AT&T='s Diversity-what else will they go after? AT&T and ChatSpace to Combine Internet Chat With Voice Technology
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1998--ChatSpace,
Inc., the award-winning provider of Windows-based chat solutions for
online businesses and educational institutions, today announces a new
relationship with AT&T.
Visitors in ChatSpace chat rooms will be able to talk to each other on the
phone without disclosing their identities or phone numbers.
"Net visitors value the anonymity that Internet chat provides, yet wish to
enhance their online business or social relationships with high-quality voice
communications," said Eric Olinger, ChatSpace president and CEO. "The
coupling of ChatSpace's award-winning chat system and AT&T's innovative
new Chat 'N Talk service allows chatters to do both."
AT&T Chat 'N Talk lets Internet users connect by phone to another chat
room participant without revealing either person's phone number or identity.
Both numbers are kept private by AT&T, even from people with caller ID.
Chatters who desire a private phone conversation click on an AT&T Chat
'N Talk icon in a chat room, enter their phone numbers and billing
information, then establish contact over a separate phone line.
AT&T is offering developers a Software Development Toolkit comprised
of the AT&T Application Programming Interface (API) code and
documentation, making it easy for them to integrate voice-enabling
technology into their solutions. ChatSpace has agreed to license this toolkit
for inclusion in a future version of its Java-based chat client. This will make
accessing AT&T Chat 'N Talk just a click away for ChatSpace users.
"Our small business users need reliable tools that let them interact with
their customers," Olinger added. "AT&T is a trusted name in providing voice
services to business. ChatSpace is a rising star in Internet chat services.
Together with AT&T, we offer the online, real-time, customer relationship
tools most needed by small companies."
About ChatSpace
ChatSpace, Inc. is based in Carlsbad, and provides Windows-based chat
solutions designed to meet the needs of businesses, educators and other
organizations who want to maximize their Internet presence through
real-time communication and the creation of on-line communities.
The company has been a leader in the development of chat technology
since its introduction of the first commercial chat server for the Windows NT
platform in 1996. Thousands of web sites currently run the ChatSpace chat
technology to create and manage their on-line communities. More
information about the company is available at the company web site:
chatspace.com or by phone at 760/431-5184 or toll free at
888/346-6802. |
