Laszlo and Goodmail Partner to Provide Trusted Web Mail Solution for Internet Service Providers

CertifiedEmail Support in Laszlo Mail Provides Additional Security for Consumer Web Mail

San Mateo, CA and Mountain View, CA; June 27, 2006 - Laszlo Systems, developer of OpenLaszlo, the leading advanced open source platform for building and deploying Ajax applications, and Goodmail Systems, creator of the CertifiedEmail system for trusted email, today announced that Laszlo Mail will support the recognition and presentation of CertifiedEmail messages. Offered for license to businesses and communications service providers, Laszlo Mail delivers the functionality and responsiveness of desktop email without requiring any client software installation. Now with CertifiedEmail, Laszlo Mail will have the added benefit of protecting users from phishing and other forms of email-based fraud.

"In order to remain competitive, service providers need to offer communications experiences that are engaging and guarantee the best online interaction possible," said Kent Libbey, chief marketing officer, Laszlo Systems. "We're pleased about today's announcement as we're able to combine one of the industry's most robust Web mail offerings with the trusted security of CertifiedEmail, resulting in a complete, end-to-end product that any business or ISP can easily deploy and feel confident about."

"The Laszlo Mail application module will recognize incoming CertifiedEmail messages and display them with the unique trust icon that tells consumers messages are safe to read and act upon while allowing mail providers to safely enable links and images automatically for accredited senders," said Ken Hirschman, vice president of business development for Goodmail Systems. "By deploying Laszlo Mail with CertifiedEmail capability, mail providers will be able to give their customers all the rich client email functionality they expect in a system that also provides a measure of security against fraud and phishing."

Laszlo Mail is built on the open source platform, OpenLaszlo, and is the first in the company's suite of breakthrough Digital Life applications. With a high-polish interface, Laszlo Mail incorporates rich Internet functionality, allowing users to easily sort, drag-and-drop, and keep track of contacts all on one easy-to-use screen. Laszlo Mail is also customizable to support service provider feature and brand requirements, including carrier-grade scalability and reliability. In addition, businesses and ISPs can reach all popular Web browsers across Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix desktops without requiring any client software installation.

By matching CertifiedEmail-enabled Laszlo Mail with CertifiedEmail-capable messaging engine and anti-spam products, such as Bizanga Intelligent Message Processor, Cloudmark Authority and OmniTI Ecelerity, mail service providers can implement a complete trusted email system with minimal integration effort.

For more information, or to download a 30-day trial of Laszlo Mail, please visit www.laszlosystems.com/products/laszloMail .

About Laszlo Systems

Laszlo Systems is the original developer of OpenLaszlo, the leading open source platform for building and deploying Web 2.0 applications. OpenLaszlo technology has been widely adopted by application and service providers in the consumer, enterprise, education and government markets. Laszlo Systems provides updates, training and support for OpenLaszlo and offers rich-experience web-based digital life applications such as Laszlo Mail, built on OpenLaszlo. For more information about San Mateo, Calif.-based Laszlo Systems, visit www.laszlosystems.com

About Goodmail Systems

Goodmail Systems makes CertifiedEmail™, the industry standard class of trusted email. CertifiedEmail provides a safe and reliable means for consumers to easily identify authentic email messages from legitimate commercial and nonprofit email senders. Each CertifiedEmail is sent with a cryptographically secure token that assures authenticity, and is marked in the inbox with a unique blue ribbon envelope icon, enabling consumers to visually distinguish email messages which are real and sent from email senders with whom they have a pre-existing relationship. Available to email senders meeting strict standards for best practices and low complaint rates, it is the only class of email available that assures delivery of all opt-in email messages to the inbox, with links and images automatically rendered intact, yielding measurable improvements in email campaign effectiveness. CertifiedEmail has been adopted by seven of the nation's top ten email mailbox providers, and is in use by 500 commercial, government and non-profit senders. It is supported in North America and Europe by a wide network of email platforms and service providers.

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