Chicago Board of Trade Chooses Mail.com's Mailwatch Solution; Outsourcing and Improved E-Mail Security Top Priorities for Largest U.S. Futures Exchange

Business Wire, Jan 22, 2001

Business & Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001

Mail.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:MAIL), a leading global provider of outsourced messaging services to enterprises and service providers announced today that the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the largest futures exchange in the U.S., has chosen Mail.com's MailWatch(R) Solution to protect its employees' email from viruses, spam and inappropriate content.

Mail.com won the two-year contract from the CBOT after a rigorous technological review and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis.

Mail.com's MailWatch(R) solution is an e-mail firewall for corporate e-mail networks. Transparently implemented at the network level, it shields users from harmful computer viruses, spam and inappropriate content, and blocks their transmission outside the enterprise.

Established in 1848, the Chicago Board of Trade is the world's oldest derivatives exchange. In 2000, its members and customers traded over 233 million contracts in agricultural, financial and equity products in both the traditional open outcry and electronic marketplace. A leader in bringing technological innovation to the world's financial and commodity markets, the CBOT was the first to transfer its computer reporting and processing systems off-site, and was the first futures exchange to open a commercial service on the Internet.

Jim White, Vice President of Information Systems at the Chicago Board of Trade, said, "We required an outsourced solution that could satisfy our high traffic requirements and a level of security commensurate with the important financial information we work with every day. After an extensive review of the various services available, we found that Mail.com could more than satisfy those needs, while doing so in a cost-effective manner."

"While the business world now appreciates the value outsourced messaging can offer, they recognize that the model can't fully deliver without a solid infrastructure, guaranteed levels of dependability, and a track record of success. The Chicago Board of Trade has established its leadership in the world's financial markets by embracing the rewards of technological innovation without letting go these time-honored values. We are proud to announce this partnership and look forward to working with them," said Brad Schrader, president of Mail.com.

About Mail.Com

Mail.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIL) is a leading global provider of outsourced messaging services to enterprises, carriers, ISPs and Web sites. The Company's solution set includes hosted Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise and Web/POP3-based e-mail and collaboration services; hosted e-mail firewall services such as virus scanning, spam blocking and content filtering; and a full range of Web-based, desktop and production Internet Fax solutions. Mail.com has IP network facilities in 20 key countries and currently serves more than 20.4 million seats and over 10,000 corporate customers worldwide.

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