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To: Secret_Agent_Man who wrote (2122)	2/18/1999 8:32:00 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Respond to of 30916

February 16, 1999 M2 PRESSWIRE: According to a new study by Frost & Sullivan, the international marketing consulting company, the major trends impacting and driving growth behind the total European CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) boards and software market include the switch to open standards and Windows NT-based operating systems as well as the availability of a whole new array of applications. Dwindling prices luring first-time buyers, integration with the Internet and the penetration of new potential markets, such as utilities services, represent further factors pushing revenues in the total European market from US$1.17 billion in 1998 to US$6.10 billion in 2004. The main markets are expected to be those of the United Kingdom, Germany and France. In 1997, these countries accounted for 53.4 percent, 17.3 percent and 9.6 percent, respectively of total European revenues. These countries are expected to continue having a stronghold on the CTI market. Frost & Sullivan's study concludes: "CTI technology is increasingly becoming a permanent feature in large sized companies with the SME's slowly following suit. The lack of in-house expertise identified in Frost & Sullivan's study is expected to result in more frequent usage of consultancy and management services. Thus, CTI management and consultancy services offering sound advise on planning, implementation, and monitoring should progressively develop with these advances." biz.yahoo.com IDT Teams With Global Telecom Carriers Deals with Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Telefonica, and Swisscom N.A. help IDT's worldwide expansion HACKENSACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 1999-- As part of the company's strategy to forge pacts with the world's leading telecommunications providers, IDT Corporation (NASDAQ: IDTC - news) announced today that it has signed agreements with four major European-based telecoms to establish a direct fiber-optic connection between the companies for international long distance service. Through agreements with France Telecom (NYSE: FTE - news), Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT - news), Swisscom N.A. (NYSE: SCM - news), and Telefonica (NYSE: TEF - news), IDT will be able to provide better access and lower termination rates to a number of countries throughout Europe. The agreement establishes direct channels between the companies' international switching points and IDT's facilities in the United States and United Kingdom. In Europe, IDT already has established a strong presence in the U.K. with its facilities-based switch, and has purchased more than 12,000 km of undersea cable connecting the U.S., Canada, and U.K. The company already has numerous operating agreements with carriers worldwide, and plans to continue the worldwide network expansion well as joint partnerships and operating agreements. biz.yahoo.com IDT Receives Telecom License in Germany Leading International Carrier to Provide Telecom Services in World's Third Largest Telecom Market courtesy of Stephen B temple VOIP thread!