Artisoft's TeleVantage 3.0 Awarded Best of Show At Communications Solutions Expo Fall '99; Industry-Leading Software-PBX Earns Third Straight Best of Show Honor.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000 Artisoft(R), 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 :ASFT ASFT Airport Surface Friction Tester ) today announced that its flagship computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration (CT) product, TeleVantage(R), was awarded Communications Solutions Expo Fall '99 Best of Show. The award, sponsored by Technology Marketing Corporation's Communications Solutions, 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. and C@ll Center Solutions magazines, recognized Artisoft's latest version of its award-winning software-PBX, TeleVantage 3.0, for its latest enhancements including 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. , Web client capabilities and increased scalability. Communications Solutions Expo (formerly CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. Expo) bestowed this bi-annual honor on Artisoft for its third straight show. "Software-PBXs are continuing to gain momentum in the CT market and Artisoft is at the forefront of this charge," said Rich Tehrani, group publisher of TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center publications and co-chairman of Communications Solutions Expo. "With its latest version of TeleVantage, 3.0, Artisoft has taken the software-PBX to new heights with its newest features, including IP Telephony and Web client capabilities, that will allow small- to medium-sized business and corporate branch offices to stay ahead of the competition with the latest CT advancements." TeleVantage 3.0 provides intelligent call management, ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. functionality, IP Telephony, Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. capability and messaging features for up to 96 trunk lines and 264 extensions. It is a flexible, upgradable software solution that operates on Windows NT systems and uses off-the-shelf computer, wiring and telephony hardware. When synchronized with networked desktop PCs, TeleVantage enables PC users to see and hear voice messages, graphically manage their own calls and integrate phone and e-mail messaging. "Winning this award from Communications Solutions Expo for the third straight time validates TeleVantage's position as the leading software-PBX in the industry today," said Steve Manson, senior vice president and general manager for Artisoft. "The new features of TeleVantage 3.0 are clearly meeting the needs of the small business and corporate branch office markets." TeleVantage 3.0 is now available for purchase exclusively through Artisoft's network of value-added-resellers (VARs). TeleVantage 3.0 supports up to 264 extensions and up to 96 analog, T-1, or E-1 trunk lines, including ISDN PRI. Suggested end-user prices are $200 for each trunk or $100 for each station or client. Suggested end-user price for server software is $200. Voice over IP licenses are available at $300 per port and ACD Reporter is priced as low as $50 per agent. About Artisoft Artisoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASFT) of Cambridge, Mass., is a recognized leader in providing easy-to-use, affordable computer telephony and communications software solutions for small-to medium-size businesses. Artisoft's innovative software products have received more than 100 industry awards including "Product of the Year", "Best of Show" and "Editors' Choice" by PC Magazine, VARBusiness, Computer Telephony Magazine and CTI Magazine among others. The company distributes its products in more than 100 countries around the world. For more information, please call Artisoft at 800-914-9985 or visit http://www.artisoft.com. "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. " Statement under 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: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance risks, the presence of competitors with greater financial resources, product development and commercialization risks, costs associated with integration and administration of acquired operations, capacity and supply constraints or difficulties, the results of financing efforts and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Artisoft, TeleVantage and Visual Voice are registered trademarks of Artisoft, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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