E-stamps delivers the postage
E-Stamp lets customers use the Internet to buy postage, which is stored in a secure "vault" that plugs into a user's computer. When postage is used, a bar-code is printed directly on the envelope and the amount deducted from the vault.
E-Stamp also signed a partnership with Digital River Inc., which distributes software online, to offer its product through Digital River's Web stores, Thomas said.
"The partnerships are in place to reach even more people even more quickly," he said.
The deals turn up the heat on the only other company approved by the Postal Service to offer online postage, Stamps.com Inc., which also has several distribution deals and plans a nationwide launch on Sept. 27.
Thomas declined to give further details, citing the mandated quiet period before the company's initial public stock offering.