After numerous tests and improvements, SOHU's email system is now capable of providing users with the most advanced technical support in China. SOHU believes that its service is both more popular and technologically better than those of other free email providers, for the following reasons:

It supports POP3 protocol. SOHU's email system is compatible with a wide range of software, e.g. Outlook.
It supports the World-wide Web. Users can easily receive and send their emails at any computer with Internet access.
Universal registration model. Users may access various personalized services on www.sohu.com with a specific user name and password without additional registration.
Rapid response. SOHU's email system is backed by servers linked to the main line of CHINANET.
Sufficient capacity.
SOHU's email system can handle huge traffic flows. Email has become a growing part of Chinese people's daily lives. "The Internet has revolutionized our way of communicating," said Dr. Charles Zhang, Founder and CEO of SOHU.com. "Email brings us closer to others regardless the differences of time and space. It also has the flexibility to allow us to choose when we want to engage with others", added Charles Zhang.

About SOHU.com:
SOHU.com (www.sohu.com), the leading internet portal in China with a current (February, 2000) page view posting of 10million per day, is the first major Chinese language web destination on the Internet. SOHU.com has pioneered many firsts, including the introduction of banner advertising and the setting of standard for Web traffic assessment in China. "SOHU.com is the top brand in the Chinese Internet and NOKIA is the top brand in wireless communications. We are proud to be a partner of NOKIA in this important project", said Dr. Charles Zhang, President and CEO of SOHU.com.