| | Call Management Arrives for the Television: From InfoInterActive and Innovatia
IIA Technology to be Used in TV-based Services
BEDFORD, NS, July 13 /CNW/ - InfoInterActive Inc. (Nasdaq: IIAA, TSE:
IIA), the leading application service provider and Inventor of Internet call
management services, today announced it has entered into an agreement with
Innovatia Inc. to deliver call management technology for Innovatia's upcoming
suite of television-based services.
Innovatia is a leading e-business company providing a variety of advanced
solutions including an interactive television portal. This fall, Innovatia
plans to introduce network-based Caller ID on its interactive television
service (ITV), the first in a series of telephony services Innovatia will
offer in conjunction with InfoInterActive. With this service, interactive
television customers won't have to interrupt their activities to see who is
calling - the caller information is displayed in the ITV portal.
"This is another clear example of how converging services can provide
even greater convenience and control for customers," said Joe Mosher, general
manager of Innovatia's interactive television division. "By connecting the
television to the Internet, Interactive television users can visit an Internet
site without leaving their favourite television program. Now that same
capability will exist with t telephone services."
"Early in 2001, Innovatia plans to add more of InfoInterActive's IP-
based call management technology to its ITV service including call waiting,
caller log, the ability to forward calls selectively to voicemail, or play one
of a series of messages based on who is calling. Customers will also be able
to transfer an incoming call from a cellular phone to another telephone line
or a personal computer. Innovatia's ITV customers will be able to manage calls
as they choose, using a telephone, personal computer or television.
"Innovatia has a compelling service vision for the television appliance,
and we are delighted to be partnering with them," said Bill McMullin, CEO and
chairman of InfoInterActive. "We are committed to bringing real-time call
control to all relevant appliances - including PCs, web-enabled telephones,
interactive pagers, web appliances, web-enabled televisions, and more."
About InfoInterActive
InfoInterActive Inc. (NASDAQ: IIAA, TSE: IIA) develops and deploys
network-based enhanced services combining telephone, Internet and wireless
technologies. Its Internet call management services are helping Internet users
surf with comfort and security knowing that they're always accessible. The
company markets its services through distribution and service provider
partners, which include telecommunications companies, Internet service
providers and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. It also markets its
services directly to end-users. The company holds patents in the United
States, Canada, Australia and Singapore for its invention of Internet Call
Manager technology, and has patents pending in 24 other countries. See
www.infointeractive.com for more information.
About Innovatia
Innovatia focuses on Internet-based innovations from concept to
commercialization. Innovatia designs, develops and sells applications to
service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Using Internet
protocol technology, Innovatia provides a variety of advanced solutions,
including interactive television (ITV) portal, professional services, hosted
messaging, PC-TV, Web-based learning and e-business solutions. By
collaborating closely with such industry leaders as Nortel, Newbridge,
Pixstream, US WEST and British Telecom, Innovatia is working to define the
future of advanced entertainment and information solutions. Innovatia is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Aliant Inc. (TSE:AIT), a group of advanced
technology companies with a staff of more than 9,500 that delivers full
service integrated solutions through its core lines of business: wireline and
wireless telecommunications, information technology, mobile satellite services
and emerging business solutions. Headquartered in Atlantic Canada, both Aliant
and Innovatia serve consumer and business customers worldwide. For more
information about Innovatia, visit www.innovatia.net and for more details
about Aliant, visit www.aliant.ca.
This report may contain certain forward-looking statements that relate to
future events or future business and financial performance. Such statements
can only be predictions and the actual events or results may differ from those
discussed. The company cautions that these statements are subject to important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements and are more fully
discussed in periodic reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
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For further information: Giles Crouch, Director of Marketing, InfoInterActive Inc., Tel (902) 832-2606, E-mail giles@infointeractive.com; Kristin Martell, Optimum Public Relations, Tel (703) 847-0303, Email: kmartell@cossette.com; Monte McAuliffe, Corporate Public Affairs, Aliant Inc., Tel (506) 694-6961; For investor inquiries, contact: Patricia Murphy-Muzyk, Chief Financial Officer, InfoInterActive Inc., Tel (902) 832-2611, E-mail investor@infointeractive.com |
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