Go Daddy Adds Simplicity and Convenience With New Fax Thru Email Service

January 7, 2005; 06:08 AM

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 7 - The Go Daddy Group, Inc., parent company of Go Daddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of domain names, today announced the debut of its new Fax Thru Email service, allowing customers to send and receive faxes via any email client (e.g., WebMail, Outlook, Eudora, etc.). Already the leader in new domain name registrations, this introduction makes Go Daddy the first domain registrar to develop and offer this service to its customers.

Fax Thru Email customers are provided their own personal Arizona-based phone number to use for both sending and receiving faxes over the Internet. Inbound faxes are converted to a PDF file and routed to an email address of the customer's choosing, where they can be downloaded onto the customer's computer. Outbound faxes are sent from the customer's email address to a designated fax number, which can be another Fax Thru Email account, or, a traditional fax machine. Fax Thru Email allows users to rid themselves of the traditional hardware, including the fax machine, printer cartridge and a separate expensive telephone line. All that is needed is a computer and an email address. An intuitive management interface tracks all inbound and outbound fax activity.

"While Go Daddy already offers a full suite of products and services that simplify and enhance the Internet experience, we feel it is important to continually expand our offerings," said Bob Parsons, president and founder of The Go Daddy Group, recently ranked the fastest growing technology company (No. 8 overall) on the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies. "Fax Thru Email service is yet another product developed in direct response to customer requests."

"Go Daddy has provided me yet another practical service that allows me to reduce my faxing costs without sacrificing service," said Ronald Bratt of www.auction-safari.com.

Fax Thru Email further solidifies Go Daddy's position as a full-service, low-cost provider. The offering comes in addition to Go Daddy's established core services of domain registration, web hosting, secure SSL Certificates and email. All Go Daddy products and services are offered at competitive prices, with industry-leading, 24/7 live and on-line support.

About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

The Go Daddy Group, the industry leader in new domain name registration, enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet by offering a complete line of web development tools including domain name registration, hosting, email systems, SSL certificates and complementary products and services. Together, The Go Daddy Group companies include three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com (www.GoDaddy.com); membership-based registrar Blue Razor Domains, Inc., (www.bluerazor.com); and reseller registrar Wild West Domains, Inc., (www.wildwestdomains.com). The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration services through Domains By Proxy, Inc., (www.domainsbyproxy.com); as well as SSL Certificates through its SSL Certificate Authority, Starfield Technologies, Inc., (www.starfieldtech.com). A new domain name is registered with Go Daddy every 7 seconds.