[thebat] version 3.0

Nouvelle version 3.0


Le communiqué officiel (désolé c'est en anglais)
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The Bat! 3.0
09/01/2004
For Immediate Release

Ritlabs has released version 3 of its popular "The Bat!" email client
software for Windows on September 1, 2004.

The Bat! 3.0 has taken the developers a year of work in close contact
with users to achieve their goals.

Amongst all the improvements the most visually outstanding is the new
look user interface. The opportunity to replace the default interface
glyphs with those of your own preference has been expanded: you can now
use transparent images and new formats of graphic files. You will soon
be able to download alternative glyph sets from our website
www.ritlabs.com.

The Sorting Office has a new flow chart style front end, which really
simplifies the management of message filtering.

The Bat! 3.0 includes new Virtual Folder technology to help you organize
your email even more effectively. This allows you to create lists of
messages gathered as a cross-section from anywhere in your email
database using a comprehensive filtering system.

The new Mail Chat feature allows you to communicate with your
correspondents instantaneously using regular e-mail messages as an
underlying technology. The strong point of this approach is that unlike
other instant messenger programs, The Bat! mail chat doesn?t compromise
the safety of your computer. Communication takes place through your
trusted mail servers, and in addition the chat messages are checked by
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam filters.

The Bat! 3.0 has a Bayesian filtering plug-in as a part of the default
installation. Bayesian filtering is one of the most effective spam
detection algorithms available nowadays. The BayesIt! plug-in also
detects URLs used in spam messages, making filtering even more
efficient. First, you must train the plug-in by feeding it spam and non-
spam messages, then it will do the job for you.

You are now able to connect to Microsoft Exchange Servers using The Bat!
via native MAPI protocol to fetch or send messages.

The Bat! 3.0 now has a new MSI-based digitally signed installation
package. You can verify the digital signature before installing The Bat!
to make sure that the program comes from a trusted source and hasn?t
been modified in transit. System administrators now have the ability to
deploy The Bat! easily throughout their networks.

The Bat! 3.0 brings changes into the license types. Now there will be
two license packages available:
- Home (for home usage)
- Professional (for commercial activity and advanced users)

The privilege category (students, non-commercial organizations, disabled
persons, etc.) will receive a 30% discount for either package. This
discount is also valid for upgrading to the version 3 from earlier
versions of The Bat!.

There is a special offer for the educational institutions (universities,
schools, etc.): institutions that present proofs of their actual status
to RITLABS can benefit of this offer and receive a multi-user licence
(for up to 100 work-places) free of charge.

Within 3 months (September 1, 2004 through December 1, 2004) registered
users of The Bat! version 1 and 2 will have the possibility to purchase
The Bat! version 3 with a 50% discount regardless of the amount or the
type of the licenses bought before. The Bat! can be bought from the
vendor's website: http://www.ritlabs.com/