AccessLine Expands Hosted Communications Services to Europe.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 Strategic Alliance with U.K.-Based Equinox equinox (ē`kwĭnŏks), either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the Solutions Establishes AccessLine's Presence in Europe, Bringing Multinational and European Businesses the Benefits of Hosted Communications AccessLine Communications Corporation, a hosted communications provider, has expanded into Europe, delivering the strategic and financial advantages of its flexible, scalable hosted communications services to multinational and European businesses. For more than two years, AccessLine has provided businesses 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. and Canada the competitive advantage of hosted communications and voice services, enabling them to avoid lengthy and expensive implementations of traditional, premise-based communications solutions. By installing its first European node in the U.K., AccessLine is now delivering the benefits of hosted communications to multinational and European businesses and emerging telecommunications companies See telecom company. through a strategic alliance with Equinox Solutions. "Businesses need flexible communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. that can quickly adapt to changing needs and new growth strategies," said Megan W. Gurley, senior analyst, The Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "Many multinational and European companies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of companies from the countries in the European Union. have not had access to hosted communications services, so they have had to rely on premise-based communications hardware. AccessLine's launch into the European market will enable businesses to eliminate their dependence on legacy hardware and gain access to innovative communications technologies Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry through hosted communications services." "Our goal has always been to make hosted communications services available globally, and moving into Europe -- one of the world's largest telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. markets -- is the first step in the fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. of this objective," said Ian Widger, president and chief executive officer of AccessLine. "Beginning with our Equinox alliance, we're executing on our European expansion strategy to begin offering our hosted voice services to multinational and European customers seeking the scalability and cost-savings advantages of hosted communications." Equinox is a managed data service provider offering network management and provisioning, technical integration and data and video transmission. Through its alliance with AccessLine, Equinox will now be able to deliver both voice and data services, adding AccessLine's extensive suite of hosted communications services to its existing network solutions. Equinox will manage AccessLine's U.K. node and provide the first level of technical support for AccessLine's services. "Technology partnerships are an integral part of success in building digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. strategies. Equinox is a pioneer in delivering communications solutions, and we are very happy to offer AccessLine's leading-edge hosted voice services to our clients," says Duncan Crook, managing director of Equinox Solutions. "Providing hosted voice communications through our Converged Service Provision model will greatly enhance our competitiveness in the U.K. and European markets." AccessLine's hosted communication services can be purchased as an entire suite or individually, integrating with enterprises' legacy systems or service providers' existing products and services. AccessLine's hosted services include: -- Advanced hosted voice mail -- Mobility services -- Conference calling -- Auto-attendant -- E-mail -- E-mail text-to-speech -- Enhanced paging -- Web access to messaging -- Unified communications -- Fax services -- Back office services, including billing and customer support AccessLine services are based on a highly redundant, fault-tolerant, carrier-grade infrastructure to provide mission-critical reliability for customers' communications services. Among the companies embracing AccessLine's hosted communication services are the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. , Exodus, PeopleSoft and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . These companies have selected AccessLine because they understand that today's unpredictable economy requires more capital-efficient, scalable communications than premise-based telecom solutions. With AccessLine's presence in Europe, the availability of hosted communications will expand to multinational and European companies who want the benefits of hosted communications services in the increasingly competitive European market. About Equinox Solutions Equinox Solutions is a leading Converged Service Provision (CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P ) solutions provider offering managed integrated communications, applications, Internet and business process solutions to enterprises, multi-tenanted buildings, ISPs, ASPs and Carriers. The company has over 200 clients using its services. With cumulative growth of over 400 percent over the last four years, Equinox is one of the fastest growing companies in this industry sector in the United Kingdom. The Company enjoys a human asset of over 120 people and has offices in five locations. The Company has headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. For more information please visit www.equinoxsolutions.com. About AccessLine Communications AccessLine Communications Corporation is a hosted communications provider offering a range of hosted communications and voice services to enterprises, emerging telecommunications companies and technology partners. AccessLine's hosted communications services give businesses the agility they need to grow and compete in the fast-paced global economy and the flexibility of hosted communications that reduce ongoing capital investment. AccessLine is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., with investments from Gabriel Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. , Invesco, Sun Microsystems and Venrock Associates. For more information please visit www.accessline.com. |
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