Microsoft Messaging Applications Achieve Major Sales Gains and Industry Recognition

Microsoft's messaging applications, including Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Mail Remote, and Microsoft Schedule+, have made significant sales gains and received major awards in 1993, establishing them as the fastest-selling products in their categories. With over 4 million active users worldwide and an increasing monthly run rate of 130,000 active licenses per month, Microsoft Mail has become a leading e-mail and group scheduling application. Additionally, Microsoft Schedule+ has surpassed the 1 million-licenses-sold mark, solidifying its position as the best-selling workgroup application in the market. These achievements have earned Microsoft recognition as the Messaging Company of the Year by Electronic Mail and Micro Systems and the Best E-mail Product for 1993 by Computer Reseller News.

Key Takeaways:

• Microsoft Mail gained nearly 2 million users in 1993 and now has a total installed base of over 4 million active users worldwide.
• Microsoft Mail Remote has sold nearly 130,000 licenses, making it a leading remote client for LAN-based electronic mail and wireless e-mail solution.
• Microsoft Schedule+ became the best-selling workgroup application in the market, excepting LAN-based e-mail, surpassing the 1 million-licenses-sold mark in December 1993.
• Microsoft received the Messaging Company of the Year Award from Electronic Mail and Micro Systems and the Best E-mail Product for 1993 from Computer Reseller News.
• Microsoft Mail has a monthly run rate of over 130,000 active licenses per month and has been recognized as a "recommended buy" by the National Software Testing Laboratories and InfoWorld magazine.
• Microsoft has partnered with over 3,500 independent Solution Providers worldwide to provide custom messaging solutions based on its workgroup applications.
• The Electronic Forms Designer and Workgroup Templates, two new workgroup applications shipped by Microsoft in 1993, offer development tools for custom forms routing and e-mail management.
• Users can utilize Microsoft Mail as the universal in-box for all electronic communications, including e-mail, group scheduling, and forms routing.

Statistics:

• 4 million: The total installed base of Microsoft Mail users worldwide.
• 130,000: The monthly run rate of active Microsoft Mail licenses.
• 2 million: The number of users gained by Microsoft Mail in 1993.
• 1 million: The number of licenses sold by Microsoft Schedule+ in December 1993.
• 3,500: The number of independent Solution Providers worldwide that Microsoft has partnered with to provide custom messaging solutions.
• 1993: The year in which Microsoft shipped the Electronic Forms Designer and Workgroup Templates development tools.

Sources:

• Electronic Mail and Micro Systems
• Computer Reseller News
• National Software Testing Laboratories
• InfoWorld magazine
• Microsoft Corporation press release (no date mentioned)