PRNewswire: SGI Unveils Internet Server for Messaging | Linux Today

PRNewswire: SGI Unveils Internet Server for Messaging

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 23, 2000

“Building upon its award-winning Linux OS-based SGI Internet
Server, SGI today introduced its latest Media Commerce*
solution-SGI Internet Server for messaging. A powerful, thin
serving solution complete with commercial-grade messaging software
that supports 15,000 mailboxes, the SGI Internet Server for
messaging solution starts under $15,000 U.S.-less than $1 per
mailbox. Designed for small to medium-size ISPs, ASPs or
colocation facilities, the messaging version of SGI Internet Server
provides a completely integrated, fully configured messaging
solution for single or multiple hosted messaging services in an
affordable and easy-to-deploy unit.

“To deliver a comprehensive messaging solution, the messaging
version of SGI Internet Server is complemented by MessagingDirect’s
M-Store mail hosting software. An industry-leading, world-class
developer of standards-based electronic messaging and directory
software for e-business, MessagingDirect’s applications are based
on a secure, embedded messaging foundation that has been optimized
for SGI Internet Server. The combined solution offers superior
management tools as well as a robust and highly secure messaging
solution that can be easily integrated into a larger commercial
environment.”

“Drawing upon our experience in field-proven fail-safe
carrier-class messaging solutions for large service providers, we
designed SGI Internet Server for messaging to give small to
medium-size customers an affordable, reliable, easy-to-integrate
system. This version of our Internet Server provides rack-and-stack
scalability for expanding their messaging offerings as their needs
grow,” said Greg Estes, vice president and general manager,
Broadband and Internet Solutions, SGI.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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