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FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001-- New Tool for
messageREACH Allows Companies to Create, Distribute and
Collect E-Mail Forms -
Xpedite, a global leader in
multimedia messaging and a business unit of Ptek Holdings,
Inc. PTEK(www.ptek.com),
today announced it has launched the intelliSEND Wizard 2.0, a
new tool that enables Xpedite's messageREACH(SM) customers to
create and distribute more effective e-mailings.
The new version of the intelliSEND Wizard allows customers to
create HTML forms that contain individualized, pre-populated
fields, such as the recipient's name, address, identifying
codes and other text that may need to be verified or updated
by the recipient. The new 2.0 version of intelliSEND provides
customers the ability to incorporate rich graphic content,
attachments, and clickable links to Web pages or files, as
well as supplying FTP and STMP service access methods.
"We developed this tool specifically for companies that
rely on the collection of data for their business needs in
industries such as publishing, market research and
associations," said Matt McGill, Xpedite's Director of
Sales for messageREACH. "We are pleased to see that
companies in other sectors like banking, travel and retail are
also embracing it. The combination of speed, security and
stability of our messageREACH platform, along with the
capability to develop HTML forms, has produced tremendous
results for our customers."
"The response rates for our large trade show events have
increased 30 to 40 percent by incorporating customized forms
in our e-marketing mailings," said Lindy Dreyer, Database
Coordinator for PGI Exhibitions. "We receive timelier
responses, and since the responses come directly from our
customers in an electronic format, we've eliminated hours of
data entry and proofreading."
The intelliSEND Wizard was developed in partnership with PWI,
a leading provider of software development services. By
teaming up with PWI, Xpedite offers its customers an
end-to-end campaign management service, including database
management and analysis, report management and scheduling.
About Ptek Holdings, Inc.
Ptek Holdings, Inc. PTEK is
a leading provider of communications and data services,
including conference calling and Web-based collaboration;
high-volume fax, e-mail and voice message delivery; and
personal communications management systems that handle voice
mail, e-mail and personal content. Ptek's business units
include Premiere Conferencing, Xpedite and Voicecom. Ptek
Holdings corporate headquarters is located at 3399 Peachtree
Road NE, The Lenox Building, Atlanta, GA 30326. Additional
information can be found at www.ptek.com.
Editor's Note: For investor relations inquiries, please
contact Eric Martin, (404) 504-2461 or eric.martin@ptek.com
About Xpedite
Xpedite (www.xpedite.com)
is a global leader in multimedia messaging and a business unit
of Ptek Holdings, Inc. PTEK. Xpedite offers a full range of
value-added multimedia messaging services worldwide that
manage and facilitate the electronic distribution of
information to all types of electronic addresses including
fax, e-mail, wireless and voice. Xpedite processed
approximately 1.6 billion messages in 2000, and was named by
IDC as the worldwide leader in fax-based messaging. The
company's messageREACH(SM) (www.messagereach.com)
service offers the most robust outsourced e-mail applications
available, providing control, tracking, security,
personalization and automated administration for high volume
e-mail distribution. Xpedite's diverse client base includes
almost half of the Fortune 500 companies, including such
industry leaders as Boeing, Bank One, Marriott, Merck, Xerox
and Chase Manhattan. Xpedite has sales offices in 30 locations
throughout the United States and 25 international offices,
including Tokyo, London, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Brussels,
Munich, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Taipei, Geneva, Zurich and
Kuala Lumpur.
About PGI
PGI - The Event And Communications Agency - (www.pgi.com)
is the only global agency offering a full host of services for
destination management & event logistics, exhibition &
conference management and production and communication
services. The company creates more than 2,500 events annually,
translating client objectives and strategic messages into
qualitative experiences. Founded in 1990, the Arlington,
VA-based company employs over 600 full-time and 2,600 on-call
event and communications professionals in 34 cities worldwide.
About PWI
Headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey, PWI (www.pwicorp.com)
provides software development solutions to technology and
communications service providers and Global enterprises. PWI
delivers advanced messaging and analytic software innovations
and state-of-the-art e-business solutions.
Statements made in this press release, other than those
concerning historical information, should be considered
forward-looking and subject to various risks and
uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are made
pursuant to the `safe harbor' provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based on
management's current expectations or beliefs as well as
assumptions made by, and information currently available to,
management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated in Ptek's
forward-looking statements, including the following factors:
competitive pressures among communications and data services
providers, including pricing pressures, may increase
significantly; Ptek's ability to respond to rapid
technological change, the development of alternatives to its
products and services and the risk of obsolescence of its
products, services and technology; market acceptance of new
products and services; development of effective marketing,
pricing and distribution strategies for new products and
services; strategic investments in early stage companies,
which have limited operating histories and are subject to
significant risks, may not be successful and returns on such
strategic investments, if any, may not match historical
levels; the value of Ptek's business may fluctuate because the
value of some of its strategic equity investments fluctuates;
Ptek's strategic investments in companies that are subject to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are subject to the risks
disclosed by those companies in their public filings; Ptek may
incur significant costs and may be forced to make
disadvantageous business decisions to avoid investment company
status, and Ptek may suffer adverse consequences if it is
deemed to be an investment company; Ptek's ability to manage
its growth; costs or difficulties related to the integration
of businesses and technologies, if any, acquired or that may
be acquired by Ptek may be greater than expected; expected
cost savings from past or future mergers and acquisitions, may
not be fully realized or realized within the expected time
frame; revenues following past or future mergers and
acquisitions may be lower than expected; operating costs or
customer loss and business disruption following past or future
mergers and acquisitions may be greater than expected; Ptek
may not realize the full extent of the cost savings expected
from announced workforce reductions; the success of Ptek's
strategic and other distribution relationships, including the
amount of business generated and the viability of the
strategic relationships, may not meet expectations; possible
adverse results of pending or future litigation or adverse
results of current or future infringement claims; risks
associated with interruption in Ptek's services due to the
failure of the platforms and network infrastructure utilized
in providing its services; risks associated with expansion of
Ptek's international operations; general economic or business
conditions, internationally, nationally or in the local
jurisdiction in which Ptek is doing business, may be less
favorable than expected; legislative or regulatory changes may
adversely affect the business in which Ptek is engaged; and
changes in the securities markets may negatively impact Ptek.
For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary
statements and factors that could cause actual results to
differ from the Company's forward-looking statements, please
refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, especially in the "Factors Affecting
Future Performance" included in the Management's
Discussion and Analysis section of the Company's Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and in subsequent
filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact Information:
For Xpedite
Media
Environics Communications
Jason Healey/Sarah Swift
203/325-8772, ext. 16/25
jhealey@environics-usa.com
sswift@environics-usa.com
or
Xpedite
Elizabeth Brennan, 800/333-0568, ext. 7321
e.brennan@xpedite.com
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