Appiant Positioned for Profitability; Appiant Earnings Estimate Inline with September Forecasts.Business Editors PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 Appiant Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APPS), a leader in unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. and unified information, today announced that earnings for the first quarter ending December 31, 2001 are anticipated to be inline with previously expectations announced in September. "I am pleased to report that the company's profitability outlook is coming in as expected for our first quarter which ends December 31, 2001," said Doug Zorn, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Appiant Technologies, Inc. "We expect the overall company will be profitable in the current quarter. I continue to be very bullish on the inUnison(TM) unified communications business, and expect that it will be profitable by April 2002." The inUnison unified communication platform utilizes a voice of IP (VoIP) in- and out-bound network. This provides Appiant with a highly competitive, low-cost base for providing nationwide messaging, long distance and telephone conferencing services. The inUnison is built on the Cisco System uOne server (now supported by CMG CMG Coastal & Marine Geology (USGS) CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (stock symbol) CMG Companion (of the Order Of) St Michael and St George CMG Computer Measurement Group ) which delivers best-of-breed VoIP call control, messaging, and voice recognition and synthesis services using industry standards, such as: LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. directory, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. mail server, Nuance speech recognition, L&H text-to-speech. Appiant's inUnison, all-in-one communications assistant, can be access via either 1-800 or local phone access, as well as via the web. It offers full voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. , e-mail, fax, voice activated dialing, group calendaring and conferencing calling as an ASP service. For improved in car safety, subscriber can use to the system to listen to e-mail and reply with voice messages. Plus, they can do their messaging, return calls, query "to do" lists, access address book information, and keep track of appointments using spoken voice commands, all in a single phone call. Appiant is working to offer private labeled, unified communications services through various wireless carries, ISPs, LECs/CLECs, affinity groups. Many of these groups want the flexibility and power of a unified communication services without the need for high capital equipment and system administration costs. Appiant ASP model allows any large enterprise or service provider to immediately add on unified communications services on a pay-as-you-go basis Pay-as-you-go basis A method of paying income tax in which the employer deducts a portion of an employee's monthly salary to remit to the IRS. . The launch of the inUnison unified communication system, which occurred on September 10, 2001 was unfortunately interrupted due to the tragic events in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The launch was effectively delayed by three months. Appiant used the additional time to address certain product requirements, as well as to add several enhancements that were requested by customers. Revenues in the fourth quarter ending September 30, 2001 were lower than expected because of delays in inUnison service revenues, however the losses were inline with previous guidance given to the market. "Managements expectations are that we have turned the corner this quarter and expect continued profitability on a quarterly basis," said Mr. Zorn. About Appiant Technologies, Inc. Appiant Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq:APPS), is a leading Unified Communications and Unified Information (UC/UI) software development company, delivering next generation UC/UI applications. Its inUnison(TM) portal enables Service Providers, and Enterprises to offer tools to manage all telephone, email, voice mail, facsimile, and notification needs in real-time anywhere, anytime and in a highly personalized manner using virtually any communication device such as a PC, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , telephone, or cellular phone. Appiant's enabling technologies include a speech recognition engine that provides seamless access to its inUnison distributed portal architecture, allowing information integration from multiple sources. Appiant is a member of the Cisco New World Ecosystem partner program and has been designated a Cisco Powered Network member. Appiant is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, and has offices throughout 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 abroad. More information available at http://www.appiant.com/. Note: Except for historical information, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to 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. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, based on current management expectations, and the company disclaims any duty to update such statements. All forward-looking statements, including those in this press release, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. inUnison(TM) is a trademark of Appiant Technologies. |
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