Acotec Software Licenced by Microsoft for BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5.SAN FRANCISCO and BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1999-- Acotec Inc (formerly Virtual Motion) announced today that Microsoft Corp. has licensed its Internet Mailbridge for Exchange(TM) software for use in the new Exchange Connector for POP3 Mailboxes that will be incorporated in Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5. The new Exchange Connector for POP3 Mailboxes is a POP3 gateway that allows users to download e-mail from ISP-provided POP3 mailboxes to Microsoft Exchange. This gives Small Business Server 4.5 users all the collaboration and communication benefits of Exchange server while using a low-cost, dial-up ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. account. "Technology providers asked us to provide them with a POP 3 gateway for Small Business Server 4.5, " said Larry Engel, Microsoft Small Business Server Group program manager. "To expedite this request, Microsoft chose to license Acotec's Internet Mailbridge for Exchange as a basis for our Microsoft Exchange Connector for POP3 mailboxes. " "The licensing of Internet Mailbridge for Exchange to Microsoft (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) is a major milestone in the development of Acotec as a company and is a tribute to the high-quality products we are producing to solve the connectivity and management problems of ISPs, VARs and end-users," said Ken Hilliard, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Acotec, Inc. The Exchange Connector for POP3 Mailboxes is scheduled to be available at no cost download from Microsoft's web site by the end of the third quarter. For more information, contact Acotec at (415) 778-0100, by fax at (415) 778-0129, or visit Acotec on the Web at and www.acotec.com. About Acotec: Acotec - Advanced Communication Technologies is a leading supplier in the market for Microsoft-based Remote Access Server and Client software. With the Acotec RAM series of Remote Access Management products, the company powerfully and efficiently connects remote computers to local networks and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , teleworking, mobile computing). Acotec also provides standardized driver developments for operation in Microsoft environments to the suppliers of RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. communications hardware. Headquartered in Berlin and San Francisco, Acotec addresses the needs of global telecommunications markets. |
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