[0] blue-silicon Signs Roger Moore as Voice for Business Messaging Solution.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001

Roger Moore, former James Bond and the embodiment of international suave, has signed an agreement with silicon valley based blue-silicon, the leading provider of Extended Enterprise Messaging (EEM) for businesses.

Moore, will be the voice that guides blue-silicon (www.blue-silicon.com) business users through their messages when they dial into the system. The blue-silicon outsourced solutions: b2 and b3, allow access to multiple communication media - voicemail (home, office or cell), e-mail, fax and video - through one single electronic mailbox accessible from anywhere in the world at the cost of a local phone call. When business callers dial in to retrieve messages using the company's extended enterprise messaging solution, Roger Moore will greet users. Recorded late last year in England, the new voice-over was released in the United States this month.

"Our goal was to select a voice that would be internationally recognized and easily understood, no matter where users are from. From the Silicon Valley to the Australian outback, the effective communication of message prompts business users hear several times a day, was key to making our product friendly and easy to use," says Samuel Williams, vice president of marketing for blue-silicon. "Roger Moore's voice fits this criteria while also subliminally tying in an aura of high-tech gadgetry James Bond is famous for."

Being an outsourced solution, EEM delivers on the promise of Unified Messaging while allowing corporate users to keep their existing telecom and IT investment including PBX systems. Because our service integrates with existing telecom equipment, users don't need to change their behavior patterns as well, ensuring an easy solution for message management. Users can record personalized individual greetings for voice callers and can record different greetings for calls originating from their cell phone or office phone. For the cost of a local call in any country where there are Points of Presence (POP), business users can receive messages at any time. Blue-silicon has local POPs in more than 100 major cities around the globe.

According to a recent poll conducted on the company Web site, nearly 90 percent of respondents acknowledged checking their voice or email two or more times daily. Of that same group, 85% checked their e-mail messages from home. However, only 23% were able to retrieve e-mail messages through their phone systems.

"We estimate that 2,500,000 plus subscribers will take advantage of the time-saving and valued added solution EEM offers by 2002," says Williams. "By streamlining the process for message retrieval and using technology that works with existing phone systems, we are offering a true cost-saving solution to all members of the workforce in and beyond the 21 century."

About blue-silicon

blue-silicon is the leading provider of Extended Enterprise Messaging (EEM) and Unified Multimedia Messaging (UUM) around the world. Combining voicemail, fax, e-mail, and wireless messaging, blue-silicon's mid-sourced ASP solution extends the reach of service providers, integrating with existing e-mail infrastructure, Centrex and more than 90 types of corporate PBX systems. Established in 1997 and venture backed, blue-silicon is headquartered in San Jose, California with Points of Presence (POPs) in over 100 cities around the world. For further information on blue-silicon, visit www.blue-silicon.com.

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