Venali, the Leader in Enterprise IP Fax Announces a New Relationship With Microsoft; Providing Internet Fax Services for the Beta Release of Microsoft Office 2003

Business Wire, March 10, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2003

Venali, the premier provider of innovative eMessaging solutions for global enterprises, announced today that its IP fax solutions will be available via the Beta release of Microsoft(R) Office 2003. Delivering a new and convenient fax messaging solution that seamlessly integrates directly into all Microsoft Office 2003 applications enables users to send and receive faxes from Microsoft Outlook 2003 over Venali's secure IP fax network. Sending faxes is now as easy and accessible as sending email.

All Microsoft Office 2003 customers, from small and mid-size businesses to enterprise-sized customers, can leverage their business applications and existing communications platform in a simple and cost-effective manner. Instead of relying on traditional phone lines, modems or fax servers, transmissions are routed over the Internet quickly and efficiently. Faxes are sent directly from all Microsoft Office applications to any fax number worldwide, and faxes can be received into your Microsoft Outlook 2003 inbox as an email attachment. Users are able to select an individual in-bound fax number from over 175 worldwide locations where faxes can be received and accessed.

With Venali Internet Fax functions integrated directly into Microsoft Office 2003, users now have the tools and benefits at their fingertips that they otherwise could not have with traditional fax solutions. Among the many features of Microsoft Outlook 2003, you can select fax cover sheets, preview faxes before sending, calculate the cost of fax transmissions, send signed or annotated faxes using a tablet PC, organize faxes in search folders, and apply document stamps to faxes.

"The Venali Internet Fax Services available through Microsoft Office 2003 provide a practical solution that our company has been waiting for a long time. We receive faxes much more efficiently with a PC-based fax service and no longer need expensive fax modems, which aren't conducive to enabling every user with fax," said David Wilmering, Director of Product Management at Think Dynamics. "The overall cost advantages are tremendous compared to providing document delivery capabilities internally."

In addition to the many value-added fax functions, the secure Venali service provides Venali Account Management Services, a web-based administrative tool for users to modify or update account information.

"Our goal with the Microsoft Office System is to connect people with information and business process," said Joseph Eschbach, Microsoft Corporate VP. "Enabling people and companies to quickly and conveniently establish an Internet Fax environment for their messaging needs is a great example of how we're turning that goal into reality."

"As a provider of premium Internet messaging services, we're excited about expanding our product line into a wider segment of the market with Microsoft," said Ralph Musgrove, Vice President of Market Development at Venali. "The advantages that IP fax and our services offer are now going to be available to everyone across the globe."

The competitive advantages that businesses gain from the Venali and Microsoft relationship includes rapid cost containment, immediate global deployment, zero investment and maintenance, and enhanced messaging security. Enterprises are able to increase workflow and office productivity through speed and efficiency of delivery, as well as reduce operating expenses associated with fax hardware, software, maintenance, support, printing and/or mailing.

About Venali

Venali, Inc. (http://www.venali.com) offers Internet Fax Desktop Solutions and Internet Fax Web Services over a secure, global IP network, enabling businesses to gain a competitive advantage by improving enterprise communications and reducing costs. These innovative eMessaging solutions seamlessly integrate with any platform, application or operating system, and provide a cost-efficient method to streamline and grow business communications. The Venali network offers full scalability, complete system redundancy, continual technology upgrades, and 24/7 system support to leverage the reach of virtually all business sectors. An expansive customer base of Fortune 2000 corporations and strategic alliances with industry leading software manufacturers, and telecommunications companies have positioned Venali at the forefront of the growing eMessaging market. The company's corporate offices are located in Miami, Florida.