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ACCESS POWER LAUNCHES FREEWEBCALL.COM™ Free PC-to-Phone Calls from
Anywhere in the World to the US, Canada and UK; Microsoft NetMeeting Users Targeted
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - August 1, 2000 - Access Power, Inc. (OTC BB: ACCR)
announced today the launch of FreeWebCall.com™, its best-of-kind, free unlimited long
distance calling. Windows-based multimedia PC users anywhere in the world can use the
Internet to connect to any regular telephone in the U.S., Canada and UK.
Glenn Smith, CEO and president of Access Power, said the company is directly targeting the
million's of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) NetMeeting users. "FreeWebCall.com's architecture
capitalizes on the telephony features inherent to the Windows operating system, and
features Microsoft's NetMeeting as the software engine. As a result, most new
FreeWebCall.com subscribers can use the service immediately without requiring any
software downloads. Just type in the number you wish to call and the system does the rest,"
he said. "FreeWebCall.com subscribers will be delighted with the calling experience," Smith
said.
"Access Power has created an exciting way for NetMeeting users to get cool new features,"
Laura Butler, Product Unit Manager, NetMeeting, for Microsoft Corp., said. "We are always
looking for ways that users can take advantage of the power of Windows. FreeWebCall.com,
by integrating with NetMeeting, allows users to place and receive free calls over the Internet,"
she said.
Smith said FreeWebCall.com (www.freewebcall.com) also uses Cisco's state-of-the-art
AccessPath-VS3 carrier class integrated voice gateways. FreeWebCall.com calls are routed
over the Sprint network for high quality and reliability. "We've carefully aligned ourselves with
industry leaders for the development of FreeWebCall.com. This assures that
FreeWebCall.com subscribers are getting the very best quality calling that Internet Telephony
can provide," Smith said.
"We are very pleased Access Power has chosen Cisco's award-winning voice gateways to
deliver free Internet phone calls to end users," said Alistair Woodman, director of marketing,
Packet Telephony Division, Cisco. "By relying on Cisco's Open Packet Telephony
architecture, Access Power will be able to quickly offer its customers high quality voice
services over a packet network," he added.
"As an industry leader in e-business solutions, Sprint is proud we can meet the expanding
network needs of Access Power and look forward to supporting the growth of
FreeWebCall.com." said Peter von der Linde, Sprint's vice president of sales for Internet
services.
About Access Power: Formed in 1996, Access Power, Inc. (OTC BB: ACCR) is a pioneer
provider of global Internet-based PC-to-phone service and web-to-phone communications for
e-commerce.
The Company's consumer oriented services, FreeWebCall.com™ and Net.Caller™ provide
an economical and convenient alternative to traditional long distance. e-button™, the
Company's e-commerce voice solution, is a tool that increases site retention, customer
satisfaction, and sales.
Access Power provides its best of kind services in conjunction with Lycos-Bertelsmann AG,
Lucent NetworkCare, Cisco Systems, the Microsoft Corporation, and Sprint
Communications.
Contact information: Access Power, Inc. accesspower.com , 10033 Sawgrass
Drive
West, Suite 100, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL USA 32082. info@accesspower.com or (904)
273-2980
Note: Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning given to that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the
safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are
subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from
expected results.
COMPANY CONTACT: Access Power, Inc
Kim DeVigil kim@accesspower.com
(904) 273-2980
FINANCIAL RELATIONS CONTACT:
Quest Capital Group, Inc. / Continental Capital & Equity Corp.
Steven Moore
Director of Corporate Communications
steve@questcapital.cc
(407) 862-5151 |
