Since launching one of the first webmail platforms 20 years ago,
our vision has been to create an exceptionally integrated, personalised
and secure email experience that enhances the lives of our customers
our vision has been to create an exceptionally integrated, personalised
and secure email experience that enhances the lives of our customers
Since 1998, we’ve helped solve email hosting headaches for telecommunications and hosting service providers across every continent, thanks to our ability to provide trusted and customised solutions. Today, we power over 40 million mailboxes worldwide and offer global support coverage with the help of our team members in Australia, the United States, India and (soon) Europe. If you’re looking for a trusted email hosting partner, so you can get back to core business, we’d love to hear from you.
Company history
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atmail was one of the first commercial webmail products available at the time providing an alternative to desktop clients which required installation and lengthy account setup when needing to check email from a different computer.
atmail release version 2.X
Release of the third version of the software.
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Version 4.X was unveiled.
atmail launched the appliance range with a plug’n play server.
Release of the third version of the software.
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A free version of the atmail webmail client was made available. Named atmail open, it is a lightweight, webmail-only version of the commercial application and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.
atmail released the new 6.X version which is a complete rewrite of the software based on the Zend and jQuery platform.
Release of the third version of the software.
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atmail started a free public WiFi network covering the Peregian Beach village shopping area.
atmail cloud launched
The atmail Peregian Beach head office was fitted out with 57 solar panels on the roof capable of 10 kW. As of May 2012, the office was only using 5% of the power generated with the rest returned to the Queensland power grid.
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Australia VC fund, Starfish Ventures invest $2M USD. John Dyson & Anthony Glenning join atmail board.
atmail released the new 7.X version.
The company team expanded from 19 to more than 30 proud atmailers.
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A second office in Peregian Beach was open to give the dev team all the room they need to build the product you love.
Opening of the U.S. office in Santa Monica, California.
atmail launch iOS app
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atmail open U.S. East Coast Data Centre
atmail open EU data centre
atmail suite launched
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atmail mail server launched
new atmail cloud launched
The company team expanded from 19 to more than 30 proud atmailers.
Our management
DAVE RICHARDS
Chief Executive Officer
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DAVE RICHARDSChief Executive Officer |
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| Dave has over 20 years of experience in the email and broader messaging sector, working all over the world. He earned his Executive MBA from RMIT University in 2016 to complement 15 years of technical and business management experience. Dave has seen many of the challenges faced by organisations when delivering a messaging network, having implemented both very large enterprise and service provider email environments globally.Dave’s core business values include a focus on customer needs and user experience and making the most of his team’s individual talents to achieve real value for atmail customers.
After graduating from the University of Queensland in 1996 with a Bachelor of Information Technology, Dave’s career started as a programmer with a focus on Internet technologies, and developed to deliver business effective technology solutions in this fast paced industry. When Dave is not running a business, he attempts to not be the worst triathlete in south-east Queensland by swimming, riding and actually running a few times per week with his wife Michelle. |
DANIEL VINEY
Director, Innovation
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DANIEL VINEYDirector, Innovation |
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With over 12 years industry experience, Dan owns the customer digital experience of atmail products and is responsible for atmail’s innovation and product roadmap to fully realise the revenue potential and savings offered by ideas.
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GLEN LYNDEN
Director, Service Delivery
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GLEN LYNDENDirector, Customer Experience |
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Bringing two decades of proven IT and Management experience from Australia’s largest media corporations, Glen manages global client support and success for atmail as Director, Customer Experience. Glen’s focus is solely on our customers, ensuring smooth integration with our products, applying solid problem solving methodologies and innovative processes to resolve issues, constantly optimising performance, analysing satisfaction measurements and surpassing customer outcomes and goals. Glen thrives in mission-critical environments and leads a dedicated team both in Australia and the US to support our customers throughout their sales and post-sales journey. He is revered for the loyalty and performance he extracts from his teams, who in turn deliver the same excellence in their connections with customers. He has been instrumental in attaining unparalleled industry results in customer experience and engagement, achieving above 96% satisfaction rating, under 50mins for first-time response and a cloud up-time of 99.99%. |
Our board
DAVE RICHARDS
Chief Executive Officer
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ANTHONY GLENNING
Chairman of the Board
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ANTHONY GLENNINGNon-executive director (chairman of the board) |
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A seasoned entrepreneur with a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, Tony began his formative years at technology innovator Sun Microsystems, where he discovered a love of web applications. He then built his own web applications company, Tonic Systems, which was bought by Google. He worked at Google over two years to assimilate his technology into Search and Google Docs. Tony balances his Chairman commitments with his role of Investment Director at Starfish Ventures, and is passionate about using his skills to foster atmail’s trajectory from a pioneering webmail company into the global messaging leader of the future. |
BEN DUNCAN
Founder and Board Member
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BEN DUNCANFounder and Board Member |
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Having developed one of the world’s first commercial Webmail products in 1998, Ben Duncan is the founder, visionary, former CTO and driving force behind atmail’s success in the enterprise email space. With a strong background in open source and software programming, and a passion for intuitive and innovative user-interface design, Ben has built atmail into a global leader servicing millions of paid mailboxes, for 4,500 customers in over 90 countries including first tier ISPs, telecommunications companies, global corporations & government agencies. Locally, Ben spearheads atmail’s involvement as the technology partner for Peregian Beach, delivering initiatives like free wireless, and championing the creation of a ‘Silicon Beach’ to attract technology start-ups, smart companies and innovative green/ eco based start-ups. |
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JOHN DYSON
Non-Executive Director
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JOHN DYSONNon-executive director |
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John is a valued asset on the board, having forged an illustrious career in technology and innovation investment. He has decades of experience identifying and shaping the frameworks of successful businesses. He is the co-founder and Investment Principal at Starfish Ventures. He has served as General Manager (Australia) of JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific), and prior to that worked in the investment banking and stockbroking industries for Schroders, Nomura Securities, KPMG and ANZ McCaughan. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment from Securities Institute of Australia, Masters of Business Administration from RMIT University and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. John is also the Chair of Swinburne Ventures Pty Ltd (the entity responsible for the commercialisation of technology for Swinburne University of Technology) and a co-trustee of the Dyson Bequest; a $15M Charitable Foundation providing grants to social welfare, education and environmental causes. |
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