Exstream Data Introduces Fax to E-mail Gateway for Windows Applications; New Fax to E-mail Service Eliminates Fax Machines and Fax Servers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000 Electronic messaging pioneer Exstream Data, Inc., a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation under agreement to be acquired by USV Telemanagement Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :YDSLF), announces that it has introduced advanced inbound fax management services that enable end users to receive faxes via e-mail when using Windows(TM) operating systems. Exstream's new electronic Fax to E-mail service automatically converts incoming faxes into easily-viewed e-mail attachments, and then routes those messages to the appropriate recipient. Clients can use their existing fax telephone numbers or have new ones (including optional 800 service) assigned by Exstream. Fax to E-mail is a professional business quality service without advertising of any kind and with strict privacy guarantees for clients' e-mail addresses. In return, clients will pay a minimum monthly charge for each fax number assigned plus only $.05 per minute for regular numbers and $.10 per minute for 800 service. The new inbound fax management service complements Exstream's extensive outbound fax and e-mail management capabilities. Using FaxBurst(TM) 2.22, which is downloadable free from the www.exdata.com web site, Exstream's clients can manage all fax broadcasting and point-to-point faxing through one desktop application. "Our clients wanted a way they could have their incoming faxes received as e-mail so they could avoid the hassles associated with fax machines, paper, fax servers, and access issues. "Now, we can give them a complete inbound-outbound fax solution that eliminates their need for fax equipment altogether and which can make faxes as easy to read and store as e-mail", said Joe Karwat, founder and president of Exstream Data. Exstream Data, Inc. is an international leader in high volume electronic document and message delivery services for businesses and professional organizations. Forrester Research forecasts that in 2002, there will be 250 billion e-mail marketing messages sent, at a total market value of $1 billion. Input, a Silicon Valley market research firm, forecasts the U.S. market for information technology outsourcing Information Technology Outsoucing or ITO is a company's outsourcing of computer or Internet related work, such as programming, to other companies. It is used in refence to Business Process Outsourcing or BPO, which is the outsourcing of the work that does not require so much will reach $110 billion in 2003, with some 24% of that figure coming from business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in . About Exstream Data, Inc. Exstream Data is a provider of e-document and other electronic document delivery services to hundreds of businesses worldwide including more than a dozen fortune 500 companies, utilizing the engine, the technology and the expertise to provide highly customized solutions for a wide variety of high volume messaging needs. With a proprietary, high throughput, multi-thread delivery engine, 24x7 network operation center and the Exstream Service Team's extensive knowledge of industry-specific needs, Exstream Data can offer high-powered, customized service to a wide range of clients. Exstream Data's website can be found at www.exdata.com. Exstream Data competes in the e-business space shared with companies such as Critical Path (Nasdaq:CPTH), Digital Impact, Inc. (Nasdaq:DIGI DIGI Digital DIGI Digital Input ), Digitas, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTAS DTAS Digitas Inc. (stock symbol) DTAS Deployed Theater Accountability Software DTAS Decision Theory Adaptive Systems Group DTAS Digital Test Access System (Hekimian) DTAS Data Transmission and Switching ), Kana Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:KANA), Message Media (Nasdaq:MESG MESG Maximum Experimental Safe Gap MESG Medical Education Solutions Group MESG Mediterranean Shipping Group MESG Mowlem Environmental Sciences Group (UK) ), NetCreations (Nasdaq:NTCR), and YesMail.com (Nasdaq:YESM). For Product Information Contact Exstream Data, Inc. at corpinfo@exdata.com. About USV Telemanagement Inc. (USVT) USVT, through its wholly-owned Integrated Communications Provider (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) subsidiary, USV Telemanagement, Inc., sells telecommunication, data, integrated T-1, Internet, Synchronous Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and and other integrated access and broadband services to commercial customers. USV Telemanagement, Inc. is a certified Competitive Local Exchange Carrier in the state of California. The ICP subsidiary sells services through telephone equipment sales or "Interconnect" companies and other niche market distributors. USVT's ICP subsidiary sells services under agreements with MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom Inc. (Nasdaq:WCOM WCOM MCI/Worldcom (stock symbol) WCOM Windows Component Object Model WCOM Wireless Communication ), UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for (an MCI WorldCom company), TelePacific Communications, Inc. and DSLSolutions, Inc. Underlying services are provided by MCI WorldCom, UUNET, Covad Communications Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:COVD COVD College of Optometrists in Vision Development COVD Covad Communications Group (stock symbol) ) SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBC), Rhythms NetConnections, Inc. (Nasdaq:RTHM), NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NPNT). USVT has entered into an agreement to acquire Exstream Data, Inc. a leading provider of e-document, e-business and other electronic document delivery services. Exstream Data's website can be found at www.exdata.com. The company is audited by KPMG LLP and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1934 Act. The company's SEC filings can be found on SEDAR SEDAR System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval SEDAR Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review at www.SEDAR.com . USVT trades on the U.S. N.A.S.D. Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol "YDSLF". For more information visit our web site at www.usvt.com This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Such forward looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the Company, expectations of strategic relationships, business opportunities related to e-document and electronic document delivery, and the Company's ability to gain market share, the size of the market, the ability of Exstream Data, Inc. to develop new technologies, the ability of the Company to compete effectively in the marketplace, and the future product opportunities of the Company are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the Company's expectations and estimates. Note to Editors: Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT). |
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