Webmail.us Brings RSS to the Inbox
Email hosting firm offers businesses a hosted RSS reader that works just like Email and Allows Administrators to Control Employees' RSS Feeds
Blacksburg, VA (PRWEB) August 17, 2005 -- Webmail.us, the leading provider of
email hosting services to small and geographically dispersed businesses, today
unveiled the integration of an RSS reader into its email hosting platform. The
RSS reader seamlessly integrates with webmail and can be configured to work with
any POP3 or IMAP-based desktop email client, such as Microsoft Outlook and
Mozilla Thunderbird. An industry first, the Webmail.us RSS reader was built with
the small business in mind. In addition to integrating with email, the reader
enables email administrators to optionally regulate RSS feeds and pre-subscribe
feeds for their users.
While there are hundreds of RSS readers available
for download, Webmail.us does not require a download or installation. Much like
its hosted email service, there is no software to download and no hardware to
manage. This is because its RSS reader intelligently converts RSS feeds to email
messages on the backend, allowing any POP3 or IMAP-based desktop email client to
receive them. In other words, it works just like email—and, just like email,
business users can now use their preferred email client to manage content
gathered from blogs, news and business-related sources.
“Combining RSS
and email lowers the technology learning curve,” said Pat Matthews, chief
executive officer at Webmail.us. “People know how to use email—now they will
know how to use RSS, sometimes without even realizing it. Likewise, some
businesses don't want their users freely subscribing to RSS feeds, just as they
don't want them freely surfing the Internet. We provide them with the option of
adopting RSS according to their unique business needs,” said Matthews.
RSS, short for “really simple syndication,” is a format for content
syndication that allows publishers to easily syndicate content across the web.
Several major news sites are now publishing their content via RSS and the
technology has helped to spur the rise of the millions of bloggers who now
freely publish content daily. RSS readers allow users to subscribe to feeds of
interest; when a new feed is posted, that feed is automatically delivered to the
RSS reader. Unlike traditional email newsletters, however, RSS readers put users
in control of their subscriptions, as users do not need to provide any personal
information, like an email address, in order to subscribe.
Webmail.us,
along with its growing list of private-label reseller partners, provides more
than 7,000 small and geographically dispersed businesses with enterprise-class
email hosting protected from spam, computer viruses and other security threats
facing corporate email systems. The company manages and maintains this critical
communications infrastructure, freeing up personnel resources and eliminating
the need for organizations to purchase email-related hardware, software and
security services—all for a fraction of the cost of purchasing and managing the
solution in-house. The email hosting platform is housed in carrier-grade data
centers, to ensure maximum uptime. Webmail.us also goes to great lengths to
ensure its customers' privacy—promising not to sell customer data or advertise
to them –key reasons for being awarded the TRUSTe privacy seal.
About
Webmail.us, Inc.
Webmail.us is the leading provider of email hosting
services to small and geographically dispersed businesses. The company and its
private-label reseller partners provide more than 7,000 businesses with
enterprise-class email hosting that eliminates the need to purchase and manage
email-related software, hardware and security services. Founded in 1999,
Webmail.us is privately held and headquartered in the Virginia Tech Corporate
Research Center. To learn more, please visit www.webmail.us or call 866.392.3336 x81.
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