CallWave Announces Wireless Industry's First Visual Voicemail Widget.Free WEB 2.0 Visual Voicemail Visual Voicemail or Random Access Voicemail is the process of adding a visual aspect to mobile phone voicemail and allowing users to listen to their messages in the order of their choice. Widget Pronounced "wih-jit," for decades, the term has been a popular word for a generic "thing" when there is no real name for it. It is often used to describe examples of made-up products along with other fictitious names; for example, "10 widgets, 5 frabbits and 2 dingits. Distributed via Yahoo! Widget Engine In computer software, a widget engine is host software system for physically inspired applets on the desktop (desktop widgets). Originally, desk accessories were developed to provide a small degree of multitasking, but when real multitasking OSes became Allows Desktop Review of All Your Mobile Phone Voicemail SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif. -- CallWave, 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 :CALL) today announced the industry's first visual voicemail widget - a free, desktop-based application enabling users to see and hear their mobile phone voicemail messages right on their PC or Mac desktop. "This widget demonstrates CallWave's commitment to simple and innovative uses of the PC as a companion to the mobile phone," said David Hofstatter, Chief Executive Officer for CallWave. "We believe Web 2.0 widgets are an explosive channel for delivering cutting edge software and services to end users. They are extremely simple to download and this one creates an innovative new way to check mobile voicemail. We are pleased to introduce the industry's first visual voicemail widget through Yahoo! Widgets Yahoo! Widgets is a free application platform for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. The software was previously called Konfabulator, but after being acquired by computer services company Yahoo! it was rebranded. ." CallWave's Visual Voicemail widget provides a visual notification when new messages arrive, whether a user's handset is nearby or not. With this widget running in the Yahoo! Widget Engine, users can view a list of callers, message lengths and when the call was received. Users can then choose which messages to listen to first. The widget is currently available on Yahoo! Widgets at http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=41120. Hofstatter continued, "For mobile phone users who also use the web each day, our intuitive visual voicemail widget delivers invaluable ease and efficiency - making the PC a natural companion to the mobile phone." About the CallWave Visual Voicemail Widget The CallWave Visual Voicemail widget is the simplest way to experience CallWave's visual voicemail service and elevates voicemail management to new levels of ease. The service enables users to view their list of mobile voicemail messages and then sort, prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. and listen to these messages, right from their PC - without switching service providers, purchasing a new handset or changing their mobile phone number. When not at the computer, users are notified of mobile voicemail messages via a detailed SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. sent to the handset. Users can still check their voicemail from their mobile phone. The visual voicemail service is currently available on popular service providers, including Cingular[TM], Verizon[TM] and T-Mobile[TM]. Pricing and Availability CallWave's visual voicemail widget is free. To access, visit www.callwave.com/widgets.asp or http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=41120. About CallWave, Inc. CallWave is leading the way in developing applications that make phones and PCs work better together. With CallWave, tasks that are difficult to do on the phone become much easier on the desktop - without changing phone numbers or adding any equipment. CallWave enables mainstream consumers and small businesses to get more out of the devices they use each day - their landline, PC and mobile phone. CallWave also private-labels PC-based voice applications to service providers, so this community can deliver visual voicemail solutions to their customers - reducing churn and driving revenue through new landline, Internet and mobile convergence applications. Founded in 1998, CallWave is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. . For further information, please visit www.callwave.com. This press release may contain certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Such statements are made pursuant to the "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. " and "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them. The Company has no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary significantly from these forward-looking statements. |
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