Sendmail Inc. Introduces Workforce Mail-TM- with HP and Intel: Email for Deskless Workers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 Solution Offers an Affordable, Scalable Way to Extend Policy-Based Email Throughout the Enterprise Sendmail An SMTP-based message transfer agent (MTA) that runs under Unix. Developed at the University of California at Berkeley by Eric Allman in 1981, sendmail stores and forwards more mail than any other MTA on the Internet. In 1998, Allman commercialized the product by forming Sendmail, Inc. Inc. today announced it is working with HP and Intel to launch Workforce Mail, a complete Linux-based mail solution. Sendmail's solution enables enterprises to integrate deskless workers into corporate email infrastructures cost-effectively. Workforce Mail allows mobile employees such as hospital nurses, field service staff, warehouse/store managers or delivery personnel to use email via kiosks or other wireless access devices. The solution enables them to communicate with company headquarters, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and other departments, providing a means to share job-critical information with customers, colleagues and supervisors effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. via email. Unlike alternative, non-policy based email solutions, Workforce Mail extends corporate email policy to deskless workers which allows companies to better manage risk. Workforce Mail can also be set up to permit business-only usage. The Carrier Grade Linux-based solution integrates Sendmail's email software, industry-standard HP ProLiant servers and Intel's Centrino low-power wireless platform, allowing enterprises to provide employees with reliable access to email from almost any location. "Providing email to deskless workers enables the organization to speak to all employees at the same time with a consistent voice," said Mark Levitt, vice president Collaborative Computing computing - computer , IDC. "Deskless workers feel more connected to the organization because they know what's happening, which tends to improve morale and employee satisfaction." "Workers without email could be the greatest untapped resource. Our research shows that extending email to deskless workers allows enterprises to reduce operational costs, improve communications with customers, and increase employee motivation and productivity," said Greg Olson (person) Greg Olson - President and CEO of Sendmail Inc.. Olson is an industry veteran who worked on distributed systems at Summit Systems Inc. then at Britton Lee Inc., Sybase Inc. and Integrated Systems Inc.. , chairman and co-founder of Sendmail Inc. "Through our work with HP and Intel, and the introduction of Workforce Mail, Sendmail aims to bring an end to 'email inequality'." Workforce Mail also includes powerful content management software to lessen less·en v. less·ened, less·en·ing, less·ens v.tr. 1. To make less; reduce. 2. Archaic To make little of; belittle. v.intr. To become less; decrease. administration for end-users. Anti-spam and anti-virus components enable customers to defend their networks against attack, while policy enforcement filters can be deployed by firms to protect corporate information and safeguard against corporate policy violations. Workforce Mail gives users the flexibility to select preferred access methods and route email accordingly, maximizing efficiency and meeting the individual requirements of users. Recent benchmark tests demonstrate that Sendmail software running on HP ProLiant DL380 servers and SuSE Enterprise Linux is capable of 40-60% better performance at one-third the cost of proprietary RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. systems. Sendmail's ability to interoperate See interoperable. with existing groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. , coupled with HP ProLiant optional provisioning and management software, enables quick and easy integration into any supported network infrastructure. "Sendmail is bridging the gap between corporations and their workforce in the field," said Judy Chavis, director of strategic OS and alliances, HP Industry Standard Servers. "The combination of Workforce Mail and industry-standard HP ProLiant servers running Linux will enable enterprise customers an efficient and affordable way to transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting more of their business safely over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the ." About Sendmail Inc. Sendmail Inc. builds email systems for large enterprises and service providers who depend on email in their businesses. With proven technology and expertise, Sendmail works with customers to address their most complex messaging challenges. The result is a dependable email infrastructure that is easy to manage and built to grow. The company has headquarters in Emeryville, with offices and distributors in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more information on Sendmail Inc., visit its Web site at www.sendmail.com or call 87/SENDMAIL or 877/363-6245. (C) Sendmail Inc. 2003. All rights reserved. Sendmail is a registered trademark, and Workforce Mail, Sendmail Mailcenter, Sendmail Intelligent Inbox, Sendmail Mobile Message Server, Sendmail Advanced Message Server, Sendmail Mailstream Manager are all trademarks of Sendmail Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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