Elcotel's Grapevine(TM) Named 'Innovative Product
Of The Year' By The Association Of Directory
Publishers
SARASOTA, Fla., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Elcotel, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTL - news) announced today that its Grapevine(TM) public
Internet terminal was named as Innovative Product of the Year by the Association of Directory Publishers (ADP).
The first non-PC Internet appliance for the public communications market, Grapevine(TM) is deployed throughout Canada by
Canada Payphone Corporation. Phone Directories Company, which also was named Publisher of the Year 2000 by ADP, sells
content sponsorship and directory advertising on the Grapevine(TM) network terminals in Canada and displayed Grapevine(TM)
recently at the ADP convention in South Carolina.
Grapevine(TM) combines traditional payphone capabilities with sponsor-paid advertising and content, e-commerce, and
personalized information services from the Internet in a public access setting. The Grapevine(TM) terminal network is powered by
e-Prism(TM), Elcotel's comprehensive system for ``back office' support and content management. This proprietary system
manages the terminals and is designed to tailor advertising messages and future sponsor- paid content for each individual terminal.
``The rapid acceptance and success of Grapevine(TM) in Canada is a testament to the commitment of both Canada Payphone
Corporation and Phone Directories Company to the ongoing paradigm shift from coins to content in the public communications
arena,' said Mike Boyle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Elcotel. ``This award further validates both the innovative
design and functionality of Grapevine(TM) and our plan to offer new communications services and revenues for Elcotel and our
partners within the public communications industry.'
``Grapevine(TM) is a true breakthrough in bringing the personalized services, content and e-commerce capabilities of the Internet
to the public communications market,' said Cindy Sorter, president of Phone Directories Company - Canada. ``It is the first major
new public Internet appliance of the post-PC age.'
Elcotel, Inc., based in Sarasota, Florida, is a leader in providing public access telecommunications networks and management
services for both domestic and international wireline and wireless communication networks. Visit Elcotel's corporate website at
www.elcotel.com.
Statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking information regarding the Company's plans, projections, or future
performance, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from
those expected by the Company. These risks and uncertainties include the risk of adverse regulatory action affecting the Company
and the Company's customers, risk of competition, risk of obsolescence of the Company's products, and other uncertainties
detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: Elcotel, Inc.
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