Appiant Technologies Fulfills Strong Customer Demand for Recently Launched Market Ready Unified Communications Product -- inUnison 2.0.Business Editors PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2001 Growing Customer Base Paves a Clear Path for Steady Revenue Growth Appiant Technologies, Inc. ("Appiant"), (Nasdaq:APPS) a unified communications/unified information (UC/UI) service provider, today released strategically determined pricing points for its recently launched inUnison(TM) 2.0 portal. The new turnkey unified message/unified information service is being rolled out with prices ranging between $9.99 to $25.99 subject to product feature sets and volume discounts, similar to pricing structures in the wireless carrier industry. The company has additional revenue opportunities from minute sharing, advertising and separately advanced charged features. inUnison(TM) features include: - Single number reach (SNR See signal-to-noise ratio. SNR - signal-to-noise ratio ) - Outbound calling - Call screening - Simple voice commands - Text-to-speech retrieval of calendar, contacts, voicemail, and email via telephone user interface (TUI tui: see honeyeater. (Telephone User Interface) The combination of Touch-tone input from the telephone keypad coupled with speech output from the connected voicemail or IVR application. ) - Retrieval of calendar, contacts, voicemail, and email via graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) on a PC - Contact manager - Calendaring software - Integrated "to do" list Appiant customers currently include leading companies like InPhonic, Inc., a wireless infrastructure provider; Pipeline Technologies, a communication service provider and VPM VPM Vibrations Per Minute (engineering) VPM Vampire Princess Miyu (anime) VPM Video Port Manager VPM Virtual Product Management VPM Ventroposteromedial VPM Voice Processing Module , Inc., an 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. . To date, more than 30,000 inUnison(TM) boxes have been sold. Additionally, the company is currently in negotiations with more than 30 industry leaders that will expand its reach to millions of users in the US alone. This provides a large market for Appiant to grow. "We are pleased that the introduction of this innovative next generation communication technology has been favorably received by the market place," said Doug Zorn, 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 Appiant Technologies. "This is an exciting time for the company as we reap the rewards from the successful execution of our recent inUnison(TM) 2.0 launch. The growth of our customer base paves a clear path for a steady and predictable stream of revenues that will fuel our standing as an industry 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. ." The inUnison 2.0 portal introduces a leading commercially available UC solution in the market today, which offers real-time communication connectivity. Initially targeted towards mobile professionals, inUnison 2.0 simplifies and organizes everyday life by giving subscribers real-time, interactive access and the ability to manage all their communications via phone or the Internet. About inUnison The nucleus of Appiant's unified communications portal is the Web-based inUnison personal information portal. This IP-based repository is where all of the end-user's messaging, information and preferences reside -- voicemail and email, contact files and calendar schedules, call routing and notification parameters. Through a simple graphical user interface (GUI) or telephone user interface (TUI), they can access everything from home, work or on the road -- whether they are on a payphone payphone Noun a coin-operated telephone payphone pay n → Münztelefon nt; (card phone) → Kartentelefon nt , cell phone, desktop, laptop or one of an ever-expanding list of Internet-enabled devices. They can control how they listen to, reply to, and manage their messages regardless of how the original messages were sent. inUnison overlays advanced "natural language" speech recognition, VoIP telephony, and "live" call routing and management to unify and simplify all of their communications. About Appiant Technologies Inc. Appiant Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq:APPS), is a software development company that delivers unified communications and unified information software applications to service providers. Through Appiant's technologies, WSPs, CLECs, LECs, ISPs, and RBOCs may offer consumers and enterprise employees the ability to manage in real-time, all of their telephone, email, voice mail, faxing, notification, personal, affinity group A special interest group. This is a marketing term for a group of people with similar interests. and Internet information. Appiant's enabling technologies will include a speech recognition engine that allows seamless access to Appiant's distributed portal architecture that in turn will integrate information from multiple sources. In addition, Appiant's channel management capabilities will allow users to have effective access to this information on the road as effectively as in the office. Appiant's inUnison(TM) portal will combine Appiant's enabling technologies with other software components to allow all of this information to be managed in real-time and in a highly personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. manner using virtually any 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). , computer, telephone, or cellular phone. Appiant Technologies 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, Calif., 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. For more information visit the company's Web site at http://www.appiant.com. Note: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Forward-looking statements in this announcement are 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. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve risks and uncertainties that may result in such expectations not being realized. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, and the company disclaims any duty to update such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the arrangements between Appiant and InPhonic; the InPhonic clients and other customers to which the inUnison products will be provided; the features that will be provided by the inUnison products; the intended pricing and market acceptance of inUnison; the expectations of InPhonic acquiring one million mailboxes; the financial performance of the company; product performance, technological developments, maintenance of relationships with key suppliers; difficulties in hiring or retaining key personnel; the effect of the company's accounting policies; the availability or timing of acquisition or restructuring opportunities; risks in integrating any acquired companies; approval of various governmental authorities; competition and other factors described in the company's SEC filings. Note to Editors: inUnison(TM) is a trademark of Appiant Technologies. |
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