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Windstream Offers New 'EZ Send' E-Mail Service
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- April 24, 2007 -(BUSINESS WIRE)- Windstream (NYSE: WIN), in
partnership with YouSendIt, the leader in Web-based file delivery for business, today announced
the availability of Windstream EZ Send, a fast and easy way for customers to share large files of
almost any kind. The new service is the first such offering by an Internet service provider.
Windstream EZ Send provides a cost-effective solution for sending and receiving critical business
documents and other files, saving time and the cost of alternative solutions, including overnight
shipping. Powered by YouSendIt, the service allows users to send large files – up to 2 GB per file
– directly from any browser. Windstream customers now can send files up to 200 times larger
than common e-mail attachment limits in the industry.
The service gives business customers an easy, branded way to send large files, bypassing costly
FTP systems or home-grown solutions. For residential customers, the service provides an easy
way to share audio, video and data files without the need to purchase expensive software or
hardware.
“Windstream customers now have a fast, easy and free way to share large files with their friends,
family and clients,” said Ric Crane, Windstream senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
“This service gives our customers another user-friendly way to connect to their world and
efficiently do business.”
To use Windstream EZ Send, go to http://windstream.yousendit.com. Customers can send files
up to 100 MB in size for free that others can download for seven days. For an additional cost,
customers can upgrade their service to send files up to 2 GB, allow downloading for 14 days,
branding on file deliveries and tracking of downloads for 30 days.
“We are excited to be working with Windstream to provide their customers with a simple, easy
way to send and receive large files,” said Ivan Koon, CEO of YouSendIt. “With the growth of highspeed
connections there is increased business and consumer demand for sending large files like
audio, video and graphics content. YouSendIt enables service providers like Windstream to offer
their customers a cost effective way to replace courier services and a user-friendly and secure
way to replace FTP.”
About YouSendIt
Based in Mountain View, CA, YouSendIt is the leader in Web-based file delivery for small and
medium-sized businesses, and offers a proven and secure solution for transferring and tracking
files. Its proprietary technology requires no software installation and is available at anytime,
anywhere in the world. With more than four million registered users from 220 countries,
YouSendIt transfers over 30,000 GB per day 500 million files to date. YouSendIt is led by its
CEO, Ivan Koon, former SVP, Enterprise Intelligent Documents Business Unit at Adobe, and
funded by Sigma Partners, Alloy Ventures and Sevin Rosen Funds. For more information and to
send big files via YouSendIt, please visit http://www.yousendit.com.
Windstream Corporation provides voice, broadband and entertainment services to customers in
16 states. The company has approximately 3.2 million access lines and about $3.2 billion in
annual revenues. For more information, visit www.windstream.com.
