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Former America Online Technologies President to Provide Strategic Direction
WASHINGTON and DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Webley Systems,
Inc., a leading provider of unified messaging and communications services,
commonly known as "personal assistants," announced today that Michael M.
Connors, President Emeritus of AOL Technologies, has been named Chairman of
the Webley Systems Board of Directors.
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"We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Michael M. Connors as
Chairman of the Board of Webley Systems," said Patricia Mathis, CEO of Webley
Systems, Inc. "The vision and strategic direction he can provide will
solidify Webley's position as the preeminent supplier of unified
communications services."
Connors served as the chief technical executive for America Online, the
world's leading Internet service, for six years. He resigned the position of
President of AOL Technologies in 1998 to become President Emeritus and to join
the board of the AOL Foundation, which develops programs to use the power of
computer networks to improve the lives of families and children and empower
the disadvantaged.
Webley Systems, Inc.'s unified communications and messaging system,
Webley(TM), integrates computers, the Internet and telephony to provide a more
simplified and effective communications service for users. Ease of use and
simplicity of operation is facilitated by natural speech recognition commands
over the phone and a personal website to access all types of messages over the
Internet. The system employs state of the art text-to-speech technology to
enable users to have their own e-mail read to them over the phone.
Central to the "simplification" promise of the Webley(TM) service is a
single telephone number that forwards all incoming calls to any and multiple
destinations and receives faxes. Incoming calls are answered and, if
preferred, screened by the Webley(TM) personal assistant. The subscriber can
choose to either take the call, or have the Webley(TM) personal assistant take
a message. Users can automatically place calls and set up 32 party conference
calls by speaking the name of the party from a contact list which they have
uploaded from their PIM.
The "universal" message inbox containing voice mail, faxes and email can
be accessed over the phone and Web Customers are given their own.
About Webley Systems, Inc.
The Webley Systems Inc. fully featured personal assistant integrates
customers' messages over the phone and Internet. The Company markets directly
under its own brand and provides private label functionality to all types of
service providers. Webley Systems, Inc., is a privately held company. For
more information about the Company and its products visit webley.com.
About Michael M. Connors
Michael M. Connors is President Emeritus at the America Online
Technologies unit. Connors joined AOL in October 1992 as senior vice
president, technology and operations, after working for 25 years at
International Business Machines where he held executive positions in a range
of marketing, research and development, manufacturing, and financial
positions. He is credited with building AOL's products and network during six
years of sky-rocketing subscriber growth. |
