PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/03/08 -- The latest study by The Radicati Group, Inc., "E-mail Platforms for Service Providers Market, 2008-2012," provides an in-depth analysis of the market for commercial e-mail platforms for service providers, including key market trends, installed base and revenue market share by vendor, four-year forecasts, and breakouts by region.

E-mail platform suppliers develop e-mail platforms that allow service providers to offer hosted messaging services to their subscribers. Most e-mail platform suppliers target both consumer-oriented and business-oriented service providers including: Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telecommunication Providers (Telcos), Web Hosting Providers, Hosted Business E-mail Providers, and more.

Service Providers are increasingly looking for advanced e-mail platforms that include archiving capabilities, instant messaging, wireless e-mail, VoIP, unified communications, enhanced security, Web 2.0 clients, and ease of customization options that allow them to more easily brand the platforms and integrate with other services.

The installed base of hosted e-mail mailboxes including both consumer and business service provider mailboxes, is set to increase from 1.6 billion in 2008, to over 2.2 billion by 2012.

To order a copy of the study, or for additional information about our market research programs, please contact Lauren Reardon at (650) 322-8059, or visit our Web site at http://www.radicati.com.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of email security, email archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, and more. The company provides both quantitative and qualitative information, including detailed market size, installed base and forecast information on a worldwide basis, as well as detailed country breakouts.

The Radicati Group works with corporate organizations to assist them in selecting the right products and technologies to support their business needs, as well as with vendors to define the best strategic direction for their products. We also work with investment firms on a worldwide basis to help them identify and assess new investment opportunities.

The Radicati Group, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in London, Hong Kong and Melbourne.

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