Comverse Network Systems Unveils Internet Call Waiting Service
Business/Technology Editors
SUPERCOMM 99
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999--
Service Gives Residential Voice And Unified Messaging Subscribers
A Virtual Phone Line, Allowing Them To Manage Telephone Calls While
Online
Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of enhanced services
platforms to wireless and wireline network operators, today unveiled
its Internet Call Waiting service, which will give residential voice
messaging and unified messaging (voice, fax, and e-mail in a single
mailbox) subscribers a virtual phone line while they are online. With
Comverse's Internet Call Waiting, subscribers will never miss a
telephone call while connected to the Internet, allowing them to
handle all their telephone calls, either at home or while traveling.
Comverse's Internet Call Waiting service is activated
automatically, as soon as the subscriber connects to the Internet.
When a call comes in to the designated phone, a message pops up on the
computer screen with the name and number of the caller. The subscriber
can then decide whether to accept the call, route the caller to voice
mail, redirect the call to another number, play a message for the
caller, or simply ignore the call.
Utilizing the Internet, Comverse's Internet Call Waiting allows
subscribers to speak directly with the caller over their PC, using any
standards-based Internet telephony client software. The subscriber may
also choose to forward the call to another number, such as a second
telephone line in the house, or to a wireless phone.
If the subscriber does not wish to be disturbed, the call can be
diverted into the subscriber's network-based voice mailbox, where the
caller can leave a message. The subscriber may also choose to send the
caller a pre-defined message, such as, "I'll call you back in ten
minutes," or even type in a custom message and have it read to the
caller using text-to-speech technology.
Itsik Danziger, President and Chief Operating Officer of Comverse
Network Systems, said, "Comverse's Internet Call Waiting service
allows network operators to expand the value of their portfolio of
voice and unified messaging services by enabling subscribers to handle
their phone calls while they are online. Network operators gain
greater revenue by ensuring calls can be completed, as well as by
attracting new subscribers with a broader range of services."
Comverse is demonstrating its Internet Call Waiting service at
SuperComm '99 in booth 441 in Hall A, June 8-10, in Atlanta, Georgia. |
