Omnipod Forms Partnership with Virtual-eMail; Partnership Expands Omnipod's Reach into the European Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & SURREY, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 Omnipod Inc. announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Virtual-eMail Limited, a United Kingdom-based company, which specializes in delivering global messaging solutions, including remote email for mobile users. Virtual-eMail will market Omnipod's Professional Online Desktop(tm) (POD(tm)), a secure and centrally controlled communications platform built on instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or (IM) technology, together with Virtual-eMail's anti-spam, anti-virus, secure hosted email service See Internet e-mail service. . "Enterprise instant messaging is rapidly gaining popularity in Europe, and companies are realizing the need for a highly secure communications platform to protect their intellectual property," said Gideon Stein, 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 Omnipod. "Virtual-eMail is well established in Europe, with a strong customer base in the London financial market as well as the rest of the U.K, France, Germany and Italy. We're pleased to be partnering with them because together, we can offer European companies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of companies from the countries in the European Union. a secure way to send and receive email and IM messages as well as share files." Virtual-eMail will promote the POD as part of the range of products that it offers customers, and in turn, Omnipod will market Virtual-eMail's secure email service to its existing clients in Europe. The joint solution provides an effective way for companies to fight the growing threat of viruses and other security breaches. "We recently achieved a 100% success rate in detecting and intercepting the Sobig virus, the biggest email virus See e-mail virus. ever," said Kevin Bird Kevin Bird (born August 7, 1952 in Doncaster) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender who played for Mansfield Town & Huddersfield Town. , CEO of Virtual-eMail. "We wanted to offer our customers that same level of security in IM and file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , and partnering with Omnipod is the perfect way to do that." About Omnipod Omnipod Inc. was founded in 1999 to provide a secure, centrally controlled communications platform built on instant messaging technology. Omnipod's Professional Online Desktop (POD) is designed for enterprise use and seamlessly integrates file sharing and transfer capabilities, as well as numerous other secure communications functions into a presence-based messaging infrastructure. The company's platform is presently deployed with a number of organizations and Fortune 500 companies in a cross section of industries. Omnipod's investors include Lexington Ventures, Mapleton Investments, and private individuals. About Virtual-eMail Virtual-eMail Limited specializes in delivering global messaging solutions, including remote email for mobile users. Solutions are designed to suit a multitude of organizations, from small companies with a single office to multi-national corporations with many locations spread around the globe. The management team has specialized knowledge of working in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Far East in industries such as food & beverage, manufacturing, information technology, engineering, education and government. The team is currently managing over 30,000 mailboxes, spread over 350 sites in 150 countries. Reader Contact Information Omnipod, Inc., 205 Hudson Street Hudson Street can refer to:
Virtual-eMail, Ltd., Suite 1 / 43 NJH NJH National Jewish Hospital Tolworth Tower, Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7EL, UK512, Tel: 011-44-870-246-7710, www.virtual-email.net. Omnipod, Professional Online Desktop, and POD are trademarks or registered trademarks of Omnipod Inc. All other trade names mentioned herein are believed to be the property of their respective owners. |
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