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Artisoft and Scitec Partner to Offer Affordable Telephony Solution to Hospitality and Health Care Markets.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & URBANA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2003

Artisoft(R), Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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: ASFTD), developer of the first software-based phone system, and Scitec, a leading telecom solutions provider, today announced that they are working together to provide cost-effective telephony solutions for the hospitality and health care markets. The integration of Artisoft's TeleVantage(R) 5.0 with Scitec's analog telephone sets provides advanced telephony features to high-turnover guest environments like hotels and health care facilities. This strategic relationship, formed under Artisoft's Open Communication Alliance, empowers both companies to promote the solution to their respective channels.

The joint solution provides cost-effective access to the advanced call handling features of TeleVantage through Scitec's handsets. The line-powered Scitec 5S-c, which requires no batteries or AC adapter Same as power adapter. , simplifies guest room installation with single-wire connectivity and can operate during power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
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. The 5S-c offers advanced features normally found on costly, proprietary telephones, including caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , a data port, a message waiting light, and Scitec's patented one touch voicemail retrieval technology. TeleVantage supports the full range of Scitec's analog handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.  features.

"Because of its open architecture, TeleVantage is able to integrate with the widest range of best-of-breed hardware and software applications. Scitec's phones are excellent complements for TeleVantage, especially in the hospitality and healthcare markets," said Diana Vlamis, Director of Business Development at Artisoft. "This solution advances our resellers' ability to sell into these markets where cost and ease of use are so important."

The award-winning TeleVantage is a feature-rich, 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 today. 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
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See focus.
.

"Artisoft's IP switch software architecture is ideally suited to support our Scitec 5S-c line-powered Caller ID telephone technology," said Dave Sibbing, Director of Business Development at Scitec. "Already a hit with major universities nationwide, the 5S-c requires no AC adaptor An alternate spelling of "adapter." See adapter.

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 or batteries, and migrates to analog port IP Caller ID applications, opening a growing education market for Artisoft dealers."

Scitec is an award-winning ISO- iso- or is-
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2. Isomeric: isopropyl.

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9001 telecom products manufacturer whose telephone sets are ideal for the business, education, healthcare, hospitality, call center, government, and residential industries.

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. Artisoft's TeleVantage delivers greater functionality, flexibility, and value than proprietary PBXs to a variety of customers, from small offices to large enterprise organizations with sophisticated call centers. Artisoft's innovative software products have consistently garnered industry recognition, winning more than 30 awards for technical excellence. The company distributes its products and services worldwide through a dedicated and growing channel of authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 resellers. For more information, please call 800-914-9985 or visit our website at http://www.artisoft.com.

About Scitec

Scitec is a leading provider of intelligent telecom solutions for business, education, healthcare, hospitality, call center, government, and residential applications. Products include more than 40 Centrex/PBX/IP-compatible feature phones, headset-equipped speakerphones, line-powered Caller ID phones, emergency sets, single-use infection-control phones, healthcare accessories, and standard 2500 sets. With world headquarters in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA, one of the top ten high-tech centers in the world, Scitec is strategically positioned for telecommunications innovation and global sales, distribution and support. For more information, call 800-451-4035, write info@sciteinc.com, or visit www.scitecinc.com.
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