Critical Path Selected to Provide Messaging Infrastructure for Globo.com.Business Editors SAO Sa´o n. 1. (Zool.) Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinæcia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture. PAULO, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000 Major Brazilian Portal Switches to Critical Path's Messaging Server to Meet the Demands of its Rapidly Growing Email Service See Internet e-mail service. Critical Path Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), the leading provider of Internet messaging infrastructure, today announced that Globo.com, a leading Brazilian portal, has switched Critical Path's InScribe in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. (TM) Messaging Server with a Portuguese language Portuguese language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). It is the mother tongue of about 170 million people, chiefly in Portugal and the Portuguese islands in the Atlantic (11 million Web client interface to power messaging services for more than 950,000 users. By leveraging Critical Path's highly scalable InScribe Messaging Server, Globo.com is able to provide its exploding customer base with the enhanced performance, reliability and functionality they demand. The Brazilian Internet market is one of the fastest growing in the world; a report by Media Metrix estimates that 8,650,000 people in Brazil used the Web in August and of the people who own computers in Brazil, 75 percent are connected to the Internet. To meet the demands of the exploding Brazilian Internet market, Critical Path and Globo.com have teamed to provide the most advanced, reliable, scalable, and secure email service available. Globo.com initially launched its service based on another messaging technology, but when the demand for performance increased, the company decided to look elsewhere for a more scalable, reliable and secure messaging infrastructure solution. "Critical Path's InScribe Messaging server has given us the scalability and robustness to provide a better performing, more reliable messaging service to our customers," said Marcio Leibovitch, project coordinator of Globo.com. "The efficiency of Critical Path's leading edge messaging technology has enabled us to use fewer machines to operate our service, so we have been able to achieve productivity gains and drive down costs. We also decided to switch to Critical Path because its full portfolio of Internet messaging infrastructure services will enable us to meet the present and future messaging demands of our customers." "Critical Path's strategic mix of technology and proven expertise in delivering scalable cutting-edge messaging solutions, enables companies like Globo.com to build strong and loyal communities by providing the reliable services their subscribers demand," said Dave Thatcher Thatch·er , Margaret Hilda. Baroness. Born 1925. British Conservative politician who served as prime minister (1979-1990). Her administration was marked by anti-inflationary measures, a brief war in the Falkland Islands (1982), and the passage of a , president of Critical Path. "By working with Critical Path, Globo.com is able to expand its reach by providing additional value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. as its customers' need for Internet messaging becomes increasingly sophisticated. This relationship highlights Critical Path's expansion into the Latin American market and validates our position as the leading provider of Internet messaging infrastructure solutions worldwide." About Globo.com On March 26, Globo.com's portal went live, with the objective of taking the lead in the Brazilian Internet market and achieving one million users in their first year. Currently, Globo.com portal supports over 950 thousand free e-mail See Internet e-mail service. accounts. Globo.com wishes to bring to the Internet the people who are not common Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f , and who will find a portal that is easy to navigate, offering sports, entertainment, services and news, together with the added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
About Critical Path, Inc. Critical Path Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH) ignites the power of information for eBusiness by providing the Internet messaging infrastructure upon which the new economy is built. The company is a single resource that powers the flow of mission-critical information through an integrated portfolio of secure messaging, directory, data integration and collaboration solutions. Critical Path's technology strengthens all aspects of the eBusiness value chain by providing the messaging infrastructure that fuels customers' new and existing eBusiness initiatives. Critical Path is headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , with offices worldwide. More information on Critical Path can be found at www.cp.net. The statements in this press release relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties facing Critical Path are described in its prospectus dated June 1, 1999 and with its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Note to Editors: Critical Path and the Critical Path logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their holders. |
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