Sort Once Offers Support for Palm VersaMail Email Program; The Service Makes the Palm a Practical and Powerful Email Device.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2003

Sort Once, an email hosting service, today announced support for the Palm(TM) VersaMail email program.

The Sort Once service is able to consolidate desktop messages and folders with Palm messages and folders.

Sort Once eliminates the chaos of separate Inboxes, Sent Items, Trash and user-created folders on multiple devices. The system also integrates spam, virus and obscene message filtering to prevent unwanted messages from reaching handhelds.

The service is aimed at supporting the needs of mobile professionals who use a variety of devices including desktops, laptops and handhelds to access email from the office and while on the go.

"Without Sort Once a Palm is just a temporary carbon copy of a person's desktop Inbox," said Tom Snyder, Sort Once President and founder. "Messages on a desktop computer cannot be filed or deleted when using the Palm. But Sort Once enables users to effectively manage their email with their Palm even when away from their desktop computer."

Sort Once permanently stores all email on a central server. Email messages remain available regardless of what happens to a person's computers, programs, or devices. "Users are reassured that Sort Once stores all of their email messages securely, so even if the handheld is lost or damaged, their email is safe," said Snyder.

Palm support is included with all Sort Once accounts at no additional cost. Included are detailed setup and usage guides for the Palm VersaMail email program.

"It's frustrating to get a handheld and spend hours discovering all the configuration settings needed to send and receive mail. Sort Once provides extremely detailed, step-by-step guides so owners can begin using their Palm more efficiently right away," said Todd Hanna, Sort Once Product Manager.

Sort Once allows users to consolidate all of their current POP email addresses into a single Sort Once account, thereby eliminating the need to change their email address.

Pricing and availability

Sort Once standard accounts are $5.95 per month. Enhanced accounts are $7.95 per month and include additional storage space and other features. Sort Once offers 90-day free trial accounts. Additional information is available at http://palm.sortonce.com. The Palm VersaMail 2.0 email program comes bundled with the Palm Tungsten handheld and can be purchased for other Palm handhelds.

About Sort Once:

Sort Once, a division of ForwardCenter, Inc., provides centralized email handling services for small businesses, families, individuals and road warriors. Sort Once refined the IMAP technology to work seamlessly with the most popular email programs, including Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, Mozilla, Qualcomm Eudora, and Palm VersaMail. For more information, visit http://sortonce.com.