MEDIA ADVISORY: September 8, 2011

Hear Eric Thomas, inventor of LISTSERV® software, reflect on 25 years of permission email — the good and the bad — from the golden age to the survival age and the current challenging but rewarding age.

STOCKHOLM - Eric Thomas, inventor of LISTSERV® software, which launched the email list industry in 1986, will host a live chat and videocast on September 15th. The event celebrates the 25th anniversary of LISTSERV software, which Thomas developed as a university student, and is part of a worldwide online anniversary party that day.

L-Soft Founder and CEO Eric Thomas, regarded as an IT pioneer and Internet authority, will answer questions and share expert perspective on:

* What it takes for a technology to evolve and stay in front for 25 years

* Why he believes "the Internet industry now has an identity crisis"

* "Doing the right thing, not the hype thing" when considering moving to the cloud

* What he envisions for the next quarter-century of permission email

Members of the media and public are welcome to pre-submit questions for Eric Thomas to answer during the live chat:

http://www.lsoft.se/news/livechat.asp

WHAT: Live chat and videocast with LISTSERV® software inventor and L-Soft Founder and CEO Eric Thomas

WHEN: Thursday, September 15th, 2011, 5 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. CET

WHERE: Wherever you are — just log on to join the event at:

http://www.lsoft.se/listserv25years

WHY: Because September 15th is the official online party for people around the world to celebrate 25 years of LISTSERV® software and permission email

 

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