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Voice Mobility Signs Three-year Deal With Calgary-based Shift Networks
Agreement is first with a Building Local Exchange Carrier (BLEC)
VANCOUVER, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Voice Mobility International, Inc., (OTCBB: VMII and FWB: VMY) developer of the Unified Communications(TM) software suite, has signed a three-year agreement with Shift Networks Inc. to sell Voice Mobility's Unified Communications solution.
Shift Networks deploys leading technology solutions that deliver data, voice, video, and applications over a single network to small and medium-sized businesses within key commercial, multi-tenant buildings. Shift installed their first network node in Calgary in November and plans to deploy to 50 buildings in Calgary by the end of 2001. Within the next 18 months, Shift anticipates installing its solution in over 300 buildings across Canada.
"Our software suite helps individuals control their communications needs, whether they spend 100% of their time in an office or 100% on the road," says Jay Hutton, Voice Mobility's Chief Executive Officer. "BLECs, like Shift Networks, are an excellent vehicle to bring our solution directly to corporate customers because it can easily be bundled with other data and voice applications."
Voice Mobility's Unified Communications software suite puts control of personal communications back in the hands of users by bringing together office, home, cell phone, fax, pager and other numbers into a single phone number, and by combining multiple voice-mail boxes into one mailbox.
"We chose Voice Mobility's Unified Communications software suite over a number of other suppliers because we wanted a carrier grade, robust product that was developed and serviced in Canada," says Keith Young, Shift Networks' President and COO. "In addition, Voice Mobility's pricing model means that the company is committed to their product and willing to share the risks and rewards of its success."
Under the terms of the agreement, Voice Mobility will initially install a server at Shift's Calgary Network Operating Centre (NOC) with initial capacity to host approximately 10,000 customers. As Shift Networks expands its operations into Edmonton and across Canada, additional servers can quickly be installed at a number of other locations and integrated into the company's network.
About Shift Networks
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Shift Networks, Inc is a new breed of communications company, taking network intelligence to the technological edge. The Shift management team has over 20 years of telecommunications and telecom marketing experience. The company's plan is to become Canada's leading DSL BLEC (Digital Subscriber Line - Building Local Exchange Carrier), providing the quickest and most cost- effective IP-based broadband services available for multi-tenant commercial buildings. Shift Networks is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. For more information, contact the company at (403) 770-7443 or visit www.shiftnetworks.com.
About Voice Mobility
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Voice Mobility International, Inc. (OTCBB: VMII and FWB: VMY) is the developer of the Unified Communications software suite. The suite simplifies voice, fax and email messages by collecting them in a single mailbox where they can be stored, reviewed, redirected and managed using a personal computer, wireless device or telephone. The system converts all voice and fax messages to sound or image files that can be retrieved, listened to, or viewed using any email program or service. Voice Mobility's Unified Communications suite also includes a "Find-me Follow-me" application that makes it possible for all voice, pager and fax calls to reach a user through a single number. Voice Mobility markets its software suite to telephone companies, Internet Service Providers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, Application Service Providers and Wireless Service Providers. For more information about Voice Mobility, visit www.voicemobility.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING (SAFE HARBOR) STATEMENT
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, future sales, product demand, growth of the unified messaging industry, competition, the effect of economic conditions and technological difficulties and other risks detailed in Voice Mobility's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Voice Mobility International Inc.: Jay Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, (604) 482-0000, www.voicemobility.com; Investor Relations: North America, (888) 370-8751, investors@voicemobility.com; United Kingdom: Maxine Barnes, 011-44-207-251-1385, maxinebarnes@msn.com; Shift Networks: Bill Macdonell, VP, Corporate Development, (403) 770-7443, macdonell@shiftnetworks.com; Canadian Media: Kim Hardy, National Public Relations, (604) 684-6655, khardy@national.ca; US Media: Michael Fortino, The Fortino Group, (412) 322-2271, michael@fortino.com To request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go to www.newswire.ca and click on reports@cnw./
SOURCE Voice Mobility International, Inc.
CO: Voice Mobility International, Inc.; Shift Networks, Inc.
ST: British Columbia
IN: TLS
SU: CON
01/18/2001 09:00 EST prnewswire.com |
