X and Mail Enables the Deployment of Wireless E-mail Services to Million of Users.Business/High-Tech Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 The company introduces XWAPmail(TM), the cutting-edge WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. e-mail solution for Telecommunication Operators, ISPs and Wireless Service Operators, enabling them to provide their huge community of users with best-of-breed wireless e-mail services. X and Mail, a leading provider of advanced messaging solutions, announces the availability of XWAPmail(TM), a software solution empowering Telecommunication Operators, ISPs and Wireless Service Providers to provide their client with full access and management of their e-mail accounts (POP3 and IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 4) through WAP handheld communication devices such as cell-phones and wireless PDAs. XWAPmail(TM) is a first choice solution for Telcos and Wireless or Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. who want to propose premium Wireless services to their clients, with email access as a centric application. XWAPmail(TM) enables the rapid and cost effective deployment of wireless e-mail on a really huge base, with high traffic load. These are the two main requirements on the wireless telecommunication market. X and Mail's solution has been designed to support million of users and a large number of concurrent access The ability to gain admittance to a system or component by more than one user or process. For example, concurrent access to a computer means multiple users are interacting with the system simultaneously. . XWAPmail(TM) open and scalable technology, is a true guarantee for investment protection enabling wireless services operators to follow the pace of a skyrocketing market, to perform a seamless integration with their legacy and existing services, and to adapt to the emergence of new standards. Based on X and Mail's market-proven messaging core technology ( a success, with more than 10 million licensees throughout the world), XWAPmail(TM) offers extended possibility to Telecommunication Operators, large hosters, ISPs, Portals and System Integrators, thanks to the highly regarded key advantages of its software platform : high load support, robustness, advanced features, full customization and localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. capability (HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. and WML (Wireless Markup Language) A tag-based language used in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WML is an XML document type allowing standard XML and HTML tools to be used to develop WML applications. It evolved from Openwave's HDML, but WML is not a superset of HDML. templates) and easy integration (API based technology). XWAPmail(TM) perfectly supports all current and available WAP gateways and all the WAP compliant cell-phones available on the market. It is available in Sun Solaris and Linux versions and supports LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. directories, CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. and FastCGI scripts. With a potential market of about 1 billion units in 2005 (IDC), cell-phones and other handhelds devices will become the first Internet access tool for interpersonnal communication services. According to analysts (IDC, Wireless Consortium), e-mail is the killer app for the broad and rapid deployment of WAP based services. Mr Xavier COURNAULT, co-founder and 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 X and Mail, has declared : "WAP services give new opportunities to Telcos and ISPs. Internet ubiquitous access through wireless handhelds tools is a new highly competitive market. As usual, those who will be the first to provide their customers with state-of-the-art wireless access to e-mail, will rapidly differentiate and gain an edge. XWAPmail(TM) is a robust solution enabling them to deploy such services rapidly and on a broad scale, right now, in full respect of their high-quality standard rules." According to Mr Patrick DUBOISSET, VP of International Business Development at X and Mail :" Our first contacts with Telcos, handhelds devices providers and new Wireless Service Providers, clearly show that XWAPmail(TM) will reach rapid success. European Telcos and WAP-Service providers are already highly interested by a solution that has been developed by an experimented web-messaging leading company and supports a large number of users . We are very proud to announce that XWAPmail is currently tested by two large european Telecommunication Operators as their standard solution". About X and Mail(TM) www.xandmail.com X and Mail is a leading provider of third generation messaging solutions to Hosters, ISPs, Telcos, Portals, Unified Messaging Solutions providers, System Integrators and to large corporations with mission critical Web-based messaging services. Headquartered in Paris (France), the company addresses the international market through value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. partnerships (Critical Path Spa, Comverse Network System, ISDNet, BeLinked). XandMail offers a full range of messaging products: web-based e-mail client, web-calendar, e-mail through wireless, secure e-mail. |
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