To: Paul Engel who wrote (67924 ) 11/4/1998 11:32:00 PM From: Gordon Hodgson Respond to of 186894
Here is an interesting article on Intel's InBusiness eMail Station. Hope they sell a ton of them.infoworld.com Intel eMail Station reduces costs, complications for small groups By Andy Santoni InfoWorld Electric Posted at 1:46 PM PT, Nov 3, 1998 Intel has announced the InBusiness eMail Station, which aims to offer professional e-mail capabilities to small businesses and workgroups. The paperback book-size eMail Station provides LAN and Internet e-mail capabilities, including automated sending and retrieval of messages, remote dial-up, and other features. "With the eMail Station, companies use one primary ISP account to support multiple users, saving considerable dollars and portraying a more professional image along the way," explained Mark Christensen, Intel vice president and general manager of the company's Network Products Division. The eMail Station saves time and money by eliminating manual e-mail downloads and the need for multiple telephone lines and ISP accounts for each employee. The eMail Station also lets employees transfer files to each other directly over the LAN instead of through dial-up accounts. "We were spending about $250 each month on individual e-mail accounts," said Nicole Golladay-Pierce, vice president and chief financial officer of Peter Jacobsen Productions, a sports marketing agency in Portland, Ore. "Over one year, the eMail Station will save us more than $2,000." Users can connect the eMail Station to an ISP through either an external analog modem or through a router. It works with any POP3 mail client such as Microsoft Outlook Express or Netscape Mail. The InBusiness eMail Station is scheduled to be available Nov. 25 for an estimated street price of $699. The U.S. suggested list price is $875. Intel Corp., in Santa Clara, Calif., can be reached at (800) 628-8686 or www.intel.com. Andy Santoni is a senior writer at InfoWorld. Go to the Week's Top News Stories Please direct your comments to InfoWorld Deputy News Editor, Carolyn April Copyright © 1998 InfoWorld Media Group Inc. InfoWorld Electric is a member of IDG.net | SiteMap | Search | PageOne | Reader/Ad Services | | Enterprise Careers | Opinions | Test Center | Features | | Forums | Interviews | InfoWorld Print | InfoQuote |