Access Power Introduces Flat-Rate $10 Per Month Unlimited Calling With net.caller.PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1999-- Free Software and Activation for PC-to-Phone Calls to Anywhere in the Continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. Access Power Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:ACCR ACCR Accrue ACCR Aluminum Conductor Composite-Reinforced (3M) ACCR Association des Centres Culturels de Rencontre ACCR Association Canadienne pour la Conservation et la Restauration (Ottawa, ON, Canada) ) Wednesday announced the introduction of new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. telephony software and service which allows customers to make unlimited calls from their multimedia personal computer to a regular telephone anywhere in the continental U.S. for a flat rate of $10 per month. The new software called net.caller(tm) is a simple to use dialer developed by VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:VOCLF). The software and activation are free to all subscribers of the service. The net.caller software is a light version of the Internet Phone (1) See IP phone and softphone. (2) (Internet Phone) The first VoIP telephone service in the U.S., introduced in early 1995 by VocalTec Communications Ltd., Fort Lee, NJ (www.vocaltec.com). Using a Windows softphone, calls could also be made to a regular phone. (r) for Access Power. "net.caller replaces the traditional per minute charges associated with most communication services," said Douglas Bottomley, senior vice president of sales and marketing, "net.caller flat-rate pricing is consistent with today's traditional Internet Service Provider 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. pricing which the consumer market is comfortable with and has grown to expect. net.caller is truly an Internet service and a pure application of Internet Telephony technology." In order to use net.caller, customers need to be running Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0, with a minimum 75 MHZ Pentium multimedia PC and standard Internet connection. The software can be quickly downloaded and installed. net.caller is as easy to use as a regular phone. "Access Power is offering its current and new customers, as well as existing VocalTec Internet Phone VocalTec Internet Phone (the original iPhone) was a "VoIP" application released at February 1995. The software was invented by Alon Cohen and Lior Haramaty, the two co-founders of VocalTec Ltd. users, a great opportunity to save money with our product," said Dr. Elon Ganor, chairman of VocalTec Communications. "As pioneers of the commercial Internet telephony industry, we are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to see the service provider market moving into enhanced services and pleased to provide the end-to-end solutions that make it possible." To sign up for net.caller, visit the company's website at www.accesspower.com or call 1-800-388-2980 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday. About Access Power Access Power Inc. is a pioneer service provider of Internet telephony. The company offers Internet based phone-to-phone service, software that allows free PC-to-PC calling, and low rate PC-to-phone calling over the Internet from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the U.S. About VocalTec Communications VocalTec Communications is a manufacturer of systems that enable audio, video, data, text and collaborative communications over IP networks such as phone data networks, corporate intranets and the Internet. VocalTec is a leader in developing innovative, open standards products that bridge the Internet and 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. ) and drive the convergence of computing and telephone technologies. For the latest company information, visit VocalTec on the World Wide Web at http://www.vocaltec.com. NOTE: VocalTec, Internet Phone, Internet Phone Lite, Internet Phone Call Waiting, VocalTec Ensemble Architecture, VocalTec Telephony Gateway, Surf&Call, VocalTec Gatekeeper, VocalTec Network Manager, VocalTec Conference Server, VocalTec Communications Client, PassaFax and PassaPort are trademarks or registered trademarks of VocalTec Communications Ltd. Other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning giving to that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. |
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