Bogen's Speech Design Unit Provides Deutsche Telekom With Convergent Voice Mail System.Business Editors RAMSEY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2002 Bogen Communications International, 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 : BOGN - news; "Bogen") today announced that its Speech Design subsidiary has provided Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. with a convergent (fixed / wireless) voice mail platform based on Speech Design's universal Thor(TM) architecture. The platform went live in the second quarter of this year. The system serves as the messaging backbone in Deutsche Telekom's "Active Mobile" offering, which bundles a customer's digital (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ) fixed-line service with a mobile telephone subscription. For such customers, a unique common voice mailbox A simulated mailbox in the computer that holds e-mail messages. Mailboxes are stored on disk as a file of messages, a database of messages or as an individual file for each message. The standard mailboxes are usually In, Out, Trash and Junk (Spam). creates clear benefits in convenience and usage economy. As previously announced, Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications company See telecom company. , has selected Speech Design's Thor platform as the basis of its next-generation messaging offerings. The new Active Mobile service is the fourth added-value messaging product launched under this cooperation, the other installations being Deutsche Telekom's Vanity Vanity See also Conceit, Egotism. Barnabas, Parson conceited and weak clergyman. [Br. Lit.: Joseph Andrews] Bottom, Nick self-important weaver. Number, T-Net-Box Unified Messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. and SMS-to-Voice services. "We at Deutsche Telekom are very pleased with both the product and the service provided to us by Speech Design," said Knutgard Dethlefsen, Head of Messaging Services at Deutsche Telekom's Consumer Marketing & Sales Division. "Thor has become a core component of our overall messaging strategy, and its robust, open-standards-based platform has enabled us to quickly launch innovative messaging services as we identify new market needs. Speech Design has been a responsive partner in customizing Thor to meet our requirements for a range of recently introduced services. The latest, Active Mobile, offers our customers a clear benefit by bundling their fixed-line and wireless services into one attractive package." Kasimir Arciszewski, Speech Design's Managing Director, and Jan Martens, Managing Director of Speech Design's Carrier Systems division, jointly stated, "We are extremely happy with the development of our strategic Deutsche Telekom relationship. Thor has far outgrown its original application as a scalable unified messaging system, evolving into a flexible Enhanced Services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; Platform that enables innovative carriers to generate additional revenue streams. The Active Mobile voice mail system, our largest single carrier installation to-date, can be easily upgraded to include full Unified Messaging and other advanced features, as dictated by future market needs. In today's challenging environment of fast-changing markets and tight carrier capital expenditure budgets, Thor's capability to "start small" and easily scale up in both size and services offered, is a significant competitive edge." About Speech Design Speech Design, based in Germany, develops, manufactures and markets telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. peripherals and Unified Messaging products and services. Speech Design's products are sold to corporate and carrier customers worldwide. Speech Design is a subsidiary of U.S.-based Bogen Communications International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BOGN - news) About Bogen Bogen Communications International, Inc., based in Ramsey, New Jersey Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 14,351. Ramsey was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (now and Munich, Germany, develops, manufactures, and markets telecommunications peripherals, sound processing equipment, and Unified Messaging products and services. Bogen's products are sold to commercial, industrial, professional and institutional sound customers worldwide. Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute 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 certain risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including general market conditions, new technological developments, competition, potential acquisitions and divestitures, implementation or termination of strategic initiatives or transactions, the availability of financing alternatives and other risks. Certain of these risks, factors and other considerations are detailed from time to time in Bogen's reports on file at the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Bogen's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002. Bogen disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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