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San Francisco, California - June 27, 2000
EleTel Incorporated (CDN "LETL.U") announced today a strategic
partnership with NetNumber.com, Inc. (NetNumber(R)) to provide
Callex(R) users with access to both the Global Internet-Telephony
Directory(R) (GITD) and the Virtual Private LDAP Directory(R).
EleTel's Callex(R) product line includes Callex Web/VPIM, the
first stand-alone, PC-based Voice Profile Internet Mail (VPIM)
compliant voice and fax messaging solution, making voicemail as
flexible as email. Callex users, create and send voice messages
from a telephone or browser to any telephone, VPIM-compliant
voicemail box, email address, fax machine, or portable Internet
device all for free via the Internet. Fax messages may be sent
with equal ease and flexibility. Callex may be placed on any web
site, and web visitors can leave a voice message for anyone the
web site designates.
The Callex platform will utilize NetNumber's "Virtual Private
LDAP Directory" as a fully outsourced enterprise LDAP directory
to simplify the deployment and support of Callex platforms within
both enterprise and service provider environments. In addition,
Callex users will be automatically registered in NetNumber's
"Global Internet-Telephony Directory" or GITD. The GITD is a
global Internet directory service that translates standard
telephone numbers into the Internet-Address information required
to send voicemail messages and to place telephone calls over the
Internet. The GITD will enable Callex users to send voicemail
messages to each other for free over the Internet by simply
entering the user's telephone number. The VPIM standard combined
with the GITD permits the interchange of voicemails between
disparate corporate voicemail systems.
"Prior to this partnership, no Internet voicemail service offered
universal directory capabilities," said George Krucik, President
and CEO of EleTel Inc. "With other services you can only look up
their individual customers. That's not an effective model for
business to business communications. Partnered with NetNumber,
EleTel can offer Callex users the ability to leave a voicemail
for anyone with a telephone number, voicemail box, or email
address in the Global Internet-Telephony Directory."
"Given NetNumber's high availability (24 hour X 7 days a week)
and high capacity services (millions of addresses) - EleTel's
customers will enjoy round the clock access to their voice mail
and addressing needs from anywhere in the world," said George
Krucik.
"EleTel's Callex product line is an ideal application for
NetNumber's directory services as Callex provides voice messaging
over the Internet with spoken email and free reply features,"
said Douglas Ranalli, CEO and founder of NetNumber. "We are
delighted to partner with EleTel."
Product Availability: Callex Web/VPIM is currently in beta
testing and is expected to ship late summer. NetNumber's services
are scheduled for full-scale release in July.
About EleTel:
EleTel develops and markets the Callex(R) line of Internet voice
and fax messaging software with corporate offices located in San
Rafael, California.
About NetNumber:
NetNumber, a private company, was founded in 1999. It develops
Internet directory services including the "Global
Internet-Telephony Directory" and the "Virtual Private LDAP
Directory" with corporate offices located in Lowell,
Massachusetts. www.netnumber.com.
Callex (R) is a registered trademark of EleTel Inc. NetNumber,
Global Internet Telephone Directory, and Virtual Private LDAP
Directory (R) are registered trademarks of NetNumber.com Inc.
EleTel's shares trade on the Canadian Dealing Network under the
symbol LETL.U. EleTel Inc. has 31,024,331 common shares issued
and outstanding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Cathy Hume or Olav Svela, Investor Relations
Hume, Kieran Inc.
(416) 868-1079
cathy@humekieran.on.ca
George Krucik, C.E.O.
george@eletel.com
Garry Bahsler, C.F.O.
garry@eletel.com
Bonny Hinners, Media & Public Relations
bonny@eletel.com
EleTel Inc.
FORWARD-LOOKING (SAFE HARBOR) STATEMENT
This news release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to,
future sales, product demand, growth of the unified messaging
industry, competition, the effect of economic conditions and
technological difficulties and other risks detailed in EleTel's
filings with the Ontario Securities Commission.
EleTel Inc.
Suite 350 - 1050 Northgate Drive
San Rafael, California, U.S.A. 94903
Tel: 415 479-6280 Fax: 415 479-6281
www.eletel.com
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