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XOOM.com Launches Free Web-based Fax Service for its Members
PR Newswire - May 18, 1999 09:30
XOOMFax, a Co-Branded Service From XOOM.com and eFax.com, Allows Users to Receive Faxes Through Their Email
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- XOOM.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: XMCM), a leading direct e-commerce company, today launched XOOMFax, a leading-edge, free service that will allow its members to receive faxes from their email client. XOOM.com partnered with eFax.com (Nasdaq: EFAX), the leading Internet provider of fax-to-email services, to develop the co-branded Web-based fax service.
"XOOM.com is always looking to expand its menu of high quality, free services for its members," said Russell Hyzen, Vice President Business Development for XOOM.com. "Partnering with a best-of-breed company like eFax.com, we were able to develop a co-branded service that fits perfectly into our free offerings."
"XOOM.com's strategy of offering valuable, free Internet services has attracted one of the largest membership bases on the Web," said Ron Brown, Vice President of Marketing for eFax.com. "This relationship further establishes eFax.com as the leading provider of Internet document communications solutions."
The new XOOMFax service, which will be promoted within the "Free Web Services" at www.xoom.com, is extremely easy to use. When a user wants to send a fax, they simply dial the recipient's personal XOOMFax number and send. XOOMFax documents look and work just like emails with attachments. The recipient can then open the fax in the Microviewer, print it out or forward it to other email addresses.
Behind the scenes, each fax is received at the eFax Service Center, compressed and protected with the recipient's password and then instantly forwarded to the recipient. Upon registration, users receive a confirmation email that includes their XOOMFax number, PIN and the eFax Microviewer.
About XOOM.com, Inc.
XOOM.com, Inc. (www.xoom.com) offers consumers high-quality, free services over the Web, including homepage building, chat rooms, message boards, HTML email, online greeting cards, a Web page counter, clip art and downloadable software. XOOM.com has pioneered direct e-commerce on the Internet by targeting its members with product and service offers relevant to their needs and interests. To date, the company has attracted more than 7.7 million members, and according to the March 1999 rankings from Media Metrix, was the 13th most visited site on the entire Web. XOOM.com, which was founded in September 1996, is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Paris, France.
NOTE: "XOOM," "XOOM.com" and the "X-in-circle" logo are trademarks of XOOM.com, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. This press release contains statements that are forward looking. These statements are based on the Company's expectations of the Company's future results as of the date of this press release. Actual results may differ materially from those projected because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including those listed from time to time in XOOM.com's SEC reports including but not limited to the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the registration statement on Form S-1. Important factors that could cause the results to differ materially from those in any such forward-looking statements include: the Company's limited operating history; unpredictability of the Company's quarter-to-quarter results; the Company's unproven business model and dependence on members; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on the Company's network infrastructure; the Company's dependence on vendors and suppliers; management of the Company's growth and expansion; risks associated with brand development; the Company's reliance on advertising revenue; intense competition with other Web communities and businesses; the risks of infringement of intellectual property rights; risks associated with acquisitions; and reliance on strategic relationships.
SOURCE XOOM.com, Inc.
/CONTACT: Roger Maes of XOOM.com, 415-288-2568, or roger@xoom.com/
/Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 139295/
/Web site: xoom.com
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