Commtouch And Intel Strategic Alliance
Commtouch And Intel Online Services Sign Strategic ASP Alliance Program Agreement
MEDIA RELEASE FROM COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD
COMMTOUCH TO EXPAND DELIVERY OF OUTSOURCED
EMAIL AND
MESSAGING WORLDWIDE VIA INTEL ONLINE
SERVICES
CALIFORNIA., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH), a worldwide leader in outsourced email and messaging solutions, announced today it has signed an agreement with Intel Online Services, the Internet application hosting subsidiary of Intel Corporation, to host integrated email and messaging services worldwide.
Jointly defined by Commtouch and Intel Online Services, the
hosted messaging platform will help enable Commtouch to
expand delivery of its integrated email and outsourced
messaging services and capabilities worldwide through Intel
Online Services' global data centers with scalable and
reliable
deployment.
Renowned for its carrier-grade scalability and high level reliability, Commtouch messaging solutions help satisfy the full range of hosted messaging needs for the corporate enterprise, small to medium size enterprise (SME) and ASP markets.
Said Mark Levitt,
research director of Collaborative Computing at IDC:
"Service providers are faced with the choice of various
hosting platforms. The Commtouch and Intel Online Services
relationship shows that a managed hosting platform like that
offered by Intel Online Services can be a solid
foundation
for the vigors of a worldwide messaging
service like Commtouch's."
Commtouch has committed resources to developing specific messaging solutions that accelerate the ability of corporations and small to medium size enterprises to deploy the latest in email and messaging capabilities, including:
-- Web based and client
integrated email
-- Unified messaging
--
Wireless access
-- Video messaging for enterprise
-- Local hosting around the world
"We are excited to be providing our managed hosting platform to support diverse application service areas," said Mike Aymar, president of Intel Online Services, Inc. "Commtouch is a leader in outsourced messaging and we look forward to working with them to provide these services."
"The market for
corporate messaging has evolved dramatically this year, and
our clients want to quickly deploy end-to-end email and
messaging solutions," said Gideon Mantel, Commtouch CEO.
"Intel Online Services' advanced hosting services will
further enable Commtouch to provide messaging solutions
to
corporations, ASPs and small to medium size
enterprises with the highest reliability and service levels,
and the lowest implementation costs anywhere in the world.
We are delighted that Intel Online Services has identified
Commtouch as a strategic ASP in its ASP Alliance
Program."
Intel Online Services is focused on providing
managed application hosting services that monitor and manage
the complex array of software, hardware, network and
infrastructure components that comprise a business Internet
solution. Intel Online Services offers the ability to have
an e-Business
application managed and monitored around
the clock and enables developers to continue to enhance
their designs.
About Intel Online Services
Intel
Online Services, Inc., is an Intel subsidiary that intends
to be a leading supplier of hosted Internet services,
business applications, and e-Commerce services worldwide.
About Commtouch
Commtouch is the leading global
provider of outsourced email and integrated messaging
solutions, currently serving 18 million email boxes
worldwide. Commtouch provides messaging solutions for some
400 various corporations, data centers, small to medium size
enterprises, ASPs, ISPs, portals and online companies.
Commtouch offers integrated messaging applications in 26 languages that include advanced features such as online calendaring, unified messaging, wireless integration, security and direct marketing applications.
Founded in 1991, Commtouch has offices in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, London, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Additional Company information may be obtained by visiting www.commtouch.com.
NOTE: Commtouch is a registered trademark of Commtouch Software Ltd. Terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others.
SOURCE: Commtouch Software Ltd.
CONTACT: Michael Krems,
650-864-2210, or
michael.krems@commtouch.com, or
Chris McCarthy, 650-864-2206, or cmc@commtouch.com, both
of
Commtouch Software Ltd.
Web site: http://www.commtouch.com (CTCH)