Commtouch Becomes Leading Email Provider in India, Announces Contracts With Destination Portals, Including 'The Times of India' SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Extending its considerable reach in the burgeoning Internet market of India, Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH), the worldwide leader in integrated email outsourcing services, today announced several contracts with online destination sites: the Times Group portal indiatimes.com; indya.com, Gnan.com and Indiaacross.com; brandquivier.com; GrabMail and Indian Doctors Network. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000210/SFTH038 ) With a population base of nearly 1 billion people, India is well positioned for future Internet growth. The new contracts will deliver Web-based email and advanced communication services powered by Commtouch to this growing cyber economy that now rivals Malaysia's and Australia's in number. According to IDC, the Internet subscriber base in India will increase almost 100 percent this year. Reflecting on the new business in India, Commtouch CEO Gideon Mantel said, "Email is the communications platform for the wired global community of India. As in many up-and-coming Internet communities around the world, the early investments Commtouch has made in email technologies, infrastructure and services are just starting to blossom. The explosive growth in worldwide communications and commerce will be driven by the emerging online communities of India. Commtouch's strong distribution network will allow us to deliver the most advanced messaging services to one of the largest populations on the planet." India's most widely circulated English daily, "The Times of India" is rated one of the world's six best newspapers. Offering news along with Commtouch email, India Times.com attracts 200,000 visitors a day from its online location. Scaled to address everyday usefulness, indya.com is the definitive Indian portal site poised to trigger the vast growth of the Indian economy. Indya.com will offer users email, online scheduling and To Do lists complete with an easy to remember email address of their choice @indya.com. A GraphoNET Company, Gnan.com delivers the promise of a true and comprehensive Indian portal. GraphoNET is a leading Indian Internet strategy and consulting firm providing turnkey IT solutions. Symbolizing "knowledge" in Sanskrit, Gnan email will be offered to all registered users of the site who want free email and online calendaring from one convenient location. Indiaacross is a completely India-centric online service designed to provide both resident and non-resident Indians a complete guide on India. Visitors to the site can catch up on news, entertainment, sports and politics when they check email on their own Mail Across account. brandquiver.com is the professional's comprehensive window to the world of advertising and marketing. The portal will offer Commtouch email in addition to all the information, news and views on advertising and marketing in India and the world. GrabMail.com is an email destination site designed purely for sending and receiving email, chat, online calendaring, checking appointments and managing To Do lists. IDN, the Indian Doctors Network, brings global information to Indian medical professionals working within the health care system. IDN's DocMail offers email to medical practitioners from this one-stop site for medical news and information. Commtouch is the leading global provider of outsourced integrated email and messaging solutions, currently serving almost 15 million email boxes worldwide. Commtouch customizes messaging solutions for more than 350 corporations, ASPs, ISPs, portals and online companies such as About.com, Asahi-Shimbun, Citibank, Ericsson, Espanol.com, First USA, France Telecom, Go2Net, IFX, Microsoft, Multimania.com, Scandinavia Online, Talk City, Toshiba, Tutopia, Virgilio.com and Yupi. Commtouch offers the most integrated suite of online messaging applications in 18 languages that include features such as online calendaring, unified messaging, wireless integration and direct marketing applications. Founded in 1991, Commtouch has offices in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, London and Tel Aviv. Additional Company information may be obtained by visiting www.commtouch.com. NOTE: Commtouch is a registered trademark of Commtouch Software Ltd. Terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others. SOURCE: Commtouch Software Ltd. CONTACT: Michael Krems, 408-566-5816, or [email protected], or Chris McCarthy, 408-845-9903, or [email protected], or Debbie Kay, +972-9-863-6806, or [email protected], all of Commtouch Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000210/SFTH038 AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 201-369-3467 /Web site: http://indya.com /Web site: http://www.indiaacross.com /Web site: http://brandquiver.com /Web site: http://www.commtouch.com (CTCH)