SMTPit 3.0 Beta 1 Released (Win, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X)

[CNS]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES SMTPIT 3.0 beta 1, A CROSS PLATFORM FILEMAKER PRO PLUG-IN.

Fort Worth, TX, July 23, 2001 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems announces the release of SMTPit 3.0b1, for FileMaker Pro 4.x and 5.x for Macintosh OS 9, Macintosh OS X, and Windows Platforms.

SMTPit is a very flexible FileMaker Pro plug-in that allows you to send email directly from FileMaker without the aid of any helper applications. To use it, all you will need is an email address, an SMTP server, and FileMaker Pro 4.x or 5.x.

You can easily integrate SMTPit into your existing solutions. A basic knowledge of FileMaker Scripting is needed, however, the documentation for SMTPit covers how to use FileMaker Pro Plug-ins, and more specifically, how to use the SMTPit plug-in.

Jake Traynham, company owner, states that "We have added many, many new enhancements to this new version of SMTPit, including Japanese character support, OS X support, Server Authentication support, a new Status Window, and many others. We are especially enthusiastic about the Japanese character support because it opens up a whole new market for us."

Possible Uses of SMTPit

Because SMTPit enables you to send email directly from FileMaker, the possibilities are countless. You can use SMTPit to send personalized email newsletters, respond to inquiries from the web, or even integrate it into POS solutions. Because SMTPit gives you extensible features like Email Headers and Footers, and HTML support, you can have an even greater control over the messages that you can send.

Features of SMTPit

- SMTPit supports normal email fields such as To, CC, BCC, From, Subject, and Body.

- SMTPit adds support for unique Header and Footer fields in the Plain Text Body and HTML Body of your email messages.

- SMTPit adds the ability to append to all email fields, including the Headers and Footers, with the exception of the From field.

- SMTPit allows you to include extra Email Headers, such as "X-Mailer: SMTPit", with your email messages.

- SMTPit allows you to attach files to your emails.

- SMTPit allows you to create HTML Emails complete with inline graphic images.

- *New* - Japanese and Central and Eastern European character support.

- *New* - Connect and Disconnect functions for Mass Email solutions.

- *New* - Status Window for showing what SMTPit is doing at all times.

- *New* - Support for the OS X version of FileMaker Pro 5.5.

- *New* - Server Authentication support for logging into your mail server.

- *New* - Better multi-tasking support on Macintosh for running FMP and your mail server on the same machine.

- *New* - New PathToDB function for returning the path to the folder containing your database on the hard drive.

- *New* - Better Multi-part email support.

- *New* - New Developer's Versions.

- *New* - Send and Connect functions can take optional parameters to enhance their functions.

Fully Functional Demonstration version available

A fully functional 30 day demonstration version of SMTPit, along with several example databases and full documentation, is available from our web site listed below. Until you register your copy of SMTPit, it will show a splash screen when FileMaker starts and it will include an extra demo footer in all emails you send. Once you register your copy, both the splash screen and the extra footer will disappear.

Pricing and Availability

Upgrades:

If you purchased SMTPit after May 1, 2001, you are entitled to a free upgrade. However, you will need a new registration number. To receive your new registration number, please email [email protected] with the name you used on your order and we will email you a new receipt with your new registration number.

If you purchased prior to May 1, 2001, you can upgrade to SMTPit 3.0 for the low cost of $9 for Single User Licenses and $36 for Site Licenses. You can use our secure online purchase form to purchase the upgrade. (If you own a Developer's License, please email [email protected] for information on the upgrade.)

New purchases:

A Single User License (covers one computer at a time) for SMTPit is $65. A Site License (covers all computers at one corporate location, cross-platform) is $250. A Developer's License (allows you to redistribute SMTPit, royalty free, with any one solution you make) is now available for $780. A Single Educational/Non-Profit License is available for $45. Licenses can be ordered from our secure web site. For information on Educational/Non-Profit Site License discounts and Developer Licenses, please send email to [email protected]

For more information about SMTPit visit our web site at http://www.smtpit.com/ or http://www.cnsplug-ins.com/ or call us at 817-560-4226.

Contact Information:

Comm-Unity Networking Systems

8652 Hwy 80 West, Fort Worth, Texas 76116

Phone: 817-560-4226

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.cnsplug-ins.com/

Comm-Unity Networking Systems is dedicated to bringing you quality, cross-platform FileMaker Pro Plug-ins as well as excellent FileMaker Pro consulting, Web Companion/Lasso Development, and custom FileMaker Pro solutions. For more information on our company, please visit our website.