Z Group PLC
31 March 2006
31 March 2006
Z GROUP PLC
('Z GROUP' or the 'Company')
Commercial Launch of Revolutionary Friend to Friend File
Sharing Product
Z GROUP, the marketing-led technology services company, is pleased to announce
that it has completed the development of its breakthrough file sharing software,
OnShare, and has commenced commercial roll out by initiating a seeding plan via
targeted media and inviting a selected user base to start using the software
from today.
OnShare has been developed by former MOD scientists and uses patented military
grade security. Its 2048 bit encryption makes it virtually impossible for
OnShare connections between users to be breached. OnShare allows users to
securely share any content held on their computers with people they know and
trust, ensuring that users have complete control over which files are shared and
with whom. For the first time users can now, with the OnShare technology,
create a secure Instant Private Network (IPN) over any Internet connection with
no upfront cost and without the need for any hardware. OnShare also integrates
at the lowest level of Windows possible, allowing easy file sharing from within
any Windows application.
Key Features of the OnShare software:
• Enables secure sharing of any files and folders between PCs without
the need for a conventional network connection
• Creates real time dynamic networks over any Internet connection
• Integrates into Windows
• Transparently operates through software or hardware firewalls
• Delivers secure chat functionality including real time file sharing
• Downloads and installs easily
Jack Bekhor, Joint CEO of Z GROUP, commented:
'OnShare is a significant product launch for Z GROUP and addresses a massive
market. The initial target market is the 150 million instant messaging user
audiences in the UK and USA. OnShare is highly innovative and we believe that
its patented military grade security carries a tremendous competitive advantage
over other networking software. OnShare is being launched in response to the
ever growing requirement for file sharing by Internet users. By the end of 2004
P2P file sharing accounted for 60% of all Internet traffic. It outstrips every
other communication and distribution protocol and is still growing tremendously
(source: Andrew Parker, Cachelogic). The Directors believe OnShare will be an
important source of future growth for Z Group.'
About Z GROUP
Founded in 2002, Z GROUP is a successful, publicly listed London-based
technology company which acquires, licences and develops technologies and
profitably commercialises them through proven branded marketing techniques,
offering cutting edge, easy to use and affordable software.
With over half a million customers to date, Z GROUP has five software business
lines:
• OnShare: proprietary and revolutionary friend to friend file sharing
software enabling highly secure communication between small or large groups
of users
• ONSPEED Mobile: unique mobile phone acceleration software, which speeds up
and optimises slow Internet connections and helps users control associated
costs
• ONSPEED: the fastest Internet acceleration software on the market, which
instantly enables any PC, Mac or Pocket PC user to browse and email at near
Broadband speeds by using a 9-patented compression technology
• Net2Roam and NetAway: services that allow individuals and SMEs to obtain
local Dial-up access numbers worldwide at rates below normal international
rates
• Onbidder: a service that integrates into eBay, making a user's bid at the
last second of an auction - giving the user the best chance to win their
item at the best possible price.
For more information on the group, visit www.zgroupplc.com
Enquiries:
Z GROUP PLC
Jack Bekhor/Jamie True, Joint Chief Executive Officers 08700 111 173
Saskia Hopmann, Public Relations 020 7952 4026
Holborn PR
David Bick/Mike Feltham 020 7929 5599
Panmure Gordon & Co
Aubrey Powell/Stuart Gledhill 020 7459 3600
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