"Wednesday March 28, 2:53 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Interactive Telesis Expands Executive Team
New Business Strategy and Process Consultant Will Focus on Profitability
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001--Interactive Telesis(TM) Inc. (OTCBB:TSIS - news), a provider of interactive voice response (IVR) and speech-enabled hosting services, today announced that Andrew Schachter has joined the company as a business strategy and process consultant.
Interactive Telesis expects this appointment to play a key role in the company's drive to profitability. The company also announced that Schachter will be appointed to Interactive Telesis' Board of Directors.
Schachter brings to this appointment a wealth of experience in business and brand strategy implementation. Before joining Interactive Telesis, Schachter served as Founder and President of Think Interactive, a business and brand strategy company. In this role, he provided business, e-business and new business model development and implementation strategy to a number of Fortune 1000 clients including Microsoft, RCA and Toshiba. Prior to that, Schachter worked at Chiat/Day Advertising. During his tenure at Chiat/Day, he created the agency's interactive strategy group and was responsible for numerous TV, print and interactive campaigns.
``I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with Interactive Telesis' management team,'' said Schachter. ``The company is at the forefront of IVR and speech technology -- leading the way with some of the first successful speech-based implementations and hosting projects. I believe Interactive Telesis has built a strong foundation and its current focus on profitability will be a springboard for future growth.''
``We are happy to have Andrew join us, as he brings years of experience in business strategy development and implementation to Interactive Telesis,'' said Donald E. Cameron, CEO of Interactive Telesis. ``We are fortunate to add his valuable perspective and knowledge of e-business and brand strategy to our executive team and Board of Directors.''
Schachter earned his MBA and BA from York University, Toronto, Canada.
About Interactive Telesis
Interactive Telesis specializes in interactive voice response (IVR) services and deployment of automated speech recognition (ASR) technologies. Interactive Telesis presents a very compelling offering for companies wishing to leverage the benefits of speech recognition without the high cost of ownership, complex integration and internal IT staff requirements. Clients include industry leaders such as Wells Fargo, Global Crossing, Lucent, MCI Worldcom, JambaTalk, Nike, Sprint, Verizon, Yahoo! and others. Interactive Telesis is headquartered in San Diego. For additional information, visit www.interactivetelesis.com.
Interactive Telesis is a trademark of Interactive Telesis Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
``Some of the statements made in this press release discuss future events and developments, including our future business strategy and our ability to generate revenue, income and cash flow, and should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can generally identify these ''forward-looking`` statements by words such as ''expect,`` ''anticipate,`` ''believe,`` ''estimate,`` ''intend,`` ''plan,`` and similar expressions. These statements involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty that exist in the company's operations and business environment and are subject to change based on various factors that could cause actual company results, performance, plans, goals and objectives to differ materially from those contemplated or implied in these forward-looking statements. Actual results may be different from anticipated results for a number of reasons, including the company's new and uncertain business model, uncertainty regarding acceptance of the company's products and services and the company's limited operating history.''
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Contact:
Interactive Telesis
Elizabeth Myers (Media), 800/995-5798
or
JJ Jeffrey (Investors), 888/546-2957"
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