General Research on Autoresponder Software Required

I'm looking to buy some autoresponder/email marketing software for our business and want to make a good choice. I have spent about a week searching online for what's available and have narrowed it down to four software packages to decide on. However now I need some help in checking that I haven't missed equally good or better software. To assist, I have my own short list of 4 autoresponders that another Google Answers researcher is comparing feature-for-feature. So what I'm after here is further research done to try and find better software than these 4 in my short list. My Short list 1. Promosoft Autoresponder (Personal version) at [login to view URL] 2. Autoresponse Plus at [login to view URL] 3. Gammadyne at [login to view URL] (which also works with CP-Report below) 4. Customer Paradigm (Email Builder and CP-Report together) at [login to view URL] The outcome I'd like is no more than 5-10 alternatives found but that they be the best/high quality (see my short list as a guide to the quality required). "Low volume of alternatives that are high quality alternatives" is the key factor. Criteria to help you search: 1. Software should have a comprehensive set of features as per my short list examples (so essentially you’re looking for anything that does the same or more as my short list for either the same or similar price) - a few hundred dollars either way is no problem. 2. The software should have these three components in the package -- autoresponder functionality -- email newsletter marketing/ subscriber list management -- email newsletter design functionality (ie; allows HTML formatting, testing, etc and designing of newsletters to be sent to subscribers) 3. Software criteria to avoid: -- avoid software that costs less than USD$100 or more than USD$1000 -- charges a monthly fee of any kind (I want single one-off cost packages) I'm willing to tip well for very good work. Thanks. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform Windows 2000 with asp pages