Brazil's Largest Telephone Company to Use Octel Voice Messaging System.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1996--Octel Communications Corporation (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 :OCTL OCTL Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory OCTL Oil Country Tubular Limited (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) OCTL One-Channel-To-Line ) today announced it is supplying its high-capacity Sierra voice processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. system to Telesp, Brazil's largest telephone company, as part of Telesp's planned expansion of its cellular telephone service in the state of Sao Paulo, which has more than 33 million residents. Telesp, which is purchasing the systems from Telesis Sistemas, Octel's business partner in Brazil, has completed installation of three Octel systems with 12 more to install by the end of 1996. Each system can support up to 60,000 subscribers. Telesp is expected to purchase additional systems as it expands its cellular service and bundles a free voice mailbox with every new cellular phone customer. "Brazil is investing heavily in its telecommunications infrastructure and as the leading service provider, we are in the best position to take advantage of these improvements," said Gilson Rondinelli Filho, superintendent of Telesp Celular. "We expect to expand our cellular network quickly, and the Octel systems will allow us to offer the most reliable enhanced-revenue service with a range, from basic to advanced, of voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. capabilities that will satisfy the varying needs of our customers." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Hiran Marques Marques may refer to:
The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. around the year 2000. Presently, Brazil is investing US$75 billion dollars to modernize its telecommunications infrastructure, adding 26 million fixed lines and 15 million cellular phones by 2003. "Service providers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. turnkey delivery and implementation that allows them to get the best systems in service as quickly as possible," said Marques. "We believe the potential for equipment and service providers in Brazil in the near future is incredible, and Octel, present in Brazil since 1992, is a major contributor to Brazil's progress in telecommunications." Currently, Octel holds 45 percent of the market share in Brazil and will continue to expand into the Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. markets as the leading brand name with voice processing system providers. About Octel Communications Corporation Octel is the voice messaging company. Its worldwide leadership extends to over 40 countries and includes more than 40 million Octel mailboxes. The company holds numerous patents, including the pioneering patents in voice mail and 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. . Octel's products are bought and used by businesses of all sizes, governments, education institutions, telephone companies and cellular service providers. Octel is also the world's largest outsourcer of voice mail, providing a wide range of outsourcing services to phone companies and businesses. Founded in 1982, the company is headquartered in Milpitas, California. It has development centers in California, Florida, Texas, England, France and Israel, and major operations centers in California and Texas. Additional information is available at http://www.octel.com. For copies of recent Octel press releases, call 1-800-76-OCTEL. About Telesis Founded in 1989, Telesis Sistemas markets voice processing systems to telephone companies and corporations in Brazil. An Octel business partner since 1992, it has over 700,000 voice mailboxes already sold. Telesis is also Brazil's largest outsourcer of voice mail and has contracts with several Brazilian phone companies and corporations. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the company pioneered voice processing solutions in Brazil in 1991. It has operations throughout the country, with Octel's systems installed in 13 cities and seven telephone companies. It also offers international networking to Brazilian companies. About Telesp Telesp, the State of Sao Paulo Telephone Company, is the largest of the 27 Telebras subsidiaries, with over 4.5 million fixed lines and 1 million cellular phones in service. It provides telecommunications services for 600 cities in Sao Paulo State and had more than US$3 billion in revenues for the first eight months of 1996, with US$500 million in profits. CONTACT: Octel Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Terry Huang, 408/324-3460 terry.huang@octel.com or Octel Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Greg Klaben, 408/324-6571 gregory.klaben@octel.com |
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