AVT Announces Latest Version of CallXpress for Windows NT; New Offering Now Supports a Unified Message Store on Both Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes Servers.KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--AVT Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:AVTC AVTC Antivirus Test Center (informatics, University of Hamburg) AVTC Automatic Vehicular Traffic Control ), formerly Applied Voice Technology, Inc., today announced the latest version of its industry-leading unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. product, CallXpress(R)for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R). This new version offers revolutionary new capabilities, including native server-based voice and fax message storage on Microsoft(R) Exchange(R) or Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. (R), further establishing CallXpress for Windows NT as the market's leading Windows NT-based unified messaging server. Additionally, this release includes enhanced mobility services through the support of the industry standard Short Message Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ). With SMS, users can utilize pagers and SMS-enabled cellular phones to receive information from CallXpress regarding new voice, fax or e-mail messages, mailbox status, and message sender information through caller-id. The incorporation of SMS allows users to be more mobile, while remaining close to important incoming messages. "Since its introduction in April of 1997, CallXpress for Windows NT has set the standard in the marketplace for enterprise-based unified messaging. With this release, we are now raising the bar by greatly expanding the capabilities of this award-winning product," said Joseph A. Staples, AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "AVT will continue to press forward with new technology to ensure that we are providing complete and flexible solutions that meet the needs of the enterprise." Since early 1993, CallXpress has provided voice, fax, and later email messages integrated at the telephone, or client workstation -- providing a single presentation of all message types to the user. This newest version of CallXpress for Windows NT offers server-based unified messaging, maintaining voice and fax messages along with email messages on the Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. or Lotus Notes server. Server-based unified messaging simplifies database administration and provides users with a unified address book for all types of messages. Furthermore, users have the option of choosing a Windows-based or browser-based interface to listen, view, and manage their messages. "We've done extensive research with our customers and potential customers regarding their preferences for a unified message store, where all message types are stored on the email server See mail server. , vs. maintaining two separate stores and integrating those messages at the client workstation. There are clear advantages to each type of implementation. Our strategy is to provide our customers with a choice. Along with this latest introduction of server-based unified messaging, AVT will continue to offer client-based unified messaging, integrated with Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook (R)," Staples added. This new version of CallXpress for Windows NT also offers new communication features designed to support a diverse user population. International clients dialing from rotary phones now have full access to the automated features of CallXpress for Windows NT, through the addition of dial pulse detection and speech recognition technologies. This new release also includes multi-lingual text-to-speech capabilities -- further broadening the product's appeal to the rapidly growing international market. This newest version of CallXpress for Windows NT will be available within the next 30 days. Pricing for the product remains unchanged from previous versions -- beginning at $15,000, with specific pricing depending on size and applications included. The product is distributed primarily through the AVT Network of resellers and strategic OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners in over 50 countries throughout the world. For more information on CallXpress for Windows NT, contact AVT at 425/820-6000, by fax at 425/820-4040 or by e-mail at info@avtc.com. AVT Corporation develops and markets a broad line of open systems-based advanced computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration products, specializing in fax and call processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:
NOTE TO EDITORS: News releases are available from AVT Newsroom fax server. Call 206/820-4089 and follow the prompts. This document is number 77098. CallXpress is a registered trademark of AVT Corporation. Microsoft, Exchange, Outlook and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Lotus Notes is a registered trademark of the Lotus Corporation. Other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. - |
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