Artisoft and Unimax Form Joint Marketing Agreement; Unimax to Provide Change Management Software for TeleVantage CTM Suite.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001 Artisoft, 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 ) a leading provider of software-based phone systems, and Unimax, a leading provider of change management software for enterprise voice communication networks, today announced they have entered a marketing agreement through Artisoft's Open Communications Alliance to provide change management for the TeleVantage CTM CTM Continuum (gaming) CTM Community Trade Mark (Europe) CTM Cisco Transport Manager CTM Confederacion de Trabajadores de Mexico (Spanish: Confederation of Mexican Workers) Suite on the Intel Converged Communications Platform. Both products are being built to the CT Media standard, a platform that is hardware-independent, interoperable with software from multiple vendors, and aligned with Intel's Converged Communications Platform. Artisoft's TeleVantage CTM Suite is a unique, modular phone system that delivers business-critical telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. on a highly scalable platform. It includes a fully integrated, software-based private branch exchange, or Soft Switch, that connects stations to carrier trunks, and a set of modular, scalable phone system applications that include automated attendant In telephony, an automated attendant (also auto attendant or auto-attendant, or sometimes autoattendant or AA) system allows callers to be automatically transferred to a user's extension without the intervention of a receptionist. and voicemail. Unimax Systems Corporation designs and develops software solutions and services for the management of voice communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . They are the leading provider of software solutions for the administration of PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). systems, voice mail systems and the emerging voice over data networks industry. Unimax's unified management framework gives the user a single access point to configuration data for multiple systems (and from different vendors). Having a single interface for multiple systems reduces the time needed to install, train and support the entire voice communication network. "Providing a solution with intelligent, simplified configuration management is crucial for customers," said Carol Meier, Vice President of Marketing at Artisoft. "Supplying the ICCP (Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals, Des Plaines, IL, www.iccp.org). An organization founded in 1973 that offers industry certification and worldwide test centers. with the Unimax 2nd Nature solution unifies change management for the applications running on the platform, including the TeleVantage CTM Suite." "Bringing together Artisoft and Unimax opens up new business opportunities for both companies," said Michael Wray, Director of Strategic Marketing at Unimax. "With Unimax focused on medium and large enterprises, and Artisoft focused on small and medium-sized businesses and branch offices, both companies will be able to expand their market presence by offering powerful collaborative system management solutions." About The Open Communications Alliance (OCA OCA oculocutaneous albinism. ) The trend toward open, standards-based phone systems has opened up a range of choices, allowing today's businesses to pick and choose the hardware components and applications that best suit their budgets and requirements. 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. . The program guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed applications, deployment platforms, and hardware peripherals that integrate with Artisoft's TeleVantage. Certified Alliance members are eligible to participate in joint marketing and development initiatives. For more information, please visit www.artisoft.com or email solutions@artisoft.com. About Artisoft Artisoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT) of Cambridge, Mass., is a leading developer of software-based phone systems for small- to medium-sized businesses and corporate branch offices. Artisoft's innovative software products have received more than 25 industry awards including "Product of the Year", "Best of Show" and "Editors' Choice" by PC Magazine, Network Magazine, VARBusiness, CT Magazine, Communications Solutions Magazine and 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. Magazine among others. The company distributes its products worldwide. For more information, please call Artisoft at 800-914-9985 or visit www.artisoft.com. About Unimax Unimax Systems Corporation, based in Minneapolis, MN, has established itself as the leader in change management software and solutions. Unimax is the award-winning developer of the industry-recognized configuration management software, 2nd Nature(R). With customers worldwide, Unimax is committed to providing the highest quality change management software, with an emphasis on total customer satisfaction. For more information, please visit www.unimax.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 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. that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that the company will achieve a final agreement with Intel in the terms as defined in the above press release. 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 and TeleVantage 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. 2nd Nature(R) is a registered trademark of Unimax. |
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