Press Release Summary = Email Hosting Specialist Simply Mail Solutions launches a new POP3 Email service called "SMS NexGen" aimed at individual and SME email users
Press Release Body = Simply Mail Solutions, the UK's Email Hosting specialists have launched a new PO3 email service which has many more features and facilities compared with the service most ISPs give their customers.
Commented Colin Smith, Managing Director of SMS: "Email has moved on and most ISPs provide a pretty basic POP3 email service. Our new SMS NexGen service based on the UNIX Zimbra OS server software has a really superb web interface and lots of other features such as calendar support. We also include free use of a domain in the price of only £1.00 per month which is something most ISPs charge for so really this makes the package very competitive. In addition the account is then a PIE (Provider Independent Email) account which means that users no longer have to change their email address if they change their ISP. This is important because switching is much easier and common than it used to be with all the 'free' offers now available"
Simply Mail Solutions offers two email hosting options: SMS Nexgen UNIX based POP3 email but with advanced features, Microsoft Exchange Hosting - particularly strong for its mobile computing features with Windows Mobile 5 and collaboration tools. In all cases customers can opt for individual mailboxes on the company's servers or have servers dedicated to their own use. One strong feature of the company's offerings is the ability to use the same domain across the range of services - e.g. customers can have POP3 mailboxes for £1.00 per month and enhanced mailboxes using Microsoft Exchange for £5.99 per month all with the same @yourorganisation com email address.
The following table compares the new service with typical accounts from ISPs.
Feature SMS ISP Comments
Use of domain# Free Extra charge Customise your email address and make PIE!
Web Access Best on the market! Usually minimal Very important for checking on the move
POP3 Yes Yes
IMAP Yes Usually
Web Mailbox search Yes Sometimes Find your email even from web interface
Advanced searches Yes No Find even when there is lots of email!
Search Attachments Yes No Dig deeper!
Personal Calendar Yes No
On-line backup and store including mailboxes yes No Get your mail back if you accidentally delete it.
RSS support Yes No Get your personal news
Contacts Yes No Find contacts easily even when out of office
AntiSpam Yes Sometimes Cut the junk mail
Antivirus Yes Sometimes Avoid infection
On-line help Yes No Get the most from the service
Supports Outlook facilities Yes No Use with contacts and calendar
Cost £1 per month* From £1 to £2 per month+ SMS gives you more for less!
# Domain registration is normally an extra charge.
* Paid for annually in advance.
+ Including cost of use of domain.
About Simply Mail Solutions
The company is based in Warrington UK and has a rapidly growing user base. SMS complements its email hosting services with web hosting and broadband access
Web Site = http://www.simplymailsolutions.com
Contact Details = Colin Smith 0870 850 3587 colin@simplymailsolutions.com