products and services. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates in more than
200 countries and territories, has been named by Fortune Magazine as the most admired company
in the transportation industry for 15 consecutive years, and has received two Computerworld
Smithsonian Awards for technology leadership.
Backgrounder: UPS Document Exchange Alliances
Through UPS Document Exchange, UPS currently provides a choice of two Internet delivery
services, UPS OnLine Courier and UPS OnLine Dossier, which have distinct features and levels of
security. The services are supported by alliances announced earlier with Tumbleweed Software and
NetDox, Inc., two leading providers of secure digital delivery solutions.
In addition, UPS has made agreements with six leading technology providers -- Adobe, Compaq
Computer Corporation, iName Inc., MindSpring, QUALCOMM and VeriSign. Each will facilitate
the Internet business connection so that using the Internet delivery service is simple and seamless.
UPS has made arrangements to integrate UPS Document Exchange into the solutions offered by
Compaq, the largest supplier of personal computers, and QUALCOMM, maker of Eudora, the
leading e-mail software. Through its partner network, iName will offer the UPS service to is nearly
2.3 million users. MindSpring, a leading consumer Internet Service Provider, will embed the two
UPS services into its software; and VeriSign, the leading provider of digital certificates, will enable
UPS business customers who plan to use UPS OnLine Dossier to obtain the certificates more
easily. Also, UPS OnLine Courier includes the capability to automatically create electronic
documents in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) from any desktop software application.
Electronic documents in Adobe PDF will display and print exactly like the original.
Adobe Systems Incorporated develops and supports products to help people express and use
information in more imaginative and meaningful ways across print and electronic media. To help
businesses better manage their intellectual assets, Adobe Systems introduced Adobe Acrobat
software and the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) in June of 1993. Since its introduction,
Adobe PDF has become the de-facto standard for delivering electronic documents exactly as
intended for print and the web. Adobe PDF has become the electronic document format of choice
for highly regulated industries such as financial services, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
Additionally, over 120 government entities, such as the Internal Revenue Service, the Food and
Drug Administration and the U.S. District courts have selected Adobe PDF as an optimum file
format for archiving and delivering documents online.
Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is a global information
technology company. Compaq is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest
global supplier of personal computers. With worldwide sales of $24.6 billion in 1997, Compaq
develops and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading
enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking products,
commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader
in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and
supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners.
Customer support and information about Compaq and its products can be found at
compaq.com or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ in North America.
iName Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of email services to Internet users worldwide. iName offers
its services to users through relationships with 35 renowned Internet companies and is also available
through its own website at iname.com. iName offers free, private email accounts,
lifetime email forwarding, and Web browser- based email access. The network includes leaders in
search, content, white and yellow pages, media, entertainment and sports. Included in this
prestigious list of partners are Alta Vista, Lycos, and Switchboard, media giants, CNET, Time
Warner, CMP and IDG and renowned entertainment companies Rolling Stone, JAM TV, the NHL
and several NFL teams. With over 300 quality domain names to choose from, iName, Inc.,
headquartered in New York, is a privately held and funded corporation.
MindSpring is a leading Internet service provider focused on delivering outstanding service and
support to its customers. By following its core values and beliefs, MindSpring is committed to doing
and exceptional job of serving its customers, its employees, its owners and its community.
MindSpring's dial-up subscribers can browse the World Wide Web, send electronic mail,
participate in informative online chats and access over 20,000 newsgroups. MindSpring offers local
Internet service in more than 360 locations throughout the United States. MindSpring is also a
leading provider of Web hosting services and domain registrations.
A privately held company founded by Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Thurston Group, NetDox is
a global leader for trusted and innovative digital delivery. Its commercial-quality delivery services
make sending high-value, sensitive information over the Internet secure and simple. The NetDox
service, DoxIt, is a general-purpose Internet messaging solution offering end-to-end document
delivery with verification and authentication services provided by an independent third party.
NetDox is a licensee of leading technology providers, such as RSA and Surety Technologies, and
works with trusted certificate authorities such as GTE CyberTrust and VeriSign. Based in Deerfield,
Ill., NetDox can be found on-line at netdox.com.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and
operates advanced communications systems and products based on its proprietary digital wireless
technologies. The company's primary product areas are the OmniTRACS system (a geostationary
satellite-based, mobile communications system providing two-way data and position reporting
services), CDMA wireless communications systems and products and, in conjunction with others,
the development of the Globalstar low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communications system. Other
company products include the Eudora Pro electronic mail software, ASIC products, and
communications equipment and systems for government and commercial customers worldwide. For
more information on QUALCOMM products and technologies, please visit the company's web site
at qualcomm.com.
Tumbleweed Software is a privately held company, based in Redwood City, California, and is a
leader in secure Internet document delivery. Tumbleweed's flagship product, Posta, is an Internet
document delivery solution that allows businesses to control and protect the delivery of important,
time-sensitive documents. Additional information on Tumbleweed Software can be found on the
World Wide Web at posta.com.
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the leading provider of digital certificate solutions used by
enterprises, web sites and consumers to conduct secure communications and transactions over the
Internet and private networks. VeriSign's Digital Ids and Secure Server Ids are available through the
company s web site at www.verisign.com. VeriSign's E-Commerce Solutions are used by
enterprises to deploy complete Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solutions for intranets, extranets,
and large-scale electronic commerce applications, and are available through VeriSign regional
account representatives or through VeriSign resellers. For more information visit VeriSign s web site
at verisign.com.
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