L-Soft Announces Release of LISTSERV Version 1.8d.Latest Edition of the Industry's Premier E-mail List Management Software Adds a Database Integration Facility, Mail Merge Support, a Customizable Web Interface & Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 Compliance ROME--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1999-- L-Soft International, Inc. announced the release of LISTSERV Mailing list management software from L-Soft international, Inc., Landover, MD (www.lsoft.com) that runs on Windows, Mac, OpenVMS, VM (mainframe) and various Unix machines. LISTSERV scans e-mail messages for the words "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" to automatically update the list. (R) Version 1.8d, the latest edition of the industry's premier e-mail list management software. Originally introduced in 1986, LISTSERV was the first mailing list manager, and effectively defined the standard for the administration of electronic mailing lists. LISTSERV 1.8d adds to that heritage by offering a number of noteworthy new features that make it easier than ever to control and organize electronic mailing lists on corporate intranets and the Internet. LISTSERV's new Database Integration facility allows organizations to use LISTSERV in conjunction with their central database for direct e-mail marketing campaigns. Customer Demographic or sales history information stored in the database can then be arbitrarily selected for the creation of highly personalized and targeted messages. This feature is available through Microsoft's ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. interface on Windows NT, and Oracle's OCI OCI Oracle Call Interface OCI Organisation de la Conférence Islamique (French: Organization of the Islamic Conference) OCI Other Comprehensive Income OCI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest 8 interface with Windows NT, OpenVMS, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Digital UNIX and Solaris (SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill ). For additional information regarding the DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. facility, visit our DBMS info site (www.lsoft.com/dbms.html). LISTSERV 1.8d also includes Mail-Merge support that enables users to deliver individually personalized messages to a large number of recipients with very high throughput. Mail-Merge operations can be conveniently composed on LISTSERV's Web Interface, and are best used in combination with the Database Integration facility. For more information go to our DBMS info site (www.lsoft.com/dbms.html). LISTSERV 1.8d also features an enhanced customizable Web Interface that makes it incredibly easy to control and organize electronic mailing lists. With this versatile interface, List Subscribers can readily join, or leave lists, change their own delivery options, post new messages and review archived list messages. In addition, List Owners can easily manage their subscribers and modify list configurations, edit message templates, perform bulk add/delete operations, and customize the WWW look of their list. Site Administrators can also speedily create lists from customizable templates, establish the site-wide WWW appearance and initiate Database linked Mail-Merge mailings. For a full demonstration of LISTSERV's enhanced Web Interface visit our LISTSERV 1.8d Demo Site. (www.demo.lsoft.com/demo-intro.html). LISTSERV is currently available for VM, VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. , Unix UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (10 brands), Windows NT and Windows 95/98. For more information, contact L-Soft International by phone at +1-800/399-5449 or +1-301/731-0440, via e-mail at info@lsoft.com, or visit www.lsoft.com/listserv.stm. Users interested in downloading an evaluation copy of LISTSERV 1.8d can do so (www.lsoft.com/evalkits.stm). About L-Soft International, Inc. L-Soft International, Inc. is the premier provider of electronic mailing list and mail delivery solutions used on the Internet and intranets. With a growing demand for scalable e-mail communication solutions, L-Soft's innovative, web-enabled technology offers an extensive portfolio of products and services for non-technical and expert users alike. Solutions range from high-performance software to custom list hosting services, providing large to small-scale alternatives for e-mail newsletters, discussion groups, or "mail merge" (targeted, customized messages prepared with the help of a database back-end). Launched in 1986, LISTSERV(R) delivers 30 million messages on an average weekday to the subscribers of over 120,000 LISTSERV(R) lists worldwide. To find out how L-Soft's solutions may help you, visit www.lsoft.com or write to info@lsoft.com, or call +1-800/399-5449 or +1-301/731-0440. Among L-Soft's clients are IBM, AOL, Intel, Microsoft, ZDNET (ZDNet, Cambridge, MA, www.zdnet.com) A technical portal for PC users from CNET Networks, Inc. (www.cnetnetworks.com). ZDNet contains news, white papers, product reviews and links to a wide variety of shareware, trial downloads and public domain software on the Internet. , Compaq, AT&T, Netscape, 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. , Lucent Technologies, Charles Schwaab, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Citicorp, Legg Mason, Dow Jones, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , United Nations, Sprint, Tribune Company, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Washington Post, The Morning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the dominant paper in the U.S. capital and one of the nation's leading newspapers. Established in 1877 as a Democratic Party organ, it changed orientation and ownership several times and faced New York Times, IDG, CNN, USA Today, National Geographic, Lifetime Television, Disney Publishing, Time Warner, Woman's Wire, Mecklermedia, MCA Records, Universal Studios, the majority of U.S. government departments and International universities. It is L-Soft's corporate policy not to quote customers who have received preferential discounts, software donations or free services, unless this fact is mentioned in the attribution. Discounts which are generally granted to broad categories of users, such as the Free Edition (www.lsoft.com/listserv-lite.html) of LISTSERV Lite or the CyberLatina service (www.listserv.cyberlatina.net), are not considered. LISTSERV is a registered trademark to L-Soft International, Inc. LSMTP is a registered trademark of L-Soft International, Inc. ListPlex is a registered service trademark of L-Soft International, Inc. EASE and CATALIST are service marks of L-Soft International, Inc. L-SOFT is a trademark of L-Soft International All other trademarks, both marked and not marked, are the property of their respective owners. NOTE TO EDITORS: Immediately after the World Wide Web address (www.lsoft.com/listserv-lite.html), there should be a pound sign after html followed by WHATFE. This may not appear properly in some systems. |
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