1&1 Internet Adds Mobile Support For Open-Xchange Based SaaS Solution

Customers get new emails, tasks, and appointments automatically synchronized
with their mobile devices; Outlook Connector added to all standard packages

TARRYTOWN, NY, November 28, 2007 – 1&1 Internet, the world’s largest web host by known servers, today announced a new push email and PIM (personal information management, e.g., contacts and calendar) synchronization solution for its hosted email and collaboration packages delivered by Open-Xchange Inc.’s award winning Smart Collaboration™ technology. This push service based on Funambol’s open source technology will be available first in Germany as of December, and subsequently together with the launch of the hosted email and groupware offering in US, UK and France within the first half of 2008.

1&1 utilizes the Open-Xchange platform for a range of 1&1 branded MailXchange email and collaboration packages to be launched worldwide. 1&1 MailXchange offers the full set of personal information management (“PIM”) functionality – email, calendaring, contacts and task management together with advanced groupware features such as Documail and Smart Document Sharing. The solution delivers valuable functionality for small businesses and individuals, enabling them to work remotely by providing communications at very low price points.

Through the 1&1 Control Center, customers get a free software client for all smartphones and pocket PCs using Windows 5.0 and Windows 6.0. Provided that customers have a contract with their carrier for data transfer, they automatically get emails, appointments, contacts and tasks pushed to their mobile devices.

“With the Introduction of our new interface for mobile synchronization, MailXchange’s functionality is head to head with our competitors,“ said Andreas Gauger, 1&1 chairman of the board. “Freelancers, SMEs and field staff among others will benefit most from our communication stack, completely built on open source software.“

“Business users and consumers want easy-to-use mobile messaging and collaboration capabilities such as Personal Information Management services, on all the devices they use, anywhere, anytime at a reasonable cost,” said Gerald Labie, CEO of Open-Xchange. “The market potential for mobile SaaS solutions is tremendous. Our three way partnership is a major step forward in meeting this need.”

“1&1 is leading the way into a new mobile market in which many more people can receive compelling mobile services such as push email at a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives,” said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. “We are pleased to work with 1&1 and Open-Xchange as this will set a precedent for how service providers can utilize open source to address a major new portion of the market and provide profitable mobile services.”

Today’s move is another indication of 1&1’s progress within the global ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) market.  The company’s mass roll-out of Open-Xchange and Funambol technology represents 1&1’s confidence in open source alternatives, and its commitment to the open source community.

1&1’s use of the open source platforms from Open-Xchange and Funambol equip customers with the very latest features at a much lower price than comparable products.  The open source nature of the solutions facilitates seamless integration within 1&1’s back-end email systems. Open-Xchange provides high performance and reliability and offers 1&1 greater scalability than similar licensed solutions. Moreover, Open-Xchange’s and Funambol’s open standards and APIs (Application Programming Interface) enabled a seamless integration into 1&1’s business processes, such as user provisioning, systems management and billing processes.

Pricing and availability
MailXchange accounts include 5 GB of storage for email and 2 GB more to store and share documents in private folders. MailXchange’s AJAX-based web interface is always accessible to users, regardless of platform. To further facilitate adoption, MailXchange supports standard groupware clients, such as Microsoft Outlook. As MailXchange supports the WebDAV interface, documents can be easiliy accessed through Windows Explorer as well. 1&1 MailXchange accounts will be available as a standalone package and as a add-on for existing hosting customers. Accounts start at 4.99 Euro per month for a single user, going down to 1.99 Euro per month for quantities of 100 accounts or more.

About Open-Xchange Hosting Edition
The Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is the only groupware solution designed specifically to meet the needs of hosting providers. It has been architected to integrate into a hosting provider’s existing infrastructure such as authentication, provisioning, billing, and email storage rather than require that these systems be replaced. Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is built on enterprise proven open source technologies, such as Apache and MySQL, and is able to scale up to millions of users.

Open-Xchange Hosting Edition offers multi-tenant and multi-domain capabilities, enabling web hosters to serve hundreds of thousands of clients in a virtual server environment. This ensures a maximum level of service and customer satisfaction, while making best use of existing hardware resources. Open-Xchange Hosting Edition offers the necessary services and interfaces to integrate into automated administration, deployment and monitoring tools, ensuring 24/7 uptime 365 days a year.

Open-Xchange’s award winning Smart Collaboration™ technology combines email, calendaring, contacts and task management with advanced groupware features such as Documail and Document Sharing. Productivity is enhanced through unique teamwork features, like team view, centralized document sharing, and shared calendars, contacts, tasks and documents. In addition, the option of synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook is available.

About 1&1 Internet Inc.
1&1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with a market cap of $4 billion. 1&1 was established in 1992 and hosts more than 8 million domain names, while more than 40,000 servers run on the company’s five state-of-the-art data centers. 1&1’s global community is over 7 million customer contracts strong. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. For more information, please contact the company at http://www.1and1.com or 1-877-461-2631.

About OpenXchange
Open-Xchange Inc. is the innovator of scalable and integrated open source messaging and collaboration solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, academic institutions and government authorities (“SME”).  Its products are available directly from the company, through partners and Software-as-a-Service providers.   Open-Xchange provides SME’s with state-of-the-art messaging and collaboration solutions traditionally only accessible to large corporations. By empowering SME’s, Open-Xchange helps them compete more effectively in the global economy.  Open-Xchange Inc. is a privately held holding company headquartered in Tarrytown, NY, with research and development in Olpe and Nuremberg, Germany and operations in the US and Germany. For more information, please visit www.open-xchange.com.

1&1 and Funambol Collaborate on New Push Email and PIM Sync Solution for Mass Market

Integration with Open-Xchange collaboration software illustrates how open source enables service providers to offer new mobile services

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 16, 2007 – Funambol, the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging solutions powered by open source, today announced it is working with 1&1, the world’s largest web hoster, on a new push email and PIM (personal information management, e.g., contacts and calendar) synchronization solution for the mass market.

The solution uses OpenXchange for collaboration capabilities, including contact and calendar management. 1&1 chose Funambol due to its mobile email & PIM feature set for the mass market, source code transparency and low cost that is enabled by open source. By using Funambol software, 1&1 expects to differentiate its offerings and mobilize its massive email user base as well as attract new customers for its affordable email services.

“1&1 is leading the way into a new mobile market in which many more people can receive compelling mobile services such as push email at a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives,” said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. “We are pleased to work with 1&1 as this will set a precedent for how service providers can utilize open source to address a major new portion of the market and provide profitable mobile services.”

“After thoroughly researching the market for push email services, Funambol proved to offer the solution we were looking for.  We believe in the success of Software as a Service and Funambol’s open source-based solution delivers on both our business and customer needs,” said Andreas Gauger, 1&1 chairman of the board. “We look forward to making this mobile service available to our customers soon.”

“Business users and consumers want easy-to use mobile messaging and collaboration capabilities such as Personal Information Management services, on all the devices they use, anywhere, anytime at a reasonable cost,” said Gerald Labie, CEO of Open-Xchange. The market potential for mobile SaaS solutions is tremendous. Our three way partnership is a major step forward in meeting this need.”

The 1&1 and Funambol push email service points to a trend in the industry – service providers such as 1&1 are choosing open source-based software to provide mobile services. Earlier this year, Funambol announced an agreement with EarthLink and anticipates more will follow. These moves are expected to generate a wide range of new low-cost mobile email and related services for the mass market. Funambol has been leading the evolution of this market with its mobile open source software since 2001. The new 1&1 mobility service is expected to launch within a few months.

“We project mobile email adoption by consumers to rapidly accelerate over the next few years. This service by 1&1 and Funambol is just the first of many similar offerings to come,” said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., vice president and chief analyst, Mobile & Wireless, Frost & Sullivan. “This deployment of mobile email for millions of users helps legitimize open source as a realistic alternative to proprietary solutions.”

About Funambol

Funambol provides mobile 2.0 messaging solutions that are powered by open source. The company is a leading provider of open source push email and PIM synchronization solutions for the mass market. Funambol’s open source software has been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times by a global network of 10,000 developers and contributors in more than 200 countries. The commercial version of Funambol’s software has been deployed at service providers, mobile operators, portals, Global 1000 businesses, hardware OEMs/ODMs and ISVs including customers such as 1&1, Earthlink and Computer Associates.  Funambol is headquartered in Redwood City, California with an R&D center in Italy.  See www.funambol.com.

About 1&1 Internet Inc.

1&1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with a market cap of $4 billion. 1&1 was established in 1992 and hosts more than 8 million domain names, while more than 40,000 servers run on the company’s five state-of-the-art data centers. 1&1’s global community is over 6.8 million customer contracts strong. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. For more information, please contact the company at www.1and1.com or 1-877-461-2631.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – September 15, 2006 – Webhosting company, and subsidiary of United Internet, 1 and 1 Internet, is offering the top level domain (TLD) Dot.mobi. The new class of domains ending with .mobi is backed by 13 leading mobile and Internet organizations and addresses the need for seamless access to Internet-enabled mobile phones, for delivering customized information to mobile devices.

Every person or organization is free to apply for a preferred .mobi domain. Customers of 1 and 1 can pre-register for free via the 1 and 1 Control Panel. During this pre-registration period everybody can request as many domain-names as desired. These subscriptions will be held until the general registration on October 11th and will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. 1 and 1 .mobi domains are registered for two year periods at $19.99 per year.

Andreas Gauger, Chairman of 1 and 1 Internet remarked, ”The .mobi domain serves perfectly the need for an increasingly mobile society. Websites with .mobi will be able to offer an intuitive direct access for millions of mobile devices and address new target-groups. As there is no charge applying for the pre-registration with 1 and 1, this means that there is really no reason not to apply for their preferred omain-name.”

According to dotMobi, the ICANN appointed global registry, .mobi is the first – and only – top level domain dedicated to users who access the Internet through their mobile phones. In addition, mobile phones are purchased four times as often as a personal computer, meaning there’s a sizable population whose main access to the Internet is via mobile phone. All websites have to be compliant with .mobi’s specific design restrictions to ensure that all pages on the TLD can be viewed with a mobile phone.

1 and 1 Internet’s global community includes 5.87 million users. 1 and 1 features an array of services, from instant domain packages to all-inclusive shared hosting plans, dedicated servers and ready-to-run eShops. Combining over 37,000 fully-tuned servers with the performance of Juniper and Cisco routers, 1 and 1 endeavors to utilize the most superior products from the leading technology manufacturers and service providers. 1 and 1 is a Microsoft Joint Development Partner, and works with other paramount companies such as Google, Plesk, Symantec, and HP/Compaq.

To learn more about 1 and 1 Internet, please visit: www.1and1.com.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (The Hosting News) – August 29, 2006 – Webhosting company, and subsidiary of United Internet, 1 and 1 Internet’s ”Pocket Web,” marketed in Germany, has been awarded Best Mobile Service. Developed by Ogo mobile messaging solutions firm, IXI Mobile, Inc., the device was awarded for its service, and pricing for the data flat rate.

The award was given by eco, the Federation of the German Internet economy, a registered association for the advancement of Internet use in Germany. Ogo was brought to market in Germany in April 2006 by 1 and 1, by active websites supplying more than 64 Million mail addresses for customers in Germany, the UK, France, Austria and the US. 1 nd 1 launched the device under the name ”1 and 1 Pocket Web,” and offers the solution in cooperation with Vodafone Germany. eco, the registered association of German Internet enterprises, founded in 1995 with the aim of enhancing commercial Internet use in Germany.

The complete 1 and 1 Pocket Web package was awarded the first prize in its category at the eco Gala, for the solution’s innovation, cost-performance level and ease of use by consumers and professionals. Ogo devices aspire to deliver a true on-the-go mobile messaging experience with full screen, QWERTY keyboard (QWERTZ in Germany), easy-to-use interface and clamshell design. The German offering includes the following services: email, PIM (contacts and calendar), web browser, GSM voice, gaming and SMS. The German email solution includes IMAP4 email access, attachment viewing and push email. The browser optimizes web pages for ease of display and navigation. The device also delivers mobile voice, with voice service available to consumers who choose to activate it. Back-end services are hosted by IXI Mobile, enabling seamless integration with the 1 and 1 and Vodafone networks.

1and 1 is part of the United Internet group, whose brands include 1 and 1, WEB.DE, GMX and Schlund+Partner, with over 5.8 million customer contracts and more than 64 million email user accounts. Andreas Gauger, CEO of 1 and 1 Internet AG, commented, ”We are very happy that our combined offering, designed for affordable mobility, has received this prestigious award. It furthermore strengthens the position of the public listed and highly profitable United Internet Group as the leading German Internet stock.”

Amit Haller, Co-Founder, President and CEO of IXI Mobile added, ”We are honored that our product and service, brought to market by 1 and 1, has been recognized as a leading mobile service in Germany, and we look forward to bringing more innovative, attractive offerings to the German mass market.”

IXI Mobile, Inc. offers data-centric mobile device and service solutions to the mass market, designed to improve the mobile user experience and increase mobile voice and data usage. The company provides a turn-key solution to mobile operators and Internet service providers worldwide to launch and support Ogo products. IXI Mobile is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has research and development facilities in Israel and Romania. IXI Mobile also maintains regional sales offices.

On February 28, 2006, IXI Mobile and Israel Technology Acquisition Corporation (ITAC) (OTC Bulletin Board: ISLTU.OB, ISLT.OB, ISLTW.OB) entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of ITAC would merge with and into IXI Mobile, with IXI Mobile surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ITAC. Upon consummation of the merger, ITAC will change its name to IXI Mobile, Inc. and IXI Mobile will change its name to IXI Mobile (USA), Inc.

The Ogo family of devices delivers popular applications, including email, instant messaging, SMS, RSS, voice and web browsing on optimized, easy-to-use handheld devices for a true on-the-go mobile messaging experience. Ogo was launched in the United States by AT and T Wireless (now Cingular Wireless), Switzerland by Swisscom Mobile, Turkey by e-kolay.net., Germany by 1&1, and Uruguay by ANCEL.

1 and 1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a public company with 6,000 employees and a market cap of $3 billion. 1 and 1 was established in 1992 and hosts more than 5.6 million domain names, while 30,000 servers run on the company’s four data centers. 1 and 1′s global community is 5 million customer contracts strong, with company U.S. headquarters located in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania.

To learn more about Ogo, please visit: www.ogo.com.

For more information about IXI Mobile, please visit: www.ixi.com.

To learn more about 1 and 1 Internet, please visit: www.1and1.com.