nfoInterActive Partner Announces First European Customer
BEDFORD, NS, June 10 /CNW/ - InfoInterActive Inc. (MSE: IIA), the leading
provider of Internet- based call management solutions, announced today that
its strategic business partner in Europe - The Witchity Corporation - has
secured Redstone Telecom plc as its first major customer and reseller of
Internet Call Manager service. Redstone is a leading provider of
telecommunications infrastructure and services throughout the United Kingdom.
Consistent with its business strategy, Witchity is forming a joint
venture company with Redstone Networks Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Redstone Telecom plc, to offer Internet Call Manager (''ICM''). Service
will be made available immediately to Redstone's 250,000 direct customers and
through multiple Internet Service Providers. Deployment has already begun, and
the service will be fully available by August. Redstone's substantial
telecommunications infrastructure places 92% of UK households - over 23
million - within a local call of the Internet Call Manager service.
''The combination of unprecedented growth in the European Internet market
and the recent deregulation of telecommunications networks creates a
particularly strong demand for Internet Call Manager's compelling range of
features,'' said Mr. Neil Haverty, President and COO of Witchity. ''We
anticipate substantial acceptance and activation of ICM by the fast-growing
Internet subscriber base in the UK, already in excess of 4 million individual
dial-up subscribers and projected to grow to beyond 9 million by 2002. We
expect similar acceptance across Europe where Internet subscriber estimates
are now over 30 million.''
Parallel partnership developments in a range of other major European
countries with equally well-placed telecommunications network operators will
ensure that ICM service becomes rapidly available.
''This is the first step toward making Internet Call Manager available
throughout Europe,'' said Bill McMullin, President & CEO of InfoInterActive
Inc. ''This is a high-growth area for both Internet and Internet-related
services such as Internet Call Manager, and we are delighted that our partner
has moved so quickly.''
Internet Call Manager allows customers to manage all their telephone
calls while on the Internet, even when this connection is over a single
telephone line. Calls can be identified, acknowledged, transferred, answered
using Voice Over IP (VOIP), answered using the public telephone network, or
sent to a messaging service. Now being rolled out across North America and
Europe, this application is leading the IP telephony space in terms of
immediate need and customer interest with major carriers planning full-scale
service deployments.
About Redstone Telecom plc
Located in Borehamwood, England, Redstone Telecom plc is one of the
largest telecommunications companies in the UK. Its extensive and modern
network is used by telecom, Internet and other service providers to deliver
leading-edge services to both businesses and households. Redstone is the
world's largest operator of personal numbering services, and is one of select
group of companies with a DTI license to run a public telephone network in the
UK. See www.redstone.co.uk for further details.
About The Witchity Corporation Ltd.
Witchity is dedicated to the rapid deployment of Internet Call Manager
and other IP telecom services throughout Europe. Its business approach is to
form joint ventures with established service providers in the
Telecommunications, Internet and New Media industries. Its chief operating
office is located in London, England. See www.witchity.com for further
details.
About InfoInterActive Inc.
IIA develops and deploys network-based enhanced services combining
telephone, Internet, and wireless technologies. The Company's patented
flagship product - Internet Call Manager - allows Internet users to monitor
their calls while their phone line is busy engaged on an Internet session. The
Company holds US and Canadian patents for the relevant technology, and has
patents pending in 22 other countries worldwide. See www.infointeractive.com
for further details.
Neither the Montréal nor the Alberta Stock Exchanges have either approved
or disapproved the information herein.
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For further information: please contact: Neil Haverty, President & COO, The Witchity Corporation, Tel: +44 171 546 8703,
Email: neil@witchity.com; Graham Cove, Managing Director, Redstone Telecom plc, Tel: +44 70 2000 1000, Email:
redstone@redstone.co.uk; Bill McMullin, President & CEO, InfoInterActive Inc., Tel +1 (902) 832-1611, Email:
bill@infointeractive.com
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