INTV news. good earnings and now good news.
InterVoice Awarded Advanced Messaging Solution; Siemens Engineers $5.5M Deal With Pakistan Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- InterVoice, Inc. (Nasdaq: INTV), today announced that
Siemens, one of the largest international resellers of InterVoice products, ordered
InterVoice's latest voice messaging feature set to fulfill a $5.5M contract from Pakistan
Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL). The majority of the order was shipped during
InterVoice's first quarter of fiscal 2000, that ended on May 31, 1999.
InterVoice's IN*Control(TM) Messaging 2.0 will allow PTCL to offer a full range of
voice mail and fax messaging services on a nationwide basis for more than 3 million
business and residential subscribers. IN*Control Messaging 2.0 is a network-oriented
messaging solution that supports multi-node deployments and inter-system messaging. It
will also be available for InterVoice's enterprise customers.
"From the moment the telecommunications market was privatized in 1996 with the
creation of PTCL, the company has been committed to providing the highest level of
services to its growing customer base," said Parvez Iftikhar, Siemen's General Manager
Telecom Engineering Division. "PTCL's decision to implement InterVoice's voice and fax
messaging solution are evidence of PTCL's commitment to quality."
The PTCL contract includes delivery of ten IN*Control(TM) Network IVR (interactive
voice response) platforms, complete with Signaling System 7 (SS7) and inter-system
messaging capabilities.
IN*Control Messaging 2.0 includes a sophisticated voice mail monitoring function that
allows systems managers to monitor multi-node Network IVR systems. In addition to
telecommunications carriers, Messaging 2.0 is an attractive solution for businesses that
are searching for a more flexible voice messaging system.
"In looking for a solution to meet the demand for advanced messaging services in
Pakistan, PTCL found InterVoice's technology to be the most efficient and
cost-effective," said an unnamed PTCL Official. "This is a quality investment that will
benefit both PTCL and its customers for years to come."
"We are pleased to have been selected by the PTCL for this Voice Messaging Project.
The IN*Control platform will give PTCL the capability to further increase revenues in the
future by offering additional value-added services, such as calling card and one number
services, " said George T. Platt, InterVoice's Managing Director for Asia Pacific. "We
are also pleased that InterVoice and Siemens continue to expand our working relationship
in Asia for the sale of advanced Telecommunications solutions to the region's carriers."
IN*Control Messaging 2.0 is available as an integrated feature set on InterVoice's
IN*Control(TM) Network IVR platform or as an upgrade for carriers already using the
platform. The messaging solution is also available for enterprise customers using
InterVoice's OneVoice(R) or AgentConnect(TM) platforms.
About Siemens Pakistan
Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Ltd. was founded in 1953 as a private limited
company. In 1963, the company was converted into 3 public limited companies and in 1978
it enlisted itself with the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges. The company manages its
business and manufacturing activities through its head office in Karachi and two regional
branches at Lahore and Islamabad. It operates through 4 functional divisions known as
the Power Engineering Division, Telecommunication Division, Transportation Systems and
Medical Engineering Division and the Products and Services Division. The
Telecommunications Division has a solid position in the field of Communications. To date
more than 60% of the 3 million telephone lines in Pakistan have been supplied by Siemens.
The Division also provides technical services to Siemens AG for its international
telecom projects across the globe.
About PTCL
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited is the principal supplier of
telecommunication services in Pakistan. PTCL provides a range of services including
basic telephony, telegraph, fax, telex, Public data, Internet, E- mail, ISDN, universal
access numbers and other value added services.
About InterVoice
InterVoice, Inc. is a leading supplier of call automation solutions for call centers,
enhanced network-based services for telecommunications service providers, and the world's
top supplier of interactive voice response systems. With over 12,000 systems shipped to
52 countries, InterVoice's solutions are used to increase revenues, decrease costs, and
deliver exceptional customer service. InterVoice, an ISO 9001 certified company, is
headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA and has representative offices in the Americas,
Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Company information and interactive product demonstrations are
available on the World Wide Web at intervoice.com.
/CONTACT: Carol Wingard of InterVoice, Inc., 972-454-8250 or email,
cwingard@intervoice.com; or Jim Terry of M/C/C, 972-480-8383 x228, or email,
jim_terry@mccom.com, for InterVoice, Inc.; or Dr. Qamar Munir of Siemens Pakistan
Engineering Company Ltd., 9251-272-200 x213/
11:32 EDT |
