AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands; April 21 1997: EUnet International today announced plans to offer fax-over-the-Internet services to its customers as of June 1, 1997. Called EUnetFax, the service will be available to those companies and individuals relying on a combination of fax, personal computers and email, and is expected to slash as much as 50% from a user's international fax bill. The service is available to EUnet International customers and non-customers alike.

EUnetFax responds to the needs of companies and individuals in Europe who would like to cut the costs of international faxing by a significant amount. Unlike most European PTTs, EUnetFax bills its customers by the second, instead of for "ticks" of time. This, coupled with the fact that a fax is being routed over the Internet, represents a huge potential savings, especially for large-volume prime-time users.

Soft- and hardware for EUnetFax is provided by ArelNet, a leading international technology provider for ISP messaging platforms, including fax-over-the-Internet. ArelNet's flagship product, i-Fax, enables the transmission of large volume fax messages for both single and multiple destinations.

According to EUnet International Product Manager, Erik Evrard, "Internet technology continues to evolve, to the point where we can now use it to enhance the features and benefits of fax transmissions. For us, this creates an attractive new market. For 1996, for example, the worldwide market for local, long-distance, and international fax transmissions was estimated at ECU 80 billion. By integrating fax and Internet technologies, we believe EUnetFax provides new solutions and new levels of cost-effectiveness for traditional applications."

EUnetFax will consist of three service models: EUnetFax Direct, a full-featured fax package that allows you to fax over the Internet directly from a PC; EUnetFax Email, which allows a user to send email to a fax machine; and EUnetFax Corporate Server, which gives large volume users the opportunity to install their own fax server on their premises.

EUnetFax Corporate Server is expected to be a particularly attractive option to large volume users with a permanent Internet address who want to continue using their existing fax machines. By linking a fax server to their fax machines and their Internet connection, EUnetFax can cut the costs of international faxing substantially.

There will be two tariff categories: Pro, a low monthly subscription fee with a higher per-second rate for occasional users, and Business, a higher monthly subscription fee and low per-second rate for corporate users.

EUnetFax will be sold by all EUnet International companies throughout Europe. Subscriptions can also be obtained from anywhere in the world by means of a credit card and the World Wide Web: http://fax.EU.net/fax/

Established in 1982, and the first European provider of services for business use, EUnet was instrumental in creating Europe's Internet infrastructure. Today, EUnet International provides one-stop shopping for corporate Internet access in Europe with a network of 42 countries and over 350 PoPs (Points of Presence). Besides high speed access to the United States, Asia Pacific, and the rest of the world, EUnet offers the business community a number of turnkey solutions ranging from full-service centrally managed connectivity and Intranets to mobile access, web storefront and electronic commerce.