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Pitney Bowes and GotVMail Enter into Co-Marketing Relationship; New Agreement Gives GotVMail Access to over 840,000 Small Businesses
STAMFORD, Conn. & NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2005--Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) and GotVMail Communications(R) today launched a co-marketing program that allows GotVMail to market its virtual PBX solutions to 840,000 PBDirect small business customers. GotVMail gives small businesses and their customers the same professional communications experience as a Fortune 500 corporate telecommunications system at a fraction of the cost.
The Pitney Bowes-GotVMail marketing program includes a small business outreach campaign consisting of GotVMail VirtualOne service discounts, Web site promotions (www.pitneyworks.com/dealzone), direct mail and permission-based electronic mail offers, payment stuffers and packaging inserts.
"Today, small businesses are tasked with managing multiple communications channels, including telecommunications, Internet and the hard copy mail stream, in order to develop effective customer relationships," said Carlene T. Armetta, Vice President, Business Development, PBDirect. "Helping these entrepreneurs and small businesses navigate this complex environment by providing advanced communications technology and solutions is a mission that we both share."
GotVMail provides industry-leading virtual, on-demand voice communications services to thousands of small and home-based businesses, entrepreneurs, and other independent business professionals without the need to purchase expensive telephone equipment or software. GotVMail's VirtualOne Service offers customers virtual toll free and/or local numbers with multiple mailboxes/extensions, live call forwarding, music-on-hold, dial-by-name directory, advanced voicemail and much more.
"We are extremely pleased to enter into a relationship with Pitney Bowes to deliver GotVMail's advanced suite of virtual voice communications services to its small business customers," said Siamak Taghaddos, GotVMail Communications President and CEO. "We firmly believe that Pitney Bowes' knowledgeable customers will instantly recognize the tremendous benefits of GotVMail's virtual, on-demand communications services that allow small businesses to select and pay for only those services they need today and instantly add services as their communications needs grow."
About GotVMail
GotVMail Communications offers small and home-based businesses and mobile professionals the industry's most advanced suite of virtual, on-demand voice communications services. GotVMail - "The Next Generation of Small Business Communications" - delivers the image, productivity, and professionalism of a Fortune 500 corporate telecommunications system - but without the need to purchase capital equipment or software. More information about GotVMail can be found at gotvmail.com.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes is the world's leading provider of integrated mail and document management systems, services and solutions. The $4.8 billion company helps organizations of all sizes reduce costs, increase effectiveness and enhance customer relationships. The company's 80-plus years of technological leadership has produced many major innovations in the mailing industry and more than 3,200 active patents with applications in a variety of markets, including printing, shipping, encryption, and financial services. With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations. More information about Pitney Bowes can be found at www.pb.com.
Contacts:
GotVMail Communications
David Powers, 617-395-5700, x712
dpowers@gotvmail.com
or
Pitney Bowes
Christopher Tessier, 203-351-7210
Christopher.Tessier@pb.com
