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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1804)	11/6/1998 9:06:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3178

OT>> Long-distance price wars intensify November 6, 1998 NEW YORK (Reuters) Price wars for long-distance calls intensified Thursday as Sprint Corp. , the nation's third-largest long-distance company, introduced a new plan that offers unlimited weekend long-distance calls for a flat rate of $25 a month. Rival AT&T Corp. , the nation's largest long-distance company, quickly countered, saying other calling plans provide greater savings but still offering to match Sprint's plan for any of its customers. The No. 2 long distance company, MCI WorldCom Inc. did not immediately return calls seeking comment. Subscribers to Sprint's new plan will also will receive a flat weekday calling rate of 10 cents per minute, 24 hours a day, Sprint said in a news release. ''Industry research shows that Saturday and Sunday are the two single highest calling days for consumers,'' Sprint Consumer Services Group President Tom Weigman said. ''Sprint Unlimited meets this trend head on, going beyond the price per minute standard of today to introduce a new paradigm in the U.S. residential long distance arena -- unlimited, unrestricted calling for a single flat monthly rate.'' AT&T said the Sprint plan is not best value for customers since the average monthly long-distance bill is about $17. ''Sprint's hefty $25 monthly fee locks consumers into making many calls at a specific time - weekends - to break even,'' said Jack McMaster, vice president of AT&T's consumer markets division. AT&T contends that its ''One Rate Plus - 5 Cent Weekends'' calling plan would offer a better value to consumers. AT&T said it would match Sprint's offer for any of its customers. Industry analysts said if the Sprint Unlimited plan is successful, long-distance companies may shift to all-you-can-use, flat-rate pricing plans for the entire month. Long-distance service is increasingly becoming a negotiable commodity that companies may offer at extreme discounts to entice customers to buy more lucrative packages of services that include Internet access and wireless phone service, analysts said. Shares of Sprint gained 69 cents to $77.94 a share, while AT&T added $1.69 to $61.88. Both trade on the New York Stock Exchange. REUTERS@ [Copyright 1998, Reuters]

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1804)	11/6/1998 9:10:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

Calista Wins 'Best of Show' Award for PBXoverIP Solo at CT Expo/Demo Fall '98 November 6, 1998 SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov.Calista Inc., a provider of gateways that link PBXs to IP networks, was honored to receive a "Best of Show" Award for its PBXoverIP Solo product at CT Expo/Demo '98. PBXoverIP Solo is a digital phone extender that relocates any supported PBX telephone to a remote site. Calista's product offers remote users PBX-quality sound and full digital phone functionality over an IP Network. This award demonstrates Calista's commitment to developing state-of-the-art IP solutions for customers who have investments in legacy PBXs. PBXoverIP Solo With PBXoverIP, any remote PBX phone will function like a local extension, providing benefits such as call transfers, internal extension calls, and multiple line appearances. It also enables a call center manager to quickly add off-site agents as needed. PBXoverIP will run over a private IP Network, the Internet, or the public telephone network (PSTN). It connects directly to Ethernet and works with a variety of network technologies such as DSL, ISDN, or cable modems. "It is Calista's PBXoverIP Solo wonder box," stated Rick Luhmann, Editor-in-Chief of Computer Telephony Magazine. "Smaller than the average modem, it provides complete PBX phone functionality (including all softkey and LCD features) to remote employees and does all this over the Internet. That's right. You could be answering your integrated phone in Hawaii off a switch located anywhere in the world." PBXoverIP Solo is compatible with a variety of digital phones from Nortel, Lucent, Siemens, Mitel and NEC and requires no changes or upgrades to existing PBXs. It is ideal for remote office workers, sales forces, small branch offices, and remote call-centers. "For corporate America, PBXoverIP Solo represents the most useful application of Voice over IP technology that I have seen to date," said William MacDonald, Vice President of Business Development at Calista. "We are delighted to have received this distinction from the editors at CT Expo/Demo." Pricing & Availability The PBXoverIP Solo is sold in pairs, as each remote connection requires two units. Each pair has a list price of $1990 and is available immediately. For further information contact Calista at 408-249-4339. About Calista Inc. Calista designs and manufactures high performing, multi-vendor compliant products for the Computer Telephony marketplace, including Voice over IP, IP Phone, PBX/Voicemail Integration, and Voice-Recording products. Calista's independently developed digital telephone interfaces are the world's first to provide multi-PBX interoperability with a single piece of hardware. Privately held, Calista is based in San Jose, California and Gerrards Cross, UK. For more information on Calista, please refer to the company website at www.calista.com. NOTE: Calista and PBXoverIP Solo are trademarks of Calista Inc. and Calista Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. SOURCE Calista, Inc.