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BlueTie Forms Alliance with WSI, Extending Distribution to Over 1,500 Internet Consultants
Alliance provides a value-added Internet service to small and medium sized businesses
ROCHESTER, N.Y., August 2, 2006 — BlueTie, Inc. and WSI Internet Consulting and Education announced today a distribution alliance that leverages BlueTie's email and collaboration services into a new offering for its customers called WSI Email Plus, within WSI's extensive portfolio of Internet solutions. WSI Email Plus will help WSI's network of over 1,500 certified Internet Consultants deliver enhanced Internet solutions to their small and medium sized business clients (SMEs).
WSI, operating in 87 countries and ranked the No. 1 Internet and Technology Services Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine, will offer WSI Email Plus leveraging BlueTie's email, contact management, collaborative calendaring, on-line file storage and sharing, task management and instant messaging in a compelling Web-based software package for its customers. This new email solution is spam and virus protected and initial packages offer a full gigabyte of storage. WSI's portfolio of Internet-related services and technologies are tailored to the unique requirements of each client and designed to offer business solutions that help customers leverage the Internet to improve profitability.
"Teaming with WSI allows us to triple the size of our channel partner network and will lead to significant growth in our total number of end-users," said Kevin Beatson, Vice President, BlueTie Service Provider Sales & Marketing. "BlueTie gains a valuable new service provider partner and WSI's Consultants have a potent new offering in their service portfolio."
BlueTie, the leading provider of Software as a Service for small and medium sized businesses and service providers, offers the industry's first fully-integrated email and collaboration services suite that utilizes advanced Web programming techniques to deliver desktop-like speed and performance from any computer with Internet access.
"We are further expanding our portfolio of products available to WSI Consultants to ensure they are always providing leading edge and affordable solutions to meet our SME customers' unique needs. We are pleased to add WSI Email Plus, a proven email and collaboration solution to our Consultants' portfolio," said Ron McArthur, president of WSI. "Many of our WSI Internet Consultants have already signed up for the WSI Email Plus program."
About BlueTie, Inc.
BlueTie is a leading provider of email and collaboration solutions for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and Service Providers worldwide. BlueTie's software enables SMBs to instantly deploy a business-class messaging solution without investments in hardware, software, or IT support. BlueTie also offers its carrier-class application to ISPs, web hosting providers, and domain registrars seeking an enhanced messaging solution for consumers and SMBs. BlueTie's software provides end-users with desktop, web, and mobile access securely, and includes spam and virus protection, along with collaborative features like shared contacts, calendars, files and instant messaging. BlueTie also offers email auditing and secure file transfer tools for additional security and compliance solutions. BlueTie has been named a Forbes Magazine "Best of the Web" company for 2002, 2003 and 2004. Founded in 1999, BlueTie is a global company headquartered in Rochester, New York. For more information, visit www.BlueTie.com or call 1.800.BLUE.TIE
About WSI Internet Consulting and Education
Through its network of over 1500 offices in 87 countries, WSI delivers thousands of e-business solutions to small and medium sized businesses annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, WSI provides affordable Internet related services and technologies that deliver maximum return on investment for businesses. As the world leader in providing profitable Internet solutions to SMEs, making information accessible for all via the Internet is an essential component of our offering. WSI is committed to assisting customers to ensure their websites are accessible for people with disabilities by providing education, guidance, tools and techniques that comply with the worldwide W3C standards. To learn more about WSI and our services please visit http://www.wsiconsultants.com.
For Further Information Contact:
Jennifer Balon, BlueTie, 585.586.2000 x1076, jbalon@BlueTie.com