“The soft splash of waves against stone heralds the end of an odyssey from the great unknown. It is a timeless epic journey watched by the sky, sun and stars. The triumphant return of the waves coming home to shore is trumpeted by soaring seagulls, the envoys of the sea. Listen to this ancient tale in the songs of the ocean. The sea itself is a vast expanse of rippling blue that disappears into the sky. This is life at Nautilus Bay, a seaside oasis of serenity.”

We have just launched our brand new email hosting online order form.

You can now setup a new email hosting account with us or migrate from your existing problematic email hosting provider.

The form displays the yearly email subscription fee when you have selected your order details. Order is displayed in multiple currencies and payment can be made online via credit card.

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We consider speed enhancements to our applications to be one of our top priorities. We are constantly pushing our development team to design ways to make our applications run faster. Our customers demand that we come up with innovative ways to increase productivity for users and we know that speed improvements can dramatically increase those productivity levels.

Last week we launched our Webmail 6.6, which includes major performance enhancements. Thanks to these enhancements, customers will now be able to navigate through emails within a folder without waiting for each email to load. In the past, navigating between emails in a folder would require time for the email to be loaded into the application, but not anymore!

In addition to the major performance enhancements, we have also integrated the following enhancements:

• We added an optional notification sound any time new email arrives in the inbox
• You can now drag and drop multiple messages into another folder
• We have updated SMS notifications, making them compatible with new providers

All our email users will be upgraded to the new Webmail soon. We will keep you informed.

Rural School Project in Cambodia was brought to a whole new height with the acquisition of the domain name Kumomo.com!

On 19th November 2006, the domain Kumomo.com was registered. The Kumomo Project has been developed by the team at 1.com.my to match ad space owners and buyers. At the same time, a portion of the money is donated to a charitable cause. The first charity organization the Kumomo Team engaged was American Assistance for Cambodia (AAC).

In the recent months, an anonymous corporation has expressed keen interest in the domain name Kumomo.com. After a few rounds of discussions, they have decided to take full ownership of the domain name Kumomo.com and would make the necessary compensation to the project.

Most importantly, with the acquisition of the domain name, they have also generously agreed to donate USD26,000 to build 2 schools in Cambodia. This is in addition to the sum that has been collected from all members’ contribution to the Kumomo Tree Project all these while.

“Thank you very much for your very generous arrangement and gesture to turn this sum over to us to build two schools. We are very grateful and so will be hundreds of Cambodia children who will benefit by gaining an education they would otherwise would not be able to pursue,” said Bernard Krisher, Chairman of AAC.

What’s next?

Upon this stage of ownership transfer, the ex-Kumomo team will change to a new name and the effort to develop this ad booking platform will continue. A date of transfer is not confirmed, rather more, it is assured that there are various plans to add a lot of new features in the next release to help monetize the spaces on Kumomo.com.

It is with great awareness that this sudden change would cause various inconveniences to members. Yet the apologizes will hopefully be compensated with the additional funds which will be used in helping to accelerate the process of putting more Cambodian children in schools. The construction of both The Kumomo Tree One and Two School in Kompong Cham province is expected to begin in mid February and should be completed in July 2008.

In the meantime, Kumomo members will be:
1) kept updated on the construction progress of the 2 schools
2) notified once our new platform is released

And with that, on behalf of the Cambodian children and the ex-Kumomo team, wishes to express their highest gratitude to all that’s been part of the success and happenings.

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Just few minutes before the presentation starts, your technical lead called your cell phone, “Sorry chief, the email seems to be down.�

We aim to put an end to frustrating email hosting services with frequent downtime that causes you productivity loss. Effective communication is key to successful information sharing within your organization and it should never be compromised with sub-standard email support.

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You choose a web design firm out there, tell them about your requirement and get your website launched weeks later. Yes, your budget gets you a website, but not the results.

All businesses create a website for reasons. From generating more enquiries to online sales. Yet, this strategy, most of the time, if not all the time, failed to deliver the conversion you are hoping for. Why

20/80 rules

Our general rule of thumb is to spend only 20% of your budget on development while you should allocate 80% on marketing activities. After many years of providing online solution to our clients, we are confident to say that your marketing effort is the ONLY way your visitors will find out about your online presence, and NOT a pretty-flashy-graphically-packed website.

Less is more…

Our approach is very simple. First, we begin with a thorough study on the nature of your business to identify your critical conversion factors and how it is measured. Next, we prepare ONLY the necessary groundwork that focuses on increasing your conversion ratios. This reduces unnecessary resources spent on “nice-to-have” features, which increases speed to market.

Future planning made easier

You can make improvisations only if you know where are you standing now such as your visitors and its conversion. The more you understand about your current situation, the easier and more accurate your next strategy will be.

Building on a wealth of experience

We have helped many different businesses migrate online throughout the years. Although the nature of each business is radically different, we are able to apply what we’ve learned from various industries and apply the strategies to help you in driving up your conversion ratios.

What makes an online business?

A website shouldn’t be just for plain-vanilla web presence. Based on our industry experience, we firmly believe in the imperativeness of adaptive websites that react to the changing dynamics of the marketplace. Website information needs to be constantly updated. User interfaces should focus more on interactivity with your customers and prospects

At 1.com.my, we believe in the creation of symbiotic relationship between our client and our firm to create a successful online business ventures. We are committed to assist our clients to create and sustain competitive advantage. With our pro-active involvement in the operational and marketing aspects, our clients can leverage on our knowledgebase and industry expertise to spur profitable growth. With our proven Build and Operate methodology, we offer one-stop convenience with our comprehensive, best-in-class online business support IT tools and services to assist our clients to enhance corporate competitiveness, gain operational efficiency, strengthen customer loyalty and ultimately, maximize shareholder value.

Many email hosting subscribers in Malaysia are having problems sending out emails from their email clients including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Eudora. Well, this is happened after a harsh decision from Telekom Malaysia to block OUTBOUND Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) traffic or port 25 for all out going emails from dynamic IP addresses. Only Outbound SMTP traffic from smtp.streamyx.com and smtp.tm.net.my will be allowed.

This affects only users of Streamyx Broadband and other TM Internet Subscribers. This action was taken to fight SPAM in TM’s network to improve quality of connection.

TM has suggested a new SMTP server (smtp-proxy.tm.net.my) to be used as an alternative to the original SMTP you have configured in your Outlook or Outlook Express. Another set of problem arises from this alternative:

1. What will happen if all the traffic (nationwide) routes to this single ‘open-delay’ smtp server? What is the dedundancy support? Will your emails be in queues???

2. You can’t send out emails if you are out of Streamyx or TM networks when you are using smtp-proxy.tm.net.my

Although this is a common practice by ISPs in the old days, it seems to be less practical especially when most people are moving around using different connections, etc.

Check out The Unofficial Streamyx FAQ