Company Overview
Snapshot
Founded in March 2013 by Doron Pascal, WorkMail operates with 1–10 employees. The company was chosen by Amazon to be its hosted email service for corporations.
Business overview
WorkMail provides a secure, managed business email and calendaring service designed for enterprises. Its core technology focuses on improving email prioritization through intuitive graphical presentations of email services, crowd-sourcing for prioritization, and email noise reduction. The company's solutions are particularly relevant for the enterprise market, aiming to address challenges associated with overflowing email inboxes. WorkMail operates in the Enterprise Solutions sector, serving businesses in the United States and Israel.
Strategic signal
In November 2016, Amazon reportedly acquired patents and employees from Biba Systems, a video messaging app startup, as part of its strategy to expand into video services. This acquisition, which was expected to be announced at Amazon's re:Invent AWS conference, signals Amazon's intent to enhance its cloud-based services and compete with established enterprise software providers. While the exact integration of Biba's technology remains unclear, it suggests Amazon's continued investment in developing comprehensive enterprise communication tools, which could influence the broader market for hosted email and collaboration services.
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- What is WorkMail's primary offering?
- WorkMail provides a secure, managed business email and calendaring service with support for existing desktop and mobile email clients, designed to improve email prioritization and reduce inbox noise for enterprises.
- When was WorkMail founded?
- WorkMail was founded in March 2013.
- Who founded WorkMail?
- WorkMail was founded by Doron Pascal.
- What was a significant partnership for WorkMail?
- WorkMail was chosen by Amazon to be its hosted email service for corporations, a partnership that was announced in January 2015 when Amazon launched its WorkMail service.
- What was the market perception of WorkMail's solution in July 2016?
- In July 2016, Microsoft did not perceive commercial value in WorkMail's email prioritization product, leading the founder to offer it for free, despite proving its effectiveness within Cisco.