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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1999--
Orbit Systems Commits to Working with Access Power to Offer
IP Telephony Services in Southeast Asia
Access Power Inc. (OTC BB:ACCR) Friday announced its commitment
to work with Orbit Systems & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia to
establish Internet Protocol telephony Points of Presence (POPS) in key
Southeast Asian cities and to market Access Power Advanced
Communications(tm) services. "Access Power intends to market an
unlimited calling Net.Caller(tm) specific to Southeast Asian countries
where POPs are established," said Douglas Bottomley, senior vice
president of sales and marketing for Access Power.
Net.Caller is software and service that allows subscribers to
make unlimited calls from anywhere in the world to a regular telephone
in a specific telecommunications market using their multimedia PC and
Internet connection. Net.Caller software is free and there is no
activation fee to set up an account. Currently, the service is
available to and within the continental United States for a flat rate
of $10 per month. For more information about Net.Caller, visit
www.accesspower.com/netcaller.
"Orbit Systems has over three years experience in the
telecommunications business and has a sound knowledge of the IP
traffic opportunities in our market," said Danesh Pannirselvam,
general manager for Orbit Systems & Engineering. "We will be able to
expand IP telephony throughout Southeast Asia with the expertise of
Access Power and Orbit's relationships within the telecommunications
industry."
The initial plans call for the establishment of IP telephony POPS
in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Access Power is currently
building a POP in Manila to handle millions of minutes of IP telephony
traffic per month between the United States and the Philippines. "The
penetration of Asian markets is an integral strategy of Access Power's
global expansion plan," said Glenn Smith, CEO of Access Power. "And
Orbit provides the regional knowledge and technical experience to
aggressively grow Access Power's IP telephony traffic in these
markets."
About Access Power
Access Power Advanced Communications(tm) is an alternative to
traditional long distance services. Access Power Inc. is a pioneer
service provider of Internet telephony. The company offers PC-to-phone
calling over the Internet, Internet based phone-to-phone service, and
software that allows free PC-to-PC calling.
About Orbit
Orbit Systems & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. is a sister company of
Orbit Networks and Communications, a distributor of telecommunications
equipment in Malaysia. Orbit Systems has strong experience in the
telecommunications industry in Southeast Asia and is focused on
providing wireless communications and IP telephony. The contact e-mail
address for Orbit Systems is sales.orbit@mail.nasionet.net.my
Statements contained 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.
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CONTACT: Access Power Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach
Brandie Hall, 904/273-2980, Fax 904/273-6390
Brandie@accesspower.com
accesspower.com
KEYWORD: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
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