VocalTec Introduces Internet Phone Lite Software For Carriers and Service Providers
[[All,
We keep seeing enhancements like this one and the NetConnect product the other day by eNet and IDTC to the PC-to-Phone and PC-to-PC models by leading vendors.
(see Message 5599817 ),
I'm inclined to think that as the human interface improves to this model, and as processing speeds and the availability of reliable bandwidth increases, this genre may begin to lose its stigma.
Especially for information/knowledge workers. Walk into any trading/dealing room nowadays, and what do you see, anyway? You see folks nailed inextricably to a screen, wearing headsets. What do you think?
Regards, Frank C.]]
September 1, 1998
HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge
Corporation -- Enables Carriers and Service Providers To
Attract Customers With Easily Customizable Telephone
Keypad And To Provide Software
To Consumers For Free or Low-Cost
VocalTec Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:VOCLF), the
IP communications company, today announced Internet
Phone(R) Lite(TM), a new software application for
PC-to-phone calling designed to help carriers and
service providers introduce enhanced IP telephony
services, promote their businesses and attract new
customers. VocalTec is offering the product for free or
low cost distribution by carriers and service providers to
their customers. Internet Phone Lite features a telephone
keypad that can be easily customized to accommodate a
carrier's or service provider's name, logo, promotional
message and more. The product premieres tomorrow at
Telecom Business '98 in New York.
Internet Phone Lite will work in conjunction with the
VocalTec Ensemble Architecture(TM) Telephony
Gateway and Gatekeeper servers that provide a scalable,
reliable end-to-end solution for global IP telephony
services. VocalTec partners with a number of leading
billing developers that offer dependable real-time
customer management and billing systems.
Internet Phone Lite is easy for carrier and service
provider customers to download, install and operate,
and provides a powerful tool for calling regular phones
for users that are increasingly accustomed to
communicating with others from their PCs. Internet
Phone Lite is a subset of the award-winning Internet
Phone application. Internet Phone Lite is a specialized
client that focuses on PC-to-phone connections.
Internet Phone includes a broader array of features
including PC-to-phone and PC-to-PC calls plus video,
voicemail and other capabilities.
"With Internet Phone Lite, VocalTec is once again
proving that we have the vision and expertise to provide
carriers and service providers with the quality products
they need to expand their businesses," said Dr. Elon
Ganor, CEO and chairman at VocalTec Communications.
"VocalTec believes that the PC is rapidly evolving into
an integral part of our standard real-time communication
devices. Internet Phone Lite is an example of the new
and enhanced services which the VocalTec Ensemble
Architecture platform can enable. We are dedicated to
providing a full range of value-added applications and
software components tailored to carriers' and service
providers' specific needs."
Deutsche Telekom, the third largest telecommunications
company in the world, recently announced that Vocaltec
products will be used in a PC-to-phone pilot conducted
by the carrier's Internet unit, T-Online. This represents
an expansion of Deutsche Telekom's Internet telephony
offerings, with the new service utilizing components of
the Vocaltec Ensemble Architecture and Internet Phone
Lite (for more information, please see the VocalTec
release dated August 26, 1998.) Other carriers and
service providers worldwide are also using or evaluating
the VocalTec Ensemble Architecture and Internet Phone
Lite.
"We chose Vocaltec's full network solution because its
products address our billing, security and quality
concerns and because the client software creates strong
business opportunities," said Gary Frank, president and
CEO of VoCall Communications Inc. "As one of the
leaders in the calling card industry, Internet Phone Lite
is a great complement to our business. We look forward
to expanding our network with VocalTec products."
"Vocaltec's Internet Phone Lite plays a central role in the
development of our PC-to-phone products," said Joel
Eisenberg, president and CEO of International Telcom
Ltd. "We know that VocalTec's innovation and expertise
will see us through as we enter the burgeoning area of
IP telephony. "
Internet Phone Lite Availability and Pricing:
The Internet Phone Lite client will be distributed to
carriers and service providers for free. A Vocaltec
Telephony Gateway(TM) port enabled with Internet
Phone Lite will cost an additional $150 per port. A
software customization kit for creating a branded client
is also available. The generic version of the Internet
Phone Lite software can be used to access service via
any one of the service providers rolling out Internet
Phone Lite service. Vocaltec will offer a free, generic
version of Internet Phone Lite software for download
from its website at vocaltec.com
System Requirements
Users need a Pentium 75 or higher, 12 MB RAM, 5MB
disk space, microphone and speakers, Winsock 32-bit
1.1 compatible TCP/IP connections (minimum 14,400
bps, SLIP or PPP), Windows-compatible sound card (full
duplex sound card needed for full duplex mode) and
Windows 95 or Windows NT operating system.
Internet Phone Lite will be demonstrated at the Telecom
Business '98 conference and exposition, Sept. 1-3 1998,
at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
at booth no.868.
About VocalTec
VocalTec Communications software enables audio,
video, data, text and collaborative communications
between personal computers and other devices over IP
networks. Vocaltec is a leader in developing innovative,
open standards products that bridge IP networks and
the traditional public switched telephone network
(PSTN) and drive the convergence of computing and
telephone technologies. Deutsche Telekom is a strategic
partner of VocalTec's. For the latest company
information, visit VocalTec on the World Wide Web at
vocaltec.com.
NOTE: VocalTec(R), Internet Phone(R), Internet Phone
Company(tm), Community Browser(tm), Atrium(tm),
VocalTec Ensemble Architecture(tm), VocalTec
Telephony Gateway(tm), Surf&Call(tm), VocalTec
Gatekeeper(tm) and VocalTec Network Manager(tm) are
trademarks or registered trademarks of VocalTec
Communications Ltd. Other trademarks are the property
of their respective holders.
Certain statements contained in this release may contain
forward-looking information with respect to plans,
projections or the future performance of VocalTec
Communications, the occurrence of which involves
certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited
to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of
competitive pricing, competitive products, product
development, commercialization and technological
difficulties and other risks detailed in the Company's
reports filed from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
35 Industrial Parkway, Northvale, NJ 07647 Tel:
201-768-9400 Fax: 201-768-8893 E-mail:
info@vocaltec.com
CONTACT: Jo Lee | VocalTec Communications Ltd. |
Tel: 201-768-9400 | Fax: 201-768-8893 | pr@vocaltec.com |
or | Marty Querzoli / Theresa Edo | LNS Communications
| Tel: 617-577-9777 | Fax: 617-577-9888 |
mquerzoli@lnscom.com | tedo@lnscom.com
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