Artisoft and Interstar Add Fax Server Capabilities to Communications Solution; Integration of TeleVantage and LightningFAX Provides Cost Cutting, Single-System Offering.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003 Artisoft(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ASFT ASFT Airport Surface Friction Tester ), developer of the first software-based phone system, and Interstar Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced fax solutions, today announced the integration of Artisoft's TeleVantage 5.0 with Interstar's LightningFAX enterprise faxing solution. This powerful solution adds fax capabilities to the growing suite of business solutions that coexist on the TeleVantage server hardware, thereby saving costs and improving phone system efficiencies. This strategic relationship, formed under Artisoft's Open Communication Alliance, empowers both companies to promote the solution to their respective channels. The joint solution adds the breadth of faxing features - including fax server, fax broadcast, and fax-on-demand - to the TeleVantage platform. In addition to increasing productivity and reliability, this tight integration provides significant cost savings over traditional fax server solutions by sharing hardware resources with the TeleVantage phone system. "Adding the features of a market-leading fax solution like LightningFAX to TeleVantage is a big plus for TeleVantage users," said Diana Vlamis, Director of Business Development at Artisoft. "Interstar is the kind of best-of-breed partner that our Open Communications Alliance Program exemplifies." Artisoft's award-winning TeleVantage is an affordable, flexible software-based phone system that combines rock-solid stability with the most advanced communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry available. Its robust feature set includes intelligent call management, powerful call center, advanced 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. , comprehensive messaging, 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. , and graphical desktop call control. Built on an open systems architecture and supported by world-class Intel hardware, TeleVantage enhances customer service, increases productivity and improves the bottom line for a variety of customers, from small offices to large enterprise organizations with sophisticated call centers. Artisoft's Open Communications Alliance is comprised of industry-leading companies working with Artisoft to deliver standards-based communications solutions with TeleVantage as the focal point focal point n. See focus. . "We are excited to be working with Artisoft on this joint solution," noted Peter Godber, Director of Marketing at Interstar. "TeleVantage provided a great platform for integration, and we are pleased to be able to offer the strengths of LightningFAX as a plug-in component to TeleVantage." Interstar's innovative, industry-leading LightningFAX client/server software is an essential part of global messaging and e-business solutions and is the solution of choice for Fortune 500 and Government organizations worldwide. LightningFAX allows users to fax from any desktop application or from a Web browser. Furthermore, it integrates with messaging solutions like Outlook and Notes to deliver faxes directly to email inboxes. Using the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. Fax-over-IP standard, LightningFAX can transmit digitally over local and wide-area networks Wide-area networks Communication networks that are regional, nationwide, or worldwide in geographic area, with a minimum distance typical of that between major metropolitan areas. Smaller networks include metropolitan and local-area networks. , virtual private networks, and the Internet, bypassing long-distance charges altogether. LightningFAX can also be an automated component of mission-critical e-commerce solutions, allowing organizations to free vital resources and enact dramatic cost savings. LightningFAX is available in six languages and on five continents. About Artisoft Artisoft, Inc. is a leading developer of open, standards-based telephone systems that bring together voice and data for more powerful and productive communications. Designed specifically for small to midsize businesses, corporate branch offices, and call centers, Artisoft's TeleVantage delivers greater functionality, flexibility and value than proprietary PBXs. Artisoft's innovative software products have received more than 30 industry awards including "Product of the Year," "Best of Show," and "Editors' Choice" by Network Magazine, Communications Solutions Expo and Customer Inter@ction Solutions Magazine. The company distributes its products and services worldwide through a dedicated and growing channel of authorized resellers. For more information, please call 800-914-9985 or visit our website, http://www.artisoft.com. About Interstar Technologies Based in Montreal, Canada, Interstar Technologies is a leading developer of advanced fax solutions, and an emerging player in the IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. applications market. Interstar Technologies started the fax server revolution in 1996 with LightningFAX and reinvented the fax server in 2002 with XMediusFAX. Interstar is committed to bringing the best electronic messaging See e-mail and messaging system. technology in the world to enterprise markets, financial institutions, governments and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners through its innovative, award-winning software offerings. The company's innovative, industry-leading LightningFAX server software is an essential part of global messaging and e-business solutions, and is the solution of choice for Fortune 500 and Government organizations worldwide. Interstar's new XMedius IP Communications Suite consolidates fax, voicemail, telephony, auto-attendant systems and wireless access over next-generation VoIP networks. Interstar products are available in six languages and on five continents. Interstar's core technology partners include IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). , Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Inc., Pitney Bowes, Dialogic (an Intel Company), and Brooktrout Technology. |
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