ACT Teleconferencing and Outreach Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance.DENVER and COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999-- ActionData Conferencing Service Powered By OutReach Technologies' CONFERease Web-Conferencing Software ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. (Nasdaq-ACTT), a full-service global provider of audio, video, data and Internet conferencing services, and OutReach Technologies(R), a leader in Web-based communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems for collaboration and e-commerce, today announced a strategic alliance. The first output of this partnership is ActionData, ACT's next-generation Web-based data and conferencing service. With ActionData, users need only a phone and a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. to conduct reliable and secure live voice discussions and share data simultaneously with groups spread across the globe. Users have complete control over the level of interactivity, from one-way broadcasting to highly interactive live question and answer sessions. Now being rolled out to ACT's U.S. clients, the service is powered by OutReach Technologies' CONFERease(R) Web-conferencing software. "To stay competitive in today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. environment, companies need to collaborate instantly and globally," said Gene Warren Gene Warren, Sr. (born 12 August 1916) won an Academy Award for the special effects on George Pal's The Time Machine in 1960. He also contributed to such projects as Land of the Lost, The Man From Atlantis and The Crow: City of Angels. , Managing Director of ACT-U.S. "We are pleased to offer our clients a robust experience through the integration of CONFERease into ActionData." "It is no longer necessary for business communications to be hamstrung by time and distance considerations," said John Caulfield, 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 OutReach Technologies. "Web-conferencing raises communications with investors, customers, and employees to a higher level using familiar and trusted business tools -- the telephone and the PC." ActionData is already being used for a full range of business applications, from investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and management meetings, to sales demos and employee training. Last month ACT hosted a real-time, web-enabled presentation of the company's first quarter financial results for investors in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe, and Australia using the service. CONFERease enhances ACT's existing audio conferencing See audioconferencing. services by integrating Web-based data collaboration See data conferencing. capabilities with standard Web browsers. The product synchronizes data viewing and live voice discussion to allow users to conduct real-time meetings from the convenience of their desktops. With operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong, ACT has evolved into one of the leading multinational providers of global teleconferencing products and services in a rapidly growing $8 billion-plus industry. The company's headquarters and U.S. operations are located in Denver, Colorado, with additional offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Dallas, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Sydney, Adelaide, Australia, and Hong Kong. The company's Internet address is http://www.acttel.com. OutReach Technologies, a division of Communication Systems Technology, Inc., is a leading provider of communications software for collaboration and electronic commerce. The company's award-winning CONFERease line of integrated, CTI-based solutions is in use within global corporations, government agencies, schools and other institutions to reduce operating costs and improve workgroup productivity. OutReach Technologies is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. For more information on OutReach Technologies, CONFERease e-conferencing solutions, or Embrace(tm) Web-enabled software for human interaction in e-business applications, call 410-792-8000 or visit http://www.outreachtech.com Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts may be forward looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward looking statement. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward looking information include, but are not limited to, future economic conditions, competitive services and pricing, new competitor entry, the delivery of services under existing contracts and other factors. OutReach Technologies and CONFERease are registered trademarks and Embrace and More Than Talk, it's Serious Business are trademarks of Communication Systems Technology, Inc. (CSTI CSTI Conseil Stratégique des Technologies de l'Information CSTI California Specialized Training Institute CSTI Civil Space Technology Initiative CSTI Client Server Technologies, Inc. ). |
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