Critical Path Selected to Provide Messaging Infrastructure to ZipMail.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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 Critical Path Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), the leading provider of Internet messaging infrastructure, today announced that ZipMail, Zip.Net portal's email service See Internet e-mail service. , and one of the largest email providers in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , has adopted 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 to provide the reliability and scalability necessary to meet the demands of its rapidly expanding customer base. ZipMail was originally launched using a proprietary email platform, but when the number of users grew to two million accounts, Zip.Net decided to switch to Critical Path's InScribe(TM) Messaging Server to power its service. After an extensive evaluation, Zip.Net chose Critical Path over the competition because the InScribe Messaging Server was the only solution able to meet the high performance and reliability standards it required. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Zip.Net, Critical Path's InScribe Messaging Server is the most reliable and scalable messaging solution currently available, and provides virtually instantaneous messaging performance to over four million ZipMail accounts. Designed for speed, reliability and security, the InScribe Messaging Server is the most scalable and robust internal messaging solution in the industry. The award-winning InScribe Messaging Server supports Web-based email Web-based email or webmail is a term referring to an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through an application such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, Mozilla's Thunderbird or Apple's Mail. , the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. , POP3 and IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 4 email protocols, and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. directories. With full management capabilities and a flexible and extensible architecture, it can effectively meet the demands of millions of email users. "As the second largest email provider in South America, Zip.Net's decision to switch to the InScribe Messaging Server to power its service demonstrates the high level of performance Critical Path delivers worldwide," said David Thatcher, president of Critical Path. "We are committed to growing the scalability and reliability of our solutions, while lowering the cost of ownership for our customers, giving companies like Zip.Net a competitive advantage in today's increasingly cost-conscious market. Critical Path's global sales, support, services and development organizations ensure that customers such as Zip.Net receive the support they need to leverage the emerging messaging opportunities across Latin America." About Zip.Net Zip.Net is the largest Brazilian content and service portal not linked to access provision. Launched a year ago, the portal offers products and services including different, unique and free content, mainly oriented to the young audience. A PTM PTM Post-Translational Modifications PTM Porsche Traction Management PTM Point-To-Multipoint PTM Please Tell Me PTM Packet Transfer Mode PTM Pulse-Time Modulation PTM Portugal The Man (band) PTM Predictive Technology Model .com-owned company, and part of the Portugal Telecom group, the Zip.Net portal receives ca. 250,000 single visitors every day, having also over 500 corporate customers. Its major channels include ZipMail, ZipChat, ZipShop, ZipEducacao, ZipKids and Mr.Zip, in addition to ZipNoticias and ZipEsportes (news channels). The portal has just announced an agreement with Usina do Som -- the largest virtual radio station in the country, with a monthly average of 35 million page views -- which will start being hosted by Zip.Net by late November. With an accumulated audience growth of 81.54% in the past six months, Zip.Net is the fastest-growing portal among the Brazilian Internet leaders, according to IVC IVC abbr. inferior vena cava , which audits, since last May, not only Zip.Net's numbers, but also the numbers of portals such as UOL UOL Universo Online (Brazilian internet provider) UoL University of London UOL Ultima on Line (multiplayer role-playing game) UOL Unit of Learning UOL Upper Operating Limit UOL Underwater Object Locator and Terra. Zip.Net S/A S/A System Administrator S/A Service/Agency S/A Special Agent S/A Spectrum Analyzer S/A Situational Awareness S/A Selective Availability (GPS satellite mode) S/A Services/Agencies S/A Sub-Assembly operations are focussed on the Brazilian marketplace, being uniquely oriented to the Portuguese-speaking audience. The Brazilian Internet marketplace is the most promising one in Latin America, with 8.4 million users. 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, integration, and collaboration solutions. Critical Path's technology strengthens all aspects of the eBusiness value chain by providing the messaging infrastructure that fuels customer's new and existing eBusiness initiatives. Critical Path is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices worldwide. More information on Critical Path can be found at www.cp.net. The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. 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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