RSCL should react positively to this, but then again nothing is going right for RSL these day...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--
Relationship Between the Two Companies Brings Internet Telephony to
Millions of Yahoo! Users
deltathree.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDDC.O) announces the commencement of
a global marketing agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO.O), a
leading global Internet media company serving 105 million users
worldwide. As part of the agreement, Yahoo! will promote
deltathree.com's Internet communication services, including PC to
phone, through integrated text links, banner advertisements throughout
the Yahoo! network of global properties, special e-mail offers, and
promotions on the Yahoo! front page (www.yahoo.com). In addition,
deltathree.com's technology is integrated into Yahoo! Phone Booth,
enabling the users of Yahoo! Yellow Pages (http://yp.yahoo.com) and
Yahoo! Address Book (http://address.yahoo.com) to simply click from
their PC and initiate a call over the Internet.
Deltathree.com also announced that Yahoo! has exercised a new
warrant to purchase shares of deltathree.com's common stock in
addition to the shares it purchased earlier this year.
"Yahoo!, perhaps the most recognized brand on the Internet
worldwide, presents the ideal venue for the introduction of our
innovative Internet telephony products to millions of Web users. We
are extremely pleased by the prospect of our Internet telephony
products through a fruitful relationship with Yahoo!," said Elie
Wurtman, chairman of deltathree.com.
"We are very pleased to be working with deltathree.com to provide
our users with easy access to deltathree.com's various Internet
communications services," said Anil Singh, chief sales and marketing
officer, Yahoo! Inc. "Yahoo! is committed to bringing our users the
highest-quality products and services on the Web. deltathree.com
offers our millions of users an easy and convenient way to make phone
calls right from Yahoo! on their desktop."
About deltathree.com
deltathree.com is a global provider of IP telephony services and
other enhanced, web-based communications services to individuals and
businesses worldwide. The Company is a subsidiary of RSL
Communications, Ltd (Nasdaq: RSLC.O) The Company's interactive
communications portal, www.deltathree.com, is a single on-line source
for the communications needs of users anywhere in the world. By
combining user-friendly, web-based access with the advanced
functionality of our privately-managed, global IP telephony network,
we offer our users a comprehensive solution for high-quality, low-cost
IP communications services. Such services currently include:
PC-to-phone; D3 Box, a unified messaging service; Click IT, an
e-commerce tool; Phone-to-phone; and Global roaming for accessing the
deltathree.com network from locations throughout the world.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on
management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking
statements. For a detailed discussion of these cautionary statements,
risk factors and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONTACT: deltathree.com
Fara Hain, 212/588-3672
farah@deltathree.com
KEYWORD: NEW YORK
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: E-COMMERCE INTERNET MARKETING AGREEMENTS
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