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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (13547)	10/7/1999 9:00:00 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Respond to of 18016

Ubiquity Software Announces Application Solutions for I-Links UP Telephony Services OCTOBER 7, 1999 OTTAWA, ONTARIO--Ubiquity Software Corporation, today announced that I-Link, an enhanced voice/data service provider, will use the company's Helmsman platform and Service Creation Environment to further enhance its service offering for telephony subscribers. The Helmsman Platform creates a seamless connection and unites a complex array of telecom network resources with custom and off-the-shelf applications. I-Link will install Helmsman server and client technology in its network and customer sites to allow familiar desktop applications like Microsoft Explorer and Microsoft Outlook to be Internet Protocol (IP) telephony enabled. With Helmsman, I-Link customers can "point and click" on extensions and phone numbers to make calls and conduct unified communications over I-Link's nationally deployed IP network. I-Link offers a full range of enhanced services such as one-number call routing, caller screening, unified voice fax, pager and e-mail messaging, voice-and fax-on-demand, conference calling, and seamless call transfer from cell phone to land-line and vice-versa via a direct connection to its enhanced IP telecommunications network. "While other carriers are just talking about implementing new innovative services, I-Link has already done this and is now taking their service offering to a new level with the Helmsman platform," Mike Doyle, CTO, Ubiquity Software said. "In addition, the Helmsman platform eases integration, presents a common interface, increases accessibility and improves business processes." According to Robert H. Scott, President and CEO of Octave Communications, "Anything and everything via the Internet is hot and why not? Ease of use and accessibility can't be challenged. "Some innovative service providers are realizing they need to arm themselves with an array of enhanced services in order to survive. The new telco world they will face awards no points for second place." "In order for consumers to benefit from new technology and services, solutions need to be accessible and easy to use," said Mark Hewitt, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for I-Link. "The Helmsman platform further enables us to deliver the latest telecommunications enhanced services in an easy to use platform." "The e-commerce potential is exciting. Just think as people are surfing the net and reviewing a home page for a potential service or product, with a "point and a click", they can make a "real time" phone call and quickly be talking to a customer service person to answer their questions," said Mike Hornby, Vice President of Sales, Ubiquity Software Corporation. "Telephony enabling the Web though browsers like Microsoft and Netscape removes the last barrier for individuals who want to shop on the Web. Finally IP Telephony can now move up to the next step" About I-Link Headquartered in Draper, Utah, I-Link (Nasdaq:ILNK) is an enhanced voice/data service provider. With its software defined network architecture, I-Link simplifies the delivery of unified communications today. For further information visit I-Link's Web site at i-link.net. About Ubiquity Software Corporation Ubiquity develops Application Powered Networks(tm), providing direct interaction between business processes, the global telephone network and the Internet, for Corporate and Carrier customers to create premium differentiated computer telephony services. The Helmsman product suite unites a complex array of telecom and IP resources with custom and industry standard software applications. Ubiquity is the recipient of four consecutive UK National Research and development awards since 1994 and was the overall winner of the National Multimedia and Innovation Award in 1995. The Company has offices located in Newport, South Wales and Kanata, Ontario, Canada. Ubiquity Software is an Affiliate of Newbridge Networks Corporation. Additional Information is available at ubiquity.net Helmsman and Ubiquity are registered trademarks of Ubiquity Software Corporation Ltd. (c)1999 Ubiquity Software Corporation Limited. All rights reserved.