Improve productivity and efficiency
Enhance responsiveness
Save money
Leverage existing technology investments
Scale to meet expanding need
FirstClass is a cost-effective, highly scalable, messaging and communications solution ideally suited for learning organizations, enterprises, governments and service providers. A robust, multi-platform solution that has a proven track record for its reliability, scalability and high performance, FirstClass is the industry's first and only communications platform designed to work seamlessly on multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux*, and PDAs).
FirstClass enables users to securely access and share information, and has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide to create a powerful online community that facilitates individuals and groups of people to work more effectively and efficiently. FirstClass not only boasts a lower total cost of ownership but also provides superior performance in a reliable and extremely secure solution.
At the foundation of the FirstClass communications platform is FirstClass collaborative groupware technology, featuring:
Personal and group calendars
Contact manager
Centralized directory
Instant messaging
Conferences (shared online workspaces)
FirstClass is a fully integrated, secure environment that allows users to communicate, collaborate and share best practices more effectively and efficiently using:
Public discussion areas
Shared workspaces
Private mailboxes
Shared calendars and resource planning
Instant Messaging with Presence Management
Rich document editor for graphics and tables
Web publishing, including user managed content published to the Web
Secure client-server architecture: content is stored centrally on the server, accessible by users from anywhere. The server integrates with a third-party application to scan attachments for viruses, further protecting users.
FirstClass is an ideal solution for education and business organizations that are looking for a cost-effective collaborative tool. Despite its modest hardware requirements, FirstClass provides flexible remote access and powerful Web publishing features.
FirstClass provides an extremely flexible communications platform that brings value to a wide range of organizations. We offer the following distinct packages for our major customer segments:
FirstClass Business Edition: provides businesses with a powerful communications and collaboration solution that is much richer than basic email products.
FirstClass Education Edition: enables learning organizations to create a complete online learning community that can embrace students, teachers, parents, administrators and the community.

"Total cost of ownership was a tremendous influencing factor for our final selection of FirstClass; however, it's important to note that the three vendor finalists were selected based on features and functionality-FirstClass met the school system's requirements and cost significantly less than the other systems tested."
Dr. Frank Till, Broward Superintendent of Schools