FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 of 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2000
CommTouch Software Ltd.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
6 Hazoran Street, Poleg Industrial Park, Netanya 42504, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.
FORM 6-K
INDEX
PART I. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 14. Exhibit 99
Exhibit Description of Document
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99 February 14, 2000 Press Release: "Commtouch Adds
ThinkLink's Unified Messaging and Enhanced
Telephony Services into Comprehensive Email
Outsourcing Platform"
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE, LTD.
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(Registrant)
Date
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By
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James E. Collins
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Commtouch Adds ThinkLink's Unified Messaging and
Enhanced Telephony Services into Comprehensive
Email Outsourcing Platform
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN UNIFIED MESSAGING SIGNALS EXPANDING ROLE FOR EMAIL
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA (FEBRUARY 14, 2000) -- Significantly upping the ante in
the email and messaging outsourcing space, Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH), the
worldwide leader in integrated email outsourcing services, announced today it is
taking a stake in unified messaging and communications company, ThinkLink.(TM)
Commtouch will integrate ThinkLink's voicemail service, fax, pager notification
and five cents a minute nationwide phone service into its widely used outsourced
email offering.
In a parallel move, ThinkLink will incorporate Commtouch email services into its
voicemail offering for subscribers. To cement its long-term relationship with
ThinkLink, Commtouch also announced today it is making a $3 million strategic
equity investment in its new service partner.
ThinkLink's unified messaging service will enable Commtouch customers to provide
their subscribers a single phone number to receive voicemail and faxes. By using
the service, subscribers will be able to access their voicemail, email and faxes
from anywhere in the world via their private phone number or email account.
Users will also benefit from advanced telephony services such as "follow me" and
"call forwarding" and five cents a minute phone calls anywhere in the
continental Untied States, 24 hours a day by dialing their ThinkLink access
number.
When fully integrated into a ubiquitous service like email, unified messaging
becomes a valuable resource available to any user, from consumer to business.
The combination of unified messaging and email equals a powerful tool that will
strongly influence the way people communicate.
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"The companies share a very aggressive market approach and a strong, scalable
and modular technology," explained Commtouch Vice President of Strategic
Development Yael Elish. "Unified messaging is the ultimate merger between email
and voicemail -- and the first in the natural expansion of our email outsourcing
platform. We are delighted with this relationship; it fits perfectly into our
vision and goals."
UNIQUE, MODULAR INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE MAKES COMMTOUCH A FEISTY FIRST-MOVER
The investment in ThinkLink is part of an overall strategy Commtouch is pursuing
to provide the first truly integrated messaging outsourcing service to the
market. The integration of unified messaging into Commtouch services comes on
the heels of its recent addition of universal address books, appointment
calendars and task list management to its existing set of rich online email and
messaging services.
"Clearly, email is transforming into a hub to which additional messaging and
desktop related services must be integrated. We have built a fully modular and
scalable service that allows the level of integration required to support this
vision," said Gideon Mantel, Commtouch CEO. "The integration of the ThinkLink
unified messaging service into our offering will reaffirm our commitment to
aggressive expansion of our service offerings while maintaining the highest
quality of service to our customers."
"The ThinkLink-Commtouch partnership is expected to bring integrated
communications to the masses. With millions of existing customers and plans to
add millions more, Commtouch immediately expands its offering from an email box
product to a complete email, voicemail, faxing, paging and calling service,"
said David Ward, president and CEO of ThinkLink. "Partnering with one of the
world's largest providers of outsourced email validates our business model and
service as the best the industry has to offer," said Ward.
About ThinkLink
ThinkLink, Inc. is an Enhanced Service Provider that offers a bundled suite of
Internet Protocol- based communication services that simplify users' ability to
send and receive voicemail, email, faxes and pages, while offering free personal
local and 800 numbers and five-cents-a-minute calling anytime, anywhere in the
domestic United States. ThinkLink markets its services on a branded, co-branded
and private-label basis. The company is privately held and based in San
Francisco. More information can be found by visiting the company web site at
www.thinklinkinc.com. To sign up for the service online, please go to
www.thinklink.com.
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About Commtouch
Serving 10.3 million active email boxes and 290 key clients around the world,
Commtouch is the worldwide leader in integrated email outsourcing services.
Commtouch email is designed for superior performance and rapid scalability,
offering end user interfaces in 18 of the world's major languages.
With more than nine years of delivering intuitive, award-winning email software,
Commtouch provides its customers a truly comprehensive turn-key email service,
together with options for premium communications services and direct marketing
opportunities.
Founded in 1991, Commtouch has offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, London
and Tel Aviv. Additional Company information may be obtained by visiting
www.commtouch.com.
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(C)2000 Commtouch Software, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Commtouch is a registered trademark of Commtouch Software Ltd.
ThinkLink is a registered trademark of ThinkLink, Inc.
Terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others.
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