Angelopolis.com Offers Free Long-Distance Calls Through Partnership With WowRing.com; New Service Will Help Friends and Families in Mexico and the United States Stay in Touch.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PUEBLA, Mexico & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Angelopolis.com, the first major-city portal in Mexico, has announced it will offer free long-distance telephone calls to its users through a newly-formed partnership with WowRing.com of Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the . Visitors to Angelopolis.com, which is based in Puebla, may now register at the company's Web site to make free long-distance calls to and within 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, France, Germany, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and the United Kingdom. Service for outbound calls from the United States to and within Mexico will be added at a later date. Ricardo d'Argence, Director General of Angelopolis.com, hailed the introduction of WowRing.com's service as a major step toward Angelopolis.com's goal to improve the lives of Mexico's citizens through the Internet. "As our society becomes more mobile and fragmented, we believe it's important for our portal to offer its users a means of staying in close contact with their families and friends at little or no cost," d'Argence said. "The vanguard technology offered by WowRing.com now makes that possible." The free long-distance service will be supported by advertising and promoted in Mexico through a media campaign led by Angelopolis.com. d'Argence added that, while the service is available to anyone in Mexico with Internet access See how to access the Internet. , the company is heavily promoting it at many of Puebla's Internet cafes, where first-time users can learn how to make 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. calls at free weekly training sessions sponsored by the company. Song Liaw, President and 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 WowRing.com, Inc., said that the alliance meets a key objective of the company's quest to capture niche markets in the fast-growing Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. industry. "We are very pleased that Angelopolis.com has offered us an opportunity to serve the Mexican people and furnish them with an alternative to expensive long-distance telephone service," he said. "Through this important partnership, we intend to further establish our presence in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. as part of our overall goal to become the global leader in high quality, Internet-based communication services." To access the free long-distance service, visitors to Angelopolis.com click on "Llamadas Gratis" on the portal's home page. They are then re-directed to a special page jointly hosted by Angelopolis.com and WowRing.com, at which they will register and select a user name and password. After completing registration, new users will download a small piece of software containing the WowRing.com telephone keypad A telephone keypad is a keypad that appears on a “Touch Tone” telephone. It was standardised when the Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) system was introduced in the 1960s, and replaced the rotary dial. . Online support and a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. (Frequently Asked Questions) section will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use of the service requires the following: Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or NT; Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator (version 4.0 or later), system sound card; and a suitable microphone and speakers or microphone-equipped headset. About Angelopolis.com To learn more about this company, please visit www.angelopolis.com. About WowRing.com To learn more about this company, please visit www.wowring.com. All trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners. Certain statements in this document are forward looking. Although WowRing.com, Inc. believes its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from the company's expectations. WowRing.com, Inc. may not meet projections referenced in these forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, volatility within the highly competitive Internet telephony industry and changes in domestic and foreign regulatory, economic and market environments. |
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