Mangosoft Inc. and Fleet Form Strategic Partnership for fileTRUST
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Mangosoft Inc. and Fleet Form Strategic Partnership for fileTRUST
Mangosoft to acquire fileTRUST assets from Fleet; Companies to work together to market online storage and collaboration products
Westborough, MA - February 11, 2002:
Mangosoft Inc. (OTC: BB: MGOF), a developer of Internet enabling
business software solutions, today announced that it has acquired all of FleetBoston
Financial Corporation's (NYSE: FBF) fileTRUSTSM online data storage service assets.
As part of the transaction, Fleet and Mangosoft entered into a two-year enterprise
license agreement for the internal use of fileTRUST by Fleet's employees and the two
companies will continue to market fileTRUST. Fleet will also have a seat on
Mangosoft's Advisory Board. Terms of the agreement included an undisclosed
amount of cash and equity in Mangosoft.
Fleet launched the fileTRUST service to its customers in December 2000 as an online
safe deposit box for electronic documents. fileTRUST ensures that sensitive electronic
documents and information are kept private, secure and are available to authenticated
users from any Internet-connected PC, at any time.
"We are very pleased to have found a strategic partner for fileTRUST in Mangosoft,"
said Blaise Heltai, Fleet's Managing Director for Internet Strategy. "Fleet developed
fileTRUST to be the market standard for security and ease of use in online file storage.
We are confident that Mangosoft, as a leading Internet software development company, will
continue to deliver high quality products and services to our fileTRUST customers and we
look forward to growing the file storage market in partnership with them".
fileTRUST customers will be transitioned to Mangosoft as of February 11, 2002 after
which time Mangosoft will provide customer support. fileTRUST customers can continue
their online storage service or can upgrade to
MangomindSM Business Internet File ServiceSM, Mangosoft's proprietary
workgroup collaboration service. Mangomind provides a secure, shared Internet workspace
that simplifies collaboration for geographically dispersed workgroups.
"fileTRUST is a recognized and well respected product and we are very excited to add
it to our portfolio of Internet business services," said Dale Vincent, President and
CEO of Mangosoft. "fileTRUST, in conjunction with our Mangomind Internet collaboration
services, broadens our offerings to encompass the complete range of business applications,
from individual business people to large enterprise businesses."
About FleetBoston Financial Corporation
FleetBoston Financial is the seventh-largest financial holding company in the United States.
A diversified financial services company with assets exceeding $200 billion, Fleet offers a
comprehensive array of innovative financial solutions to 20 million customers in more than 20
countries and territories. Among the company's key lines of business are: retail banking, with
more than 1,500 branches and more than 3,800 ATMs in the Northeast; corporate banking, including
capital markets/investment banking and commercial finance; investment services, including
nationwide brokerage; and full-service banking through more than 250 offices in Latin America.
FleetBoston Financial is headquartered in Boston and listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: FBF) and the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE: FBF). For more information on Fleet,
visit http://www.fleet.com
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.