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May 14, 2008
Ontario, Canada - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - May 14, 2008 - Hostopia has deployed the release of a new fax-to-email service, targeted at SMBs, so that telecoms may tap into the high growth IP Fax market with a key patent license.
Also known as ''IP fax'' in the communications services market, fax-to-email services allow a user to send or receive facsimile messages from their computer - typically within their preferred email application such as Microsoft Outlook.
The benefit to this is having the ability to send or receive fax messages without the expense and inconvenience of owning a physical fax machine and additional phone line.
Paul D. Engels, Chief Marketing Officer at Hostopia noted, ''Fax-to email is in high demand as a business service with annual growth of over 25% according to a prominent category study published by Davidson Consulting. Our wholesale customers such as telecoms and broadband companies are eager to offer these services to their SME customers.''
Hostopia's fax-to-email service is available to telecoms and other communications providers on a wholesale basis. It can be branded by the telecom and sold as a standalone service or as part of a bundle of services, such as web hosting and business email. It can be billed to end users directly by the telecom or sold on a referral model where Hostopia performs the billing and end-user support.
Mr. Engels added, ''Service providers who sell this service will enjoy the benefit of patent protection due to our license with j2 Global Communications, the leader in IP fax technology.''
j2 Global licenses its patents to leading companies worldwide. Jeffrey D. Adelman, Vice President and General Counsel of j2 Global noted, ''We are especially delighted to add Hostopia as a licensee because they have a demonstrated ability to successfully sell IP-based business solutions on a large scale basis to telecommunications and Internet service providers. This agreement is a great opportunity to expand the market for digital faxing services by delivering these patented solutions into the hands of a leading service provider.''
According to Hostopia - citing the Davidson Consulting report on IP fax services - demand for fax-to-email is driven largely by small enterprises that rely heavily on faxing in day-to-day business. This demand includes the need to be mobile while receiving important documents via email on a PDA or smart phone device, such as RIM's Blackberry. Hostopia's fax-to-email service has suggested retail prices for service providers starting at US$9.99 per month, which allows for 300 send or received pages. Hostopia's wholesale model is structured to provide at least 40% gross margin to the telecom service provider who retails the service.
Hostopia's managed email services are available to service providers such as telcos, ISPs and broadband providers on a private-labeled, wholesale basis. Service providers can offer Hostopia's email service to end users under their own brand including a customized look and feel in the end user interface. API’s available from Hostopia even allow service providers to fully integrate the email services into their own customer login environments such as web-based business portals or online authentication applications.
Hostopia is a provider of web services that enable small- and medium-sized businesses to establish and maintain an Internet presence. The company's customers are communication services providers, including telecommunication carriers, cable companies, Internet service providers, domain registrars, and web hosting service providers. Hostopia's customers purchase their web services on a wholesale basis and resell these services under their own brands to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company provides customers with the technology, infrastructure, and support services to enable them to offer web services, while saving them research and development as well as capital and operating costs typically associated with the design, development, and delivery of web services. Nexthaus, Hostopia's wireless mobility technology unit, is a global leader in data and device synchronization and has developed industry-recognized SyncML solutions that feature wireless interoperability between PC's, handheld devices and mobile phones.
For more information about Hostopia, please visit: www.hostopia.com.
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