NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000--
Deal Will Provide Internet-Based Communications to Users Around the
World
deltathree, Inc. (Nasdaq:DDDC.O), the IP telephony network and
provider of Hosted Communications Solutions for service providers
worldwide, today announced a deal with GorillaGuide.com, an online
travel site for college students. Under the first phase of the
partnership, deltathree will power branded GorillaGuide.com
Phone-to-Phone services that will be available both on the company's
website (www.gorillaguide.com) and in locations around the world
including hostels, cafes and other locations frequented by traveling
students.
In addition to powering the Phone-to-Phone services and routing
all calls through its award-winning Internet telephony network,
deltathree will generate the PIN codes and provide back office
customer and billing services for GorillaGuide.com. deltathree will
also create a branded Interactive Center on the GorillaGuide website
that customers can use to check account information and recharge their
Phone-to-Phone service.
"Making affordable phone calls is a basic necessity for any
student traveling abroad," said Noam Bardin, President and CEO of
deltathree. "We're pleased to be able to provide GorillaGuide.com with
the means to offer them as a way to further brand their travel
services and help students communicate from anywhere in the world."
This partnership is the latest deal for deltathree as part of its
Hosted Communications Solution offering. Through this offering,
deltathree provides its products and services to businesses to brand
and provide to their own customer bases, allowing them to enhance
their own brands and strengthen customer loyalty. Phone-to-Phone
services are one of a host of other product offerings, including
PC-to-Phone calling, unified messaging (which allows users to manage
their emails, faxes and voicemails using a single account), and
ClickIT (which enables visitors to a website to call a customer
service representative using their PC). deltathree is also able to
provide its customers with customer service and billing capabilities,
product development and e-commerce services.
About deltathree
A provider of cutting edge Internet telephony services and
infrastructure for service providers worldwide, deltathree's global
network consists of a full range of Internet-based communication
products and services. The company's customizable Hosted
Communications Solution enables any company to develop branded
telecommunications services without having to build infrastructure,
billing, customer service and e-commerce systems to support them. All
these services are provided by deltathree in addition to the company's
suite of Internet-based communication products that include
PC-to-Phone calling, Phone-to-Phone calling, unified messaging (which
allows users to manage their emails, faxes and voicemails using a
single account), and ClickIT(TM) (which enables visitors to a website
to place a call to a customer service representative using their PC).
deltathree's corporate website can be accessed at corp.deltathree.com.
deltathree's experience in providing innovative products and
services is based on the development of its own customer base of over
3.2 million users through its consumer division iConnectHere.com
(www.iConnectHere.com).
deltathree currently routes IP telephony traffic to over 160
countries and for 14 international telecommunications carriers. The
company's network consists of 107 Points of Presence in over 40
countries. deltathree recently received the Best Built Public Network
Award for excellence in IP services/applications at SUPERCOMM 2000, a
major industry commendation, and was named the best IP telephony
provider by Smart Money magazine.
For more information on deltathree, contact Josh Epstein or Wilson
Cleveland at Clifford Public Relations, (212) 358-0800. For investor
relations contact Erik Knettel at Thomson Financial Investor
Relations, (212) 701-1963.
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: Clifford Public Relations, New York
212/358-0800
Josh Epstein x28
Wilson Cleveland x25
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