Partnership gives Mail.com UK users wireless angle

Mail.com Inc., a leading global provider of Internet messaging services for businesses and consumers has partnered with BulletIN.net. The partnership will allow Mail.com users in the United Kingdom to send and receive filtered e-mail messages using wireless handsets. Bulletinmail customers will also benefit from having a fully functional Web-based e-mailbox powered by Mail.com. Under the terms of the agreement, Mail.com will generate revenue through per message usage fees.

The combined solution is compatible with a wide variety of protocols including WAP and short message service (SMS). iMODE, which is widely used in Japan will be available shortly. The new wireless service will enable UK users to decide how they would like to receive their e-mail messages on their wireless device. Users will be able to choose their own e-mail filtering options such as by sender, urgency, and time of day. Through BulletIN.net's relationship with Vodafone, Mail.com GSM Vodafone mobile subscribers will have access to additional features such as single-button reply, the ability to access full e-mail messages, and the option to forward an e-mail to fax.

Mail.com and BulletIN.net are poised to take advantage of the growing wireless market because of the widespread use of SMS technology in the UK and throughout Europe. The UK represents one of the highest mobile phone market penetrations in the world, approaching 50%. The number of e-mails sent and received in the UK has doubled in the last year. The UK also continues to represent one of the largest sources of new customers for Mail.com of two-way wireless.

Edited by Ellen Jensen