C&W, Mail.com team to offer Web-based email

Internet messaging provider Mail.com and telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless said today they will team to provide Web-based email.

The service will bundle Internet access, billing and mail services into one package so users can access their accounts from any PC while surfing the Internet.

Britain's Cable & Wireless is working on building a worldwide high-speed network geared to carry voice and Internet data traffic.

Mail.com provides Web-based email services direct to consumers, Web sites, ISPs and corporations.