Dundee Internet Services was formed as a dialup ISP. A year later Dundee Internet determined not to be just another Internet Service Provider decided to expand, aspiring to be a worldwide list hosting company, an ESP. The search for the optimal list software was on. After substantial research and consideration, we selected to work with a small California firm who had developed list-hosting software. In early 1997, we became the first paying customer of this California firm, making us the first company worldwide to offer Lyris ListManager™ as an ESP (Email Service Provider).