Call Sciences Sells Its International Calling Card Business to eKit.com.Business Editors EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001 Call Sciences, a leading provider of unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. services, today announced it has completed the sale and transfer of its international calling card business to eKit.com, an internet and communications provider specializing in the travel industry. Prior to the sale, Call Sciences had provided a variety of pre-paid and post-paid calling card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. to 80 countries in Europe and Asia. The company will continue to offer calling card services in the U.S. as add-on features to its unified communications and enhanced calling services. "This agreement is a win-win for both companies," said Mike McCoy The name Mike McCoy may refer to two former NFL players with the Green Bay Packers:
"The addition of Call Sciences' international calling card unit is a very complementary fit to our integrated family of calling services," said Bryan Rowe, eKit.com's CEO. "Today's competitive communications market demands a highly integrated approach to providing communications, information and commerce solutions to travelers worldwide," Rowe said. About eKit.com eKit.com is a next generation communications ASP (Application Service Provider) keeping Travelers In Touch by providing communication, information, and e-commerce services. eKit.com is a Delaware Corporation A Delaware corporation is a corporation chartered in the U.S. state of Delaware. Delaware is well known as a corporate haven, and thus, over 50% of US publicly-traded corporations and 58% of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in the state. . Corporate development and key market activities are driven out of the London, and Boston offices. It has sales functions in London (for Europe), Boston (for 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. ), and Melbourne (for Asia/Pacific). Development activities are undertaken in Melbourne, Australia mainly due to the availability of qualified employees and attractive cost structures. About Call Sciences: Founded in 1993, Call Sciences is an international corporation that develops and markets unified communications solutions, making it easy for service providers and corporate enterprises to deliver enhanced personal communications services See PCS. . As a leader in the unified communications market, Call Sciences remains true to the unique idea that advances in communications technology should make life easier. With its headquarters in Edison, N.J., Call Sciences 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. and maintains offices in Glencoe, Illinois; Calabasas, California and Slough, the United Kingdom. For more information, visit the company's Web site, www.callsciences.com, or call 800-669-5400. |
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