CallNOW.com Announces Acceptance of Patent Application for its Internet Assisted Call Software.Business Editors and High Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 CallNOW.com Inc., a New York-based online telephone company, today announced that it's patent application, Internet Assisted Call (U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/143,487) was officially accepted in March, 2000 for issuance as a Patent after being fully examined by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Internet Assisted Call software enables Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f to sign up for immediate activation activation /ac·ti·va·tion/ (ak?ti-va´shun) 1. the act or process of rendering active. 2. the transformation of a proenzyme into an active enzyme by the action of a kinase or another enzyme. 3. of telephone accounts anywhere in the world. The software also allows customers to monitor their bills online immediately after calls have been made. Commenting on the patent, Christian Bardenheuer, 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 CallNOW.com says, "We're pleased that the patent office has recognized our software which we consider to be the foundation of our strategy to establish CallNOW.com as the leading online telephone company globally. We will be introducing new telephone services in the next few months which reflect the strength of this software." CallNOW.com enables Internet users in over 200 countries to save money on their international long distance calls from their home, office and cellular phones by signing up for Company-sponsored services on its Web site www.callnow.com. Eighty percent of CallNOW's customers are based outside the U.S. where the Internet is experiencing rapid growth. In addition, CallNOW.com provides the largest assembly of online telephone directories on the Internet. About CallNOW.com: CallNOW.com, Inc. (NQB NQB National Quotation Bureau, Inc (now Pink Sheets) Pink Sheets:CALN) is a multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. Internet portal marketing telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. worldwide. The company maintains an e-commerce Web site incorporating its proprietary software. Services are provided globally and currently include international and national long distance as well as a free global telephone directory. The company is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . For more information please call Chris Seelbach at 212/686-2000. |
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