It supports Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange E-mail servers. By spring, NowSpeed will add support for Nescape E-mail.
Users dial a toll-free number, then enter user IDs and passwords.
They can also save drafts of voice-message responses and finish them up at their desktops. A record of all the E-mails users respond to via voice is also maintained. Mark Lawrence, director of information management at Limited Technology Services, the Andover, Mass., IT arm of clothing retailer The Limited Inc., has been testing the service since September. Limited Technology Services plans to work with NowSpeed to set rules in Exchange so users won't be bothered with spam. Because NowSpeed has to reach beyond a user's firewall to access E-mail, security concerns must be addressed.