Polar Communications Switches to Mirapoint's Messaging System; South Dakota Telco Migrates From Sendmail to Increase Reliability, Ease of Use

Business Wire, Nov 12, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002

Mirapoint today announced that PolarComm, an Internet and telecommunications service provider in North Dakota, replaced its Sendmail email solution with Mirapoint's M400 messaging server. PolarComm migrated 7,000 users in North Dakota and Minnesota to the Mirapoint system because its Sendmail product was difficult to use, and difficult and expensive to upgrade. PolarComm had outsourced its Webmail to a hosting company, but has now been able to provide that service in addition to POP and IMAP email via the Mirapoint messaging system.

PolarComm is a communications service provider that offers telephone, Internet access, cable TV, high-speed wireless, paging and cellular service to customers. Internet messaging is an important addition, and allows the service provider to stay in close contact with its customer base, alerting them to new services or changes in services.

"Life is so much simpler now that we have a Mirapoint system," said Karl Blake, supervisor of Internet operations for PolarComm. "The deployment took just three days for all our 7,000 users, and the Mirapoint system has never gone down. Now one solution takes care of all our needs and lets us offer a variety of services to our customers. We were especially pleased to see that Mirapoint integrates easily not only with Internet standards, but also with our LDAP server."

PolarComm reported that the Mirapoint M400 is exceptionally easy to manage and has performed flawlessly in its IT environment. "Now we have a single point for authentication," said Blake. "The help desk can manage the Mirapoint system very easily, in contrast to the Sendmail system, which was very difficult to manage and service. Mirapoint has helped us keep our costs down and our average revenue per user up."

"The M400 has proven to be the ideal solution for service providers," said Bill Messer, vice president of sales for Mirapoint. "A single, easy to deploy, easy to manage platform is used to dispense multiple services to a diverse user base. In the end, the economic advantages just can't compare to those of piecemeal or hosted solutions. More than this, the M400 becomes a foundation for future services and thus future revenue streams."

About Mirapoint

Founded in 1997, Mirapoint designs and manufactures specialized, dedicated Internet messaging solutions optimized for fast deployment in service provider, enterprise, education and government environments worldwide. Mirapoint's cost-effective and modular solutions provide customers with high performance, high reliability, built-in security and easy integration with legacy messaging infrastructure. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information on Mirapoint, call 800-937-8118 or visit its Web site at http://www.mirapoint.com/.> Mirapoint is a registered trademark of Mirapoint, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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