Zaurus Mail Server Software Now Shipping From Pygmy Server-Based Software Offers Zaurus Users Secure Access to E-mail From LANs Running Microsoft ExchangeÆ or Microsoft MailÆ MAHWAH, N.J. -- For the first time, a solution is available for traveling executives who carry Sharp Electronics Corporation's Zaurus and need secure access to Microsoft ExchangeÆ and Microsoft MailÆ E-mail. Pygmy Computer Systems announces Zaurus Mail Server (ZMS), Windows NT 4.0Æ server-based software that allows Zaurus users to send and retrieve password-protected Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Mail messages to and from an office LAN. Zaurus Mail Server software works with the built-in Zaurus mail client. By supporting up to 64 modems per server, it allows companies to economically deploy a modem pool to give multiple users simultaneous E-mail access. The software, which works with the ZR-5800, ZR-5700, ZR-5000 and ZR-3000, is compatible with LANs running Windows 3.1Æ, WindowsÆ 95 or Windows NTÆ. "For the first time, Zaurus Mail Server provides a way for users to carry a small, lightweight, inexpensive mobile device that offers secure access to Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Mail," says Mary Repke, director of marketing, Consumer Business Products Group, Sharp Electronics Corporation. "It lets multiple corporate Zaurus users simultaneously keep in touch with the office." "Zaurus Mail Server allows a corporate MIS director to control E-mail access for a large number of remote Zaurus users within a single server," says Pygmy President Mark Geigel. "This avoids thorny security and reliability issues." Ron Lockhart, director of workstation support and training for CMP Media, the Manhasset, N.Y.-based publisher of more than a dozen computer-industry trade publications, believes Zaurus Mail Server will offer significant savings and convenience for the company's mobile employees. About 60 percent of CMP's 2,000 employees who use computers are mobile. Lockhart estimates buying a Zaurus instead of a notebook PC would save the company roughly $5,000 per employee. "If only 20 percent of our workers turn in a notebook PC for a Zaurus, that would represent a $1.2 million savings," Lockhart says. "Zaurus Mail Server will result in a significant advance for the use of the Zaurus at CMP. Many of our employees use notebook PCs solely to send and retrieve E-Mail. With Zaurus Mail Server, the company can save money and our employees can get to their E-mail on the road with a lightweight hand-held device." Zaurus Mail Server provides an extra layer of security for Microsoft Exchange users by requiring them to log on with a user ID and a password to gain E-mail access, instead of the "profile" log-on used by Microsoft Exchange. Zaurus Mail Server software will be priced at $2,995 for the "Pro" version, which supports 150 users, plus a $19.95-per-user licensing fee for additional users. A "Lite" version of ZMS which supports up to 20 users is available for $399. For more information about Zaurus and the full complement of software and accessories available, call 1-800-BE-SHARP, or contact Sharp Electronics Corporation at Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J. 07430. Pygmy Computer Systems can be contacted at 13501 SW 128th St., Ste. 204, Miami, Fla. 33186; telephone (305) 253-1212; or at the company's Web site: http://www.pygmy.com. # # # For on-line product information, visit Sharp's Web Site at http://www.sharp-usa.com. # # # Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of the core digital technologies that are playing an integral role in the emerging era of multimedia. A leader in liquid crystal display (LCD), optoelectronics, infrared and semiconductors, Sharp achieved U.S. sales of $3.5 billion and 60% sales growth in the last four years. Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, business products and electronic components. It has developed innovative, consumer-focused products such as the VIEWCAM( LCD camcorder, the Zaurus( PC Companion and multimedia notebook computers. To support its more than 50 product lines, Sharp Electronics employs approximately 2,300 people nationwide. Pygmy Computer Systems (PCS) was founded in 1984 to develop applications for pocket computers. The company develops customized vertical applications for hand-held computers in financial, insurance, site-evaluation, communications and manufacturing markets. It also develops off-the-shelf solutions for hand-held devices such as Sharp Electronics Corporation's Zaurus mobile PC companion. PCS offers a wide range of Zaurus software, hardware and accessories.