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PTEK owns this company. FWIW USA.NET Unveils New Line of World-Class Message Outsourcing Solutions COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (May 13) BUSINESS WIRE -May 13, 1999-- Award-winning company takes businesses, service providers and Web portals to the next level; saves them time and money USA.NET(R), the leading provider of email and advanced messaging services, today announced the launch of four highly reliable and scalable message outsourcing solutions for businesses. These offerings are tailored to meet the email messaging needs of all business customers. "These days, few companies need the hassle and high costs associated with operating an on-premise email messaging system," said John Street, USA.NET chairman. "Email outsourcing is a comprehensive solution for companies seeking to cut costs, improve security and increase their speed to market." USA.NET has been providing advanced messaging services since 1996. The launch of these new outsourcing classes-of-service continues to position the Company as the global leader in email and advanced messaging services. "Companies that depend on the Internet need a messaging partner that understands their business," said John Gerdelman, president and CEO of USA.NET. "USA.NET is dedicated to delivering the most reliable, scalable and feature-rich messaging services in the industry." USA.NET's capability is field tested every day by millions of customers around the world. USA.NET provides advanced messaging services for hundreds of companies including Netscape(R) Communications Corporation, American Express(R) Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and register.com. The four USA.NET business offerings are: USA.NET Professional Messaging--an email messaging solution offering small businesses a branded email address for every employee and a full range of professional email features to support a growing business. USA.NET Professional Messaging is accessible from virtually anywhere worldwide--connecting traveling employees, branch offices and dealer/distributor networks. USA.NET Enterprise Messaging--a reliable and secure email messaging solution for enterprise organizations, which allows companies to offload resource-intensive email operations from their IT staff at an affordable cost. USA.NET Enterprise Messaging eliminates the investment and hassle of installing, operating and supporting an on-premise messaging system while providing high performance and a full-feature set. USA.NET Web Messaging--a branded, Web-based email messaging service that Web portals can offer their customers. This off-the-shelf application includes online sign-up, a customized login page and banner advertising capabilities. With USA.NET Web Messaging, Web portals can increase the "stickiness" of their Web site, their advertising revenue opportunities and their customer loyalty by integrating Web Messaging into their site. USA.NET Carrier Messaging--a branded email messaging solution that offers service providers a value-added component to integrate into their existing suite of service offerings. Service providers can offer their individual customers POP3 or Web-based email accounts with rapid deployment of the latest features and services available, without installing and operating an email system. With USA.NET Carrier Messaging, service providers can also resell email messaging services to their business customers. Since USA.NET Carrier Messaging is an outsourcing solution, it reduces the service provider's total cost of ownership while providing them with an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage, and to increase revenue and customer loyalty. USA.NET's private-label consumer service, USA.NET NET@DDRESS(R), will continue to provide millions of subscribers with free Web-based email. USA.NET also recently announced the addition of enhanced fee-based services for NET@DDRESS, including Premium Services such as Paging, Extra Storage and Ad Suppression. About USA.NET USA.NET, Inc. (http://www.usa.net) is dedicated to setting the global standard in email and advanced messaging services. The Company provides advanced messaging solutions to consumers, service providers, and businesses of any size. USA.NET's message outsourcing solutions offer businesses and service providers a scalable, reliable and globally accessible email service without the high cost of operating their own messaging system. NET@DDRESS (http://www.netaddress.com) is USA.NET's award-winning consumer offering. -0- jh/ny* csm CONTACT: Wilson McHenry Company Kevin Young 650/356-5200 kyoung@wmc.com or USA.NET, Inc. Kara Whitney 719/265-2930 kara.whitney@corp.usa.net KEYWORD: COLORADO INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com News provided by COMTEX.