BuzMe Announces Alliance Agreement with Toshiba; BuzMe Service to be a Key Mobile Professional Offering.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 BuzMe.com, the company keeping you online and in touch, today announces an alliance with Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS TAIS Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. TAIS Tactical Airspace Integration System (US Army) TAIS Target Architecture and Implementation Strategy TAIS Texas Apiary Inspection Service ), Computer Systems Group (CSG CSG - constructive solid geometry ). Under the terms of the agreement, Toshiba will enable its customers to sign up for the BuzMe Service through a variety of means, such as the BuzMe download, which will be available on the Toshiba Web site. The BuzMe Service offers users Internet Call Waiting Internet Call Waiting is a technology that allows you to accept incoming calls while connected to a 56k Internet dialup connection. While online, a software application displays users the Caller ID of the incoming call, and gives users the opportunity to screen the incoming , enabled with callerID, and free voicemail. It addresses the calls missed by single phone line Internet users and the need for home call control for the mobile professional. Users can employ the service to alert them of incoming calls to home from any computer or laptop. "Toshiba is committed to giving its users productivity solutions that leverage our industry-leading mobility products," said Jeff Biehle, director, eBusiness development, Toshiba CSG. "With BuzMe, Toshiba users, especially mobile professionals who rely on real-time communications, can better manage their calls and increase their productivity." "Our alliance with Toshiba brings an important new user to BuzMe Service: the mobile professional. Toshiba is the leading provider of high quality laptops to mobile professionals worldwide," said Rick Rasmussen, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BuzMe.com. "BuzMe Service enables road warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members to control home communications from the road." About the BuzMe Service When users are online, BuzMe Service alerts them of incoming calls and who is calling by deploying a small pop up to the user's desktop. Users can then type a text-to-speech reply that is read to the caller, send it to voicemail, disconnect and take the call, or reject it. When users are offline, it acts like a message center or voicemail service from the telephone company, with the added advantage of being accessible via phone or web. About BuzMe.com BuzMe.com, Inc. is a leading communications application service provider (ASP) company providing individuals and businesses with Internet call waiting, free voicemail, and powerful call control functionalities. BuzMe's services are powered by a vastly scalable and very reliable telephony and IP infrastructure and are available in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with international expansion throughout 2000. Partners include Sonicport.com (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SONI), NEXTLINK (Nasdaq:NXLK), and iPrint.com. Founded in February 1999, BuzMe is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . More information can be found at www.buzme.com or 650/475-7500. About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Toshiba continues to be the world's leading vendor for portable computers with 17.6 percent market share worldwide in Q3 '99, according to International Data Corp. The company offers portable, desktop and server computing solutions for business customers under the Toshiba brand name. For more information, call 1-800-TOSHIBA or visit the company's Web site at www.computers.toshiba.com. Dealer referrals and brochures are located at www.buy.toshiba.com. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with annual sales of approximately $2.5 billion, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. is comprised of six divisions, organized into two business groups, which manufacture, market and service a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States and Latin America. Products include portable and desktop computers and PC servers; voice-mail systems; digital business telephone systems; interactive voice-response systems; network systems and digital cameras. TAIS is an independent operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of the $52 billion Toshiba Corp., the seventh-largest computer and electronics company and the world's 26th largest industrial corporation in terms of sales Terms of sale Conditions under which a firm proposes to sell its goods or services for cash or credit. . Toshiba Corp. is a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. |
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