E-mail is one of the most efficient ways for a business to communicate with clients and staff members. But e-mail is not without its drawbacks, particularly the load it places on a company`s network resources.
Now organisations are starting to make use of "intelligent" e-mail distribution services where their mailing lists are managed and bandwidth is freed up for other important business activities.
"These days companies rely heavily on the Internet and the last thing they want is bottlenecks and delays on their systems," says David Rogers GM, Business Gateway at Internet Solutions (IS).
"Our Mail Distributor service is a way for organisations to take the hassle out of getting the right e-mail to the right people at the right time. Companies are able to free up precious bandwidth by reducing the amount of mail that is sent down their leased-line.
"A single mail is sent from the client`s mail server to their mailing list, securely held and maintained by IS.
"Each client on the original mailing list will receive the mail. The user sending out electronic information no longer needs to select the e-mail addressees to which the message is being sent, but merely sends the one message to their Mail Distributor list at IS which then forwards it to multiple recipients," says Rogers.
The Mail Distributor allows users to send just a single e-mail down their leased-line to one destination - IS. On receipt of this single message, the Mail Distributor immediately starts distributing copies of the e-mail to all the recipients on the distribution list selected by the user or administrator. The reduction in leased-line bandwidth utilisation is immediate and dramatic.
Rogers says the responsibility of getting the e-mail to its intended recipients lies with IS.
"Mailing lists are managed properly and delivery of messages is swift using our state-of-the-art facilities."
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Internet Solutions (IS) is SA`s leading provider of infrastructure foundations for electronic business and the forerunner in providing companies with effective connectivity solutions.
At present, it connects over 1 500 organisations to the Internet and over 3 000 sites through its range of VPN solutions, thus forming the primary electronic business community in SA.
IS offers a fully managed environment together with expertise in areas such as internet access, VPNs, hosting, dial-up, security and data management. Its best-of-breed infrastructure is without equal and has been the preferred choice of leading companies since 1993.
As the Internet industry leader, IS is also dedicated to sharing its success with others by providing improved access to education and information to all South Africans, particularly previously disadvantaged communities.
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