Acer and deltathree.com Enter E-commerce Integration Agreement; deltathree.com Enables Shoppers to Speak to Acer Directly From Their PCs.Business Editors 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 and SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1999 deltathree.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDDC DDDC Dedicated Design Day Capacity (natural gas rate calculation) DDDC Defense Distribution Depot, San Diego, CA DDDC Defense Debriefing & Document Center ) and Acer America Corporation implemented an agreement today which offers shoppers the ability to launch a phone call from their PCs directly to Acer's sales department by clicking on a telephone number listed on ShopAcer, Acer's e-commerce website at www.shopacer.com. The deltathree.com e-commerce enabling service, Click IT(TM), enables voice calls from PCs while simultaneously viewing ShopAcer's website, to facilitate easier online shopping. deltathree.com's Click IT button will enable calls at no charge to ShopAcer's customers. Click IT is a plug-in, so there is no complex download or sign up process. It is based on the same technology used in deltathree.com's PC-to-Phone application. Click IT is currently deployed on a number of major shopping areas and web portals, including Cnet.com (Nasdaq: CNET), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), and cbs.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBS). Implementation for the Click IT technology is simple, and can be accomplished on any website that has a call-in number. "deltathree.com is pleased to offer Acer the ability to communicate with shoppers directly from their website. Acer understands that building Voice on the Internet technology into their site will provide customers with an easy and comfortable online shopping experience, and greatly enhance their ability to offer customer service online," said Elie Wurtman, Chairman of deltathree.com. "Enhancing e-commerce websites is going to be one of the major directions for Voice on the Internet in 2000." "Customer retention is a major focus for ShopAcer. The Click IT technology greatly enhances our ability to retain and service our shoppers," said Pyramyth Liu, director of ShopAcer. "ShopAcer's customers decide on purchases that can be $1000 or more, the added comfort of knowing there is a live person a click away can help them over the last hurdle and close the sale." About deltathree.com deltathree.com is a global provider of IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. services and other enhanced, web-based communications services to individuals and businesses worldwide and is a subsidiary of RSL RSL - RAISE Specification Language Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RSLC RSLC Republican State Leadership Committee RSLC Reconnaissance & Surveillance Leaders Course RSLC Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire ). The Company's interactive communications portal, www.deltathree.com, is a single on-line source for the communications needs of users anywhere in the world. By combining user-friendly, web-based access with the advanced functionality of our privately-managed, global IP telephony network, we offer our users a comprehensive solution for high-quality, low-cost IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. services. Such services currently include: PC-to-phone; D3 Box, a unified messaging service; Click IT, an e-commerce tool; Phone-to-phone; and Global roaming for accessing the deltathree.com network from locations throughout the world. About Acer America Corporation Acer America (www.acer.com), based in San Jose, Calif., is a member of the Acer Group, the world's third largest PC manufacturer according to International Data Corporation. Acer also is one of the world's top manufacturers of computer components and peripherals. The Acer group's total revenue for 1998 was US$ 6.7 billion. The Acer Group currently employs more than 28,000 people who support distributors and dealers in over 130 countries. ShopAcer, Acer's e-commerce and storefront sales destination, sells Acer Aspire systems and TravelMate notebooks directly to consumers. Found on the Internet at www.shopacer.com, the site also features upgrades and accessories for the Aspire and TravelMate lines, as well as software and peripherals to use with any system. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of 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. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements. For a detailed discussion of these cautionary statements, risk factors and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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