Mangosoft Reaches Milestone And Signs 100th Var To Reseller And Solutions Provider Program
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Mangosoft Reaches Milestone And Signs 100th Var To Reseller And Solutions Provider Program
Cachelink Pro Software Greatly Speeds Up Web Access For Any Size Organization; Gives VARs a Unique, Cost-effective Product
Westborough, MA - December 15, 2000: Mangosoft, Inc. (Nasdaq BB: MGOF), developers of Internet business enabling software and
services, today announced that it has signed its 100th value-added reseller
(VAR) to the Mangosoft Platinum Partner Program. Launched in August of this year, the VAR
program is focused on solutions providers who can rapidly integrate Mangosoft's
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Pro Web caching software into solutions for small-to-mid size businesses, schools, and other
organizations looking to maximize Internet access speed.
Cachelink Pro is the only software-based, LAN-wide Web cache product designed to
significantly increase the speed and performance of Internet access for any size organization.
Solution providers combine Cachelink software with networking hardware for a powerful,
easy-to-administer solution that produces immediate results and requires no additional
training to use.
The national program includes large and small resellers who have an intimate knowledge
of the business landscape in their regions and are focused on the integration of
computing solutions such as Mangosoft's Cachelink Pro software. A sampling of Mangosoft's
resellers includes: Integrated IT Solutions, Aegis Associates, CEJ Computer Business, Needle
Technology, Quest, RetroFit Technologies, and Scion Computers.
"The response to the program has been tremendous," said Jim Yearick, product manager at
Mangosoft for Cachelink Pro. "As VAR's continue to incorporate Cachelink Pro into their
service offerings, they can provide their customers significantly better Internet performance
without the expense of upgrading service levels at their ISP's. That's a very strong value
proposition for them to offer."
Mangosoft recently received an order for 800 Cachelink licenses from a systems integrator
in California who will install the product into a Michigan school system.
The rapid success of the Mangosoft program is fueled by the distribution agreement
signed earlier this year with Marketlink Technologies, LLC, a national outsource sales
and marketing organization for the computer channel. Under the agreement, Marketlink
markets and sells Mangosoft's Cachelink Pro Web caching software to value-added resellers
(VARs), independent software vendors (ISVs), integrators, and other solution providers.
Furthering its distribution efforts, Mangosoft also announced that 3Com Corporation
expects to begin shipping its
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LAN Modem products with Cachelink Pro by the
end of the year. The two companies announced an agreement earlier in the year to combine
products and allow small businesses to accelerate Internet access without the cost of
higher-speed Internet access.
About Mangosoft, Inc.
Mangosoft, Inc. (OTC: BB: MGOF) creates software and services that make the
Internet a better place for business. Through its Mangomind® Internet File Server for Business, Mangosoft
allows its customers to connect easily and securely with remote colleagues, clients, and partners
around the world, enabling them to make smarter and faster business decisions. Encryption technology is provided by RSA Security (NASDAQ: RSAS).
FileTRUSTSM, acquired from FleetFinancial, provides secure, online file storage services.
Mangosoft's Cachelink® Web caching
software maximizes a company's existing resources, making the Internet work faster and more efficiently.
Mangosoft sells its products directly to customers as well as through a network of value-added
resellers and systems integrators. The Mangosoft Web site is http://www.mangosoft.com.
The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements
that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based on
a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development,
market acceptance of new products, product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in Mangosoft's most recent annual report
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prices for Mangosoft products and services
are subject to change - check the pricing page on Mangosoft's web site for current pricing.
fileTRUST and The Business Internet File Service are servicemarks, Mangomind and Cachelink are
registered trademarks, and Mangosoft is a trademark of Mangosoft, Inc. OfficeConnect is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation