ATLANTA, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Businesses around the world are now a
mouse click away from using a delivery vehicle that is highly secure, easy to
use, immediate and certain to greatly impact the way they do business. UPS
today announced the global availability of UPS Document Exchange, the highly
praised and much anticipated Internet delivery service.
Available at http://www.exchange.ups.com, UPS Document Exchange is a suite of
delivery and information management services that industry watchers believe
will transform the way companies send and receive their most critical business
information.
In addition, UPS announced that it has made agreements with six leading
technology providers -- Adobe, Compaq Computer Corporation, iName Inc.,
MindSpring, QUALCOMM and VeriSign -- to expand both the channels of access for
customers to UPS Document Exchange and the technologies that enable the use of
the Internet delivery option. The partners will facilitate the Internet
business connection so that using the service is simple and seamless.
"The customer response has been overwhelming since we first announced our
plans this spring to offer UPS Document Exchange," said Dale Hayes, UPS vice
president of electronic commerce marketing. "This is an important step toward
relieving customer anxiety about doing business electronically and we expect
it to change the way business is conducted on a global scale."
UPS Document Exchange currently provides a choice of two Internet delivery
services, UPS OnLine Courier and UPS OnLine Dossier, which have distinct
features and levels of security. The services are supported by alliances
announced earlier with Tumbleweed Software and NetDox, Inc., two leading
providers of secure digital delivery solutions.
UPS OnLine Courier, which is available by downloading software or directly
from the web site, is built on an open environment. This allows customers to
send documents to anyone, regardless of the e-mail software, operating system
or hardware being used by either sender or receiver. Customers have several
security options, including password protection and encryption.
UPS OnLine Dossier, an insured service, features a unique double
encryption process to provide the highest level of encryption and verification
technology available globally for maximum security on a public network. It
authenticates identities using digital certificates, which are required by
both sender and receiver, and third party validation.
Rates per transaction within North America range from $1.00 to $7.00, and
from North America to any other location range from $1.50 to $12.00. Volume
discounts, which are available to any UPS Document Exchange customer, bring
the cost to as low as 60 cents per transaction within North America. Global
pricing information will be available on the web site (http://www.exchange.ups.com).
Both UPS Document Exchange services provide full visibility real-time
tracking, archiving, delivery confirmation, password protection options and
are protected by a minimum of 128-bit encryption while the files are on the
server. The software is free and services will be billed on a transactional
basis, with charges according to service used, level of security, destination
and file size.
UPS OnLine Courier is available to every country except North Korea, Iran,
Iraq, Libya and Cuba. Because of import/export regulations regarding strong
encryption, at this time OnLine Dossier is available for customers located in
a restricted number of countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands,
South Africa, Sweden, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Currently the service
is available in English and billing is in U.S. dollars. However, it will be
available in multiple languages and currencies in the near future.
UPS is the world's largest express carrier and package delivery company,
offering an unmatched array of products and services. With headquarters in
Atlanta, the company operates in more than 200 countries and territories, has
been named by Fortune Magazine as the most admired company in the
transportation industry for 15 consecutive years, and has received two
Computerworld Smithsonian Awards for technology leadership.
Backgrounder: UPS Document Exchange Alliances
Through UPS Document Exchange, UPS currently provides a choice of two
Internet delivery services, UPS OnLine Courier and UPS OnLine Dossier, which
have distinct features and levels of security. The services are supported by
alliances announced earlier with Tumbleweed Software and NetDox, Inc., two
leading providers of secure digital delivery solutions.
In addition, UPS has made agreements with six leading technology providers
-- Adobe, Compaq Computer Corporation, iName Inc., MindSpring, QUALCOMM and
VeriSign. Each will facilitate the Internet business connection so that using
the Internet delivery service is simple and seamless.
UPS has made arrangements to integrate UPS Document Exchange into the
solutions offered by Compaq, the largest supplier of personal computers, and
QUALCOMM, maker of Eudora, the leading e-mail software. Through its partner
network, iName will offer the UPS service to is nearly 2.3 million users.
MindSpring, a leading consumer Internet Service Provider, will embed the two
UPS services into its software; and VeriSign, the leading provider of digital
certificates, will enable UPS business customers who plan to use UPS OnLine
Dossier to obtain the certificates more easily. Also, UPS OnLine Courier
includes the capability to automatically create electronic documents in the
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) from any desktop software application.
Electronic documents in Adobe PDF will display and print exactly like the
original.
Adobe Systems Incorporated develops and supports products to help people
express and use information in more imaginative and meaningful ways across
print and electronic media. To help businesses better manage their
intellectual assets, Adobe Systems introduced Adobe Acrobat software and the
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) in June of 1993. Since its introduction,
Adobe PDF has become the de-facto standard for delivering electronic documents
- exactly as intended - for print and the web. Adobe PDF has become the
electronic document format of choice for highly regulated industries such as
financial services, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, over
120 government entities, such as the Internal Revenue Service, the Food and
Drug Administration and the U.S. District courts have selected Adobe PDF as an
optimum file format for archiving and delivering documents online.
Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is a
global information technology company. Compaq is the fifth largest computer
company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers.
With worldwide sales of $24.6 billion in 1997, Compaq develops and markets
hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading
enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions,
networking products, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer
PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs
and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than
100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners.
Customer support and information about Compaq and its products can be found at
http://www.compaq.com or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ in North America.
iName Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of email services to Internet
users worldwide. iName offers its services to users through relationships
with 35 renowned Internet companies and is also available through its own
website at http://www.iName.com. iName offers free, private email accounts,
lifetime email forwarding, and Web browser-based email access. The network
includes leaders in search, content, white and yellow pages, media,
entertainment and sports. Included in this prestigious list of partners are
Alta Vista, Lycos, and Switchboard, media giants, CNET, Time Warner, CMP and
IDG and renowned entertainment companies Rolling Stone, JAM TV, the NHL and
several NFL teams. With over 300 quality domain names to choose from, iName,
Inc., headquartered in New York, is a privately held and funded corporation.
MindSpring is a leading Internet service provider focused on delivering
outstanding service and support to its customers. By following its core
values and beliefs, MindSpring is committed to doing and exceptional job of
serving its customers, its employees, its owners and its community.
MindSpring's dial-up subscribers can browse the World Wide Web, send
electronic mail, participate in informative online chats and access over
20,000 newsgroups. MindSpring offers local Internet service in more than 360
locations throughout the United States. MindSpring is also a leading provider
of Web hosting services and domain registrations.
A privately held company founded by Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Thurston
Group, NetDox is a global leader for trusted and innovative digital delivery.
Its commercial-quality delivery services make sending high-value, sensitive
information over the Internet secure and simple. The NetDox service, DoxIt,
is a general-purpose Internet messaging solution offering end-to-end document
delivery with verification and authentication services provided by an
independent third party. NetDox is a licensee of leading technology
providers, such as RSA and Surety Technologies, and works with trusted
certificate authorities such as GTE CyberTrust and VeriSign. Based in
Deerfield, Ill., NetDox can be found on-line at http://www.netdox.com.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets,
licenses and operates advanced communications systems and products based on
its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The company's primary product
areas are the OmniTRACS system (a geostationary satellite-based, mobile
communications system providing two-way data and position reporting services),
CDMA wireless communications systems and products and, in conjunction with
others, the development of the Globalstar low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite
communications system. Other company products include the Eudora Pro
electronic mail software, ASIC products, and communications equipment and
systems for government and commercial customers worldwide. For more
information on QUALCOMM products and technologies, please visit the company's
web site at http://www.qualcomm.com.
Tumbleweed Software is a privately held company, based in Redwood City,
California, and is a leader in secure Internet document delivery.
Tumbleweed's flagship product, Posta, is an Internet document delivery
solution that allows businesses to control and protect the delivery of
important, time-sensitive documents. Additional information on Tumbleweed
Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.posta.com.
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the leading provider of digital
certificate solutions used by enterprises, web sites and consumers to conduct
secure communications and transactions over the Internet and private networks.
VeriSign's Digital Ids and Secure Server Ids are available through the
company's web site at http://www.verisign.com. VeriSign's E-Commerce Solutions are
used by enterprises to deploy complete Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
solutions for intranets, extranets, and large-scale electronic commerce
applications, and are available through VeriSign regional account
representatives or through VeriSign resellers. For more information visit
VeriSign's web site at http://www.verisign.com.
SOURCE United Parcel Service
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Related links:
http://www.exchange.ups.com
CONTACT:
Pat Steffen, 201-828-6103, or Joan Schnorbus,
201-828-4937, both of United Parcel Service
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