To: sainte-beuve who wrote (3679 ) 3/4/1999 9:46:00 AM From: David Haith Respond to of 52051
TSIS News Thursday March 4, 9:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Interactive Telesis Serves Up InvestorREACH To Monterey Pasta SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1999--Interactive Telesis Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:TSIS - news), a leader in interactive communication announced today that Monterey Pasta Company Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTA - news) of Salinas, Calif., has signed an agreement to utilize Interactive Telesis' InvestorREACH service. InvestorREACH is an automated corporate communication service that gives the shareholders and interested investors of Monterey Pasta instant access to news releases, earnings reports, financial statements, stock quotes and management updates, 24 hours a day, by toll-free telephone and fax-on-demand, plus mail fulfillment. Monterey Pasta's Assistant to the President, Vincent Guarino said, ''ITI's InvestorREACH service is custom made for us and our shareholders. It has given us a way to magnify our response to our investors with very little cost. We have been impressed with how fast InvestorREACH gets our message out there ... it is excellent''. InvestorREACH complements corporate Web sites by providing immediate access to investment information from any touch-tone phone, anytime, anywhere. ITI's clients report an enhanced corporate image with shareholders and an enhanced exposure to potential investors with InvestorREACH. About our client, Monterey Pasta: When Monterey Pasta Company was founded in 1989, its taste-tempting pastas and sauces were manufactured by hand and sold from a 400 square foot storefront. Today, Monterey Pasta Company products are produced by a dedicated team of over 160 employees in the Company's modern, 43,000 square foot, USDA inspected facility. Even though Monterey Pasta Company products are now found in retail and club stores throughout the U.S. and Canada, Monterey Pasta's employees continue to produce the highest quality products with hand-made care. About Interactive Telesis Inc.: Founded in 1994, Interactive Telesis Inc. (www.intelesis.com) is a leading provider of comprehensive IVR solutions to some of the largest and most recognized Fortune 500 companies, focusing on the telecommunications, financial, high-tech, manufacturing and retail sectors. Products and services include: InvestorREACH, Teleconference Record & Replay (R&R), Internet Teleconference Record & Replay (IRR), and ''TeleSurvey'' Telephonic Automated Survey Response (TASR). ITI's clients include Nike, Excite!, IMP, Wells Fargo, Tribune Co., and Avery Dennison. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Interactive Telesis Inc. JJ Jeffrey, 888/546-2957 jjeffrey@intelesis.com or Michael Hutchison, 800/931-5050 mhutch@intelesis.com