Omtool and Xpedite systems announce new partnership to broaden network fax services

Business Wire, June 17, 1997

SALEM, N.H. and EATONTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1997--

-- Improves Productivity By Handling Network Overflow --

Omtool, the leading provider of network fax solutions, and Xpedite Systems Inc., the world's leader in providing enhanced fax services, today announced a partnership designed to deliver maximum efficiency in fax communications for large-scale enterprises.

Ontool's new Fax Sr. 2.0 software for Windows NT is now configured to interface with Xpedite's worldwide network and suite of enhanced fax services.

Fax broadcasting, "least cost routing" for international faxing, and relief of network overflow are now facilitated with the marriage of Fax Sr. 2.0 software and Xpedite's service capability. The partnership offers Omtool customers dramatic productivity increases plus reduced international calling costs.

"This alliance with Xpedite helps us deliver on our commitment to provide our customers with the most efficient, cost-effective fax solutions available," said Bob Voelk, CEO of Omtool.

Roy Andersen, president and CEO of Xpedite Systems, said, "This partnership allows in-house systems to achieve full desktop faxing capability by harnessing the power of Xpedite's multimillion-dollar network and combining it with Omtool's market-leading Fax Sr. In particular, large corporations within the financial, manufacturing, transportation and healthcare industries will immediately realize the benefits."

Fax Sr. 2.0 leverages Xpedite's worldwide network to transmit faxed documents electronically to entire distribution lists, allowing for automatic retry of busy numbers and delivery confirmation through detailed reports. Xpedite's fax broadcast service relieves network fax overflow by enabling users to send information once for simultaneous delivery to tens, hundreds or thousands of individual fax machines. Fax Sr. reports provide a valuable record of successful and failed delivery attempts as well as billing and reference codes. The service can also integrate fax and electronic mail distribution through the Internet.

Xpedite also facilitates overall network overflow by providing expanded queue management, particularly useful in delivering time-sensitive information during peak usage hours. This avoids bottlenecks in outbound faxes as well as improving the inbound success rate. Leveraging Omtool's sophisticated fax management capabilities, LAN administrators can customize Xpedite's role depending upon their firm's needs.

"Through our shared technologies, fax services are seamlessly available to network managers at the touch of a button," said Bob Crowley, manager of corporate business development for Xpedite. "Additionally, the services offer tremendous flexibility since they can be tailored to individual client needs."

Fax Sr. 2.0's international least cost routing, another option through Xpedite, enables Fax Sr. users to seamlessly send international faxes through the least expensive route. Xpedite offers substantial discounts to standard transmission rates via a dedicated worldwide fax network. There are no monthly fees or minimums, no long-term contracts, and no hidden costs. In addition, Omtool customers need not change long-distance carriers.

Additional Xpedite service features available through Fax Sr. include express or scheduled delivery options, automatic retries, delivery tracking and confirmation reports, stored letterhead and graphics and billing codes for accountability.

Established in 1991, and based in Salem, Omtool is the leading supplier of network fax solutions, with more than 3,000 customers worldwide. Ranked by industry analyst IDC as the leading Windows NT-based fax server vendor (May 1996), Omtool is dedicated to helping companies in a variety of industries -- including banking, finance, manufacturing, medical and transportation -- achieve a completely streamlined faxing strategy. For more information, call toll-free 1-888-4-OMTOOL, or visit our site on the World Wide Web at www.omtool.com .

Xpedite Systems Inc., a worldwide leader in enhanced fax and electronic document delivery, posted nearly $130 million in sales for 1996. Xpedite currently processes over 1.5 million fax pages daily and was recently named one of America's fastest growing public companies by Inc. Magazine. The company, which operates in more than 37 countries worldwide, provides a wide range of computer and fax-based services and offers discounted international fax services and Telex, Internet, E-Mail, and Mailgram services. The company has a direct sales force, 24-hour support, and a message distribution network with nearly 10,000 fax lines and a sophisticated power back-up system. For more information please call 1-800-546-1541 or log onto the company Web site at http://www.xpedite.com .

CONTACT: OMTOOL Contact

The Weber Group, Inc.

Jennifer Cardoso, 617-520-7237

or

Xpedite Contact

G.S. Schwartz & Co.

Malkie Bernheim/Meredith Stone

212-725-4500