ACT Teleconferencing Introduces ClarionCall, Internet Conferencing Service in Partnership With Clarent, and Offered to Concert Global Clearinghouse Members Worldwide.Business Editors/Technology Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Voice on the Net Conference--ClarionCall(TM), the first, true Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) conferencing service, will be introduced and demonstrated by ACT Teleconferencing at the VON Europe 2000 Show in Stockholm on June 19, 2000. The new conferencing service from ACT Teleconferencing gives businesses the quality and security of the traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) conferencing. Unlike the familiar circuit switched telephone network, where international long distance can cost several dollars per minute, talking long distance with Internet technology can cost only pennies per minute. ClarionCall was created by ACT utilizing products provided by development partners Clarent Corporation and Compunetix, Inc. Concert Global Clearinghouse is the first to offer ClarionCall to its 100-plus members, which include Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) and telecommunication carriers worldwide. ACT's ClarionCall IP conferencing service will be available on July 31, 2000. The company is targeting its new product to clearinghouses and their members. With this service, members of the Concert Global Clearinghouse and other ISPs can enable their business customers to arrange their own conference calls unattended and on-demand, without need for operators or advance reservations. This unique conferencing service also enables full-duplex conferencing, where all conference participants can speak and hear each other simultaneously. Although less refined VoIP conferencing has been available before now, ACT is the first to offer sophisticated voice-over IP conferencing with excellent audio quality, security from external intrusion, and technical reliability. "Since we are using private IP networks, the quality is extremely high," explains Gerald Van Eeckhout, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ACT Teleconferencing. "ACT works with managed IP networks in a controlled environment that caters exclusively to business clients." Van Eeckhout adds, "We are proud to take the leadership in this rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar conferencing industry." As an added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kim Antonaccio, Research Analyst with Frost & Sullivan, the audio conferencing See audioconferencing. services market is forecast to reach $1.57 billion by 2002. The market is rapidly expanding as more customers move toward unattended, on-demand audio conferences. Many customers are expected to begin utilizing IP conferencing as well. Partners Some of the biggest players in Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. are already on board with ACT Teleconferencing's unattended, Internet conferencing service. Partner Clarent Corporation provides the innovative "gateway" to transfer a circuit switched phone call into a Voice over IP call. "We are very pleased to be a supplier to ACT Teleconferencing for this first-of-its-kind IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. conferencing service," says Heidi Bersin, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Clarent Corporation. "The fact that ACT was able to quickly build this application on top of Clarent's products is a testament to the flexibility of our product architecture." Concert Global Clearinghouse, the industry leader in the clearing and settling of VoIP minutes, is the first clearinghouse to offer this new value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to its more than 100 members around the world, which include traditional telecommunications companies, ISPs and Internet Telephony Service Providers (communications) Internet Telephony Service Providers - (ITSP) Companies providing IP Telephony. (ITSPs). "Teleconferencing is an essential tool for doing business in the global arena," says Lena Chung, Managing Director, Concert Global Clearinghouse. "We are delighted to be working with ACT to offer our member ISPs this further value-added service, which enables them to gain a competitive edge in the booming VoIP market." About ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. Established in 1990, ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACTT ACTT n abbr (BRIT) (= Association of Cinematographic, Television and Allied Technicians) → sindicato de técnicos de cine y televisión ), is a leading independent provider of audio-conferencing, video-conferencing, data-conferencing, and Internet conferencing products and services to multinational corporations
About Clarent Corporation Clarent Corporation (www.clarent.com) is a premier provider of IP telephony products to carriers and Internet service providers around the world. According to an iLocus report published in 1999, more minutes travel across Clarent-enabled networks worldwide than those of any other equipment supplier.(a) Founded in July 1996, Clarent is headquartered in Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif., and has offices in major international locations. About Concert Global Clearinghouse Formerly known as AT&T Global Clearinghouse, the Concert Global Clearinghouse (www.concert.com/clearinghouse) is now being offered as a premier product of Concert, the AT&T/BT global communications venture (www.concert.com). The Global Clearinghouse offers complete Internet communications service solutions for ISPs, ITSPs, carriers and next-generation telcos, enabling them to offer a full range of services, including phone-to-phone voice and fax services and other value-added applications. Concert Global Clearinghouse acts as an intermediary for the financial settlement of Internet telephony traffic and guarantees payment to all members. The fastest-growing clearinghouse(b), it offers termination in 220 countries through its member network. Members include Telefonica de Espana, Telecom New Zealand Telecom New Zealand (NZX: TEL ASX: TEL NYSE: NZT) is a Wellington, New Zealand-based telephone company and, through its subdivision Xtra, an internet service provider. It has been run as a publicly-traded private company since 1990. and China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. . Preliminary Product Information: This document contains preliminary product information. Specifications and availability are subject to change without notice. Forward-Looking Statements: This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding ACT's, Clarent's, Concert's and Compunetix's products, business, customers or other factors that may affect future earnings or financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, potential issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc interoperability, inability to introduce new products, ability to retain key customers, changes in market conditions, government regulations, the international communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , technological changes and other factors, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the respective companies' documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Registered Trademarks: ACT and ClarionCall are registered trademarks of ACT Teleconferencing in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other company or product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. (a) "IP Telephony Clearinghouses -- A New Business Model." Published November 1999 by iLocus. iLocus, a division of Cape Saffron Ltd., is a UK-based research group focused on the IP telephony industry. http://www.ilocus.com. (b) "IP Telephony Clearinghouses -- A New Business Model." Published November 1999 by iLocus. iLocus, a division of Cape Saffron Ltd., is a UK-based research group focused on the IP telephony industry. http://www.ilocus.com. The Concert Global Clearinghouse has had more than a 30% increase in new members since December 1999, with a current membership of more than 100 carriers and ISPs. Press Materials available for download at www.acttel.com -- go to "Press Room." Visit us at VON Europe 2000, Stockholm International Fair: CONCERT BOOTH 218, CLARENT BOOTH 114, CLARIONCALL DEMONSTRATION AVAILABLE AT CONCERT HOSPITALITY SUITE K14, LEVEL 2, AND CLARENT BOOTH 114. |
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