NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000--deltathree.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:DDDC.O), a global provider of IP telephony services and other
enhanced, web-based communications services, today announced a
strategic partnership with Quicknet Technologies, Inc. to produce a
new, privately-labeled PC card to connect standard phones with PCs.
The card will be available in March 2000. The new product will provide
high quality phone service over deltathree.com's managed network,
which currently provides 1.7 million users worldwide with phone
service over the Internet.
The partnership will combine the power of deltathree.com's
extensive communications portal with Quicknet's award winning line of
add-in cards to allow a standard telephone to connect with a PC as
well as reducing the delay and improving the clarity in Internet-based
telephone calls. The new products will give users inexpensive,
high-quality Internet voice transmission service while using a
standard phone. deltathree.com's service can result in savings of up
to 90 percent for frequent international callers. Additionally,
Quicknet's current users can now plug in to the significantly improved
deltathree.com Internet phone service with a minor software upgrade.
"People are accustomed to speaking on a phone, not into a
microphone. Hooking a standard telephone into a PC is the ideal system
for speaking over the Internet," said Elie Wurtman, Chairman of
deltathree.com. "We feel this partnership has integrated the power of
Quicknet's premier hardware and software into the deltathree.com
product line to offer a standard, more familiar interface than
dialing-in via the keyboard and microphone."
"This combination will dramatically increase the comfort and
quality of calling for deltathree.com's customers," said Stacey
Reineccius, Chairman of Quicknet Technologies, Inc. "Whenever quality
and ease-of-use improve, the amount of usage increases and the type of
usage broadens. We see that this partnership will increase customer
satisfaction and usage for deltathree.com and sales for Quicknet
Technologies."
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) deltathree.com's interactive
communications portal, www.deltathree.com, is a single online source
for the communications needs of users anywhere in the world. By
combining user-friendly, web-based access with the advanced
functionality of its privately managed, global IP telephony networks,
deltathree.com offers its users a comprehensive solution for
high-quality, low-cost IP communications services. These services
currently include PC-to-phone; D3 Box(TM), a unified messaging
service; Click IT(TM), an e-commerce tool; phone-to-phone;
YourDay.com, the online calendar and scheduling system; and global
roaming, for accessing the deltathree.com network from locations
throughout the world.
About Quicknet Technologies, Inc.
Bringing award-winning products like PhoneJack(TM) and
LineJack(TM) to the marketplace, Quicknet Technologies Inc. has been
the leading innovator in low-density Internet telephony hardware and
software since 1995. Quicknet Technologies, Inc. is a privately held
company, whose investors include New York based Rare Medium Group Inc.
(NASDAQ:RRRR.O), which specializes in the design and manufacture of low
density Internet Telephony products. Sold in over 174 countries around
the world, Quicknet's products enable users to effectively boost their
Internet telephone call quality and ease-of-use. Quicknet's sales
channels cover the entire spectrum of the market, including direct
sales, dealers, distributors and catalog superstores.
For more information on deltathree.com, contact Beth Torrie or
Josh Epstein at Clifford Public Relations, (212) 358-0800. For
investor relations contact Erik Knettel at Thomson Financial Investor
Relations, (212) 701-1963. For information on Quicknet Technologies
contact Cathleen Bleers of S&S Public Relations, (847) 291-1616.
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: For deltathree.com:
Clifford Public Relations
Beth Torrie/Josh Epstein
212/358-0800
or
Investor Relations
Thomson Financial Investor Relations
Erik Knettel
212/701-1963
or
For Quicknet Technologies:
S&S Public Relations
Cathleen Bleers
847/291-1616
KEYWORD: NEW YORK
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING
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