Runbox

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Runbox AS is a private company developing the e-mail service Runbox Mail Manager (RMM) globally. RMM was launched in June, 2000. Runbox was founded in October, 1999 by Hans Lysglimt; it is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Runbox works closely with, and is partially owned by, Linpro.

On June 1. 2000 Runbox launched what was then a free email service with 100 MB storage space. At the time 100 MB storage space was considered a quantum leap in e-mail storage. Hotmail was at the time offering 2 MB of storage space. Runbox founder Hans Lysglimt had a vision of online storage of email and Runbox was thus pioneering the premium e-mail market with online e-mail storage. Runbox quickly had more than 100 000 people sign up for the service. When Runbox went for pay in September 2001 about 3% of the users choose to pay for the service. Runbox has since then grown as a for pay premium e-mail service. Runbox has deployed more than 600 000 e-mail accounts.

Today Runbox is a provider of premium for-pay e-mail hosting and cPanel based webhosting to individuals and businesses. Runbox now see most growth in e-mail hosting to small and mid size businesses.

[edit] Runbox E-mail Model : Runbox Mail Manager

Runbox has developed the Runbox Mail Manager illustrated below. In this model incoming e-mail is perceived to "fall" through what Runbox calls the falling model.

Retrieve - Email comes in from sources like universities, businesses, homes or from external file.

Filter - Email can be filtered to an individual, groups of individuals, mobile devices or file.

Access - Email can be accessed by an individual, a mobile phone, a PDA, a desktop computer or a file.

Image illustrates the falling model in condensed form.

[edit] External links

Official Runbox Site - Runbox Mail Manager.
Runbox Web Hosting Site - Runbox Web Hosting.
Runbox's entry in the Brønnøysund Register Centre, Norway's official company register

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