Captaris Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary; Technical Innovation, Long-Term Growth and Consistent Response to Industry Needs Have Remained the Focus of Captaris for Twenty Years.Business Editors & Technology Writers KIRKLAND Kirkland, city (1990 pop. 40,052), King co., W Wash., a suburb of Seattle on Lake Washington; inc. 1905. The city produces semiconductors, transformers, prefabricated metal buildings, heating and navigation equipment, computer peripherals, motor vehicles, apparel, , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 Today Captaris, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAPA CAPA California Alternate Performance Assessment CAPA Captaris, Inc (stock symbol) CAPA Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants CAPA Creative and Performing Arts (school) ), 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. and mobile business solutions, celebrates its 20-year anniversary. The company was founded in 1982 on the premise of building innovative and economical business communication products. In the beginning, the company developed voice mail and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. (interactive voice response) software for small and medium businesses around the country, providing them with cost effective communication tools. At a time when competitors were building expensive and proprietary voice mail systems, Captaris built the industry's first open PC-based system, which provided comparable functionality for a fraction of the price. That philosophy of innovation has continued over the last 20 years. Today, Captaris delivers a broad range of business communication solutions to enterprises around the world, giving them a competitive edge. From unified communications to e-document delivery, mobile business solutions to speech recognition, Captaris provides small to large-scale large-scale adj. 1. Large in scope or extent. 2. Drawn or made large to show detail. large-scale Adjective 1. wide-ranging or extensive 2. enterprise customers the freedom to conduct business anytime, from anywhere and the control to manage the information they need, when they need it. "Over the past 20 years, Captaris has experienced tremendous growth and change," reflects David P. Anastasi ''For other uses, see Anastasi (disambiguation) Anastasi is a traditional weapon/tool used by the prehistoric settlers in the Maltese Islands. Fragments of anastasi weapons were discovered at the Ghar Dalam cave. , 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. at Captaris. "However, we have always remained consistent in our focus on expanding and improving our technology offerings by listening and responding to partners and customers. We are proud to be one the of oldest and largest software companies in the Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. area and look
forward to continuing to evolve to better serve our customers, partners,
investors, and employees for many years to come."
Customers have relied on Captaris for two decades to provide solutions for their business communications needs. Highlights during the company's history include: -- 1982: Applied Voice Technology is incorporated -- 1983: Applied Voice Technology is the first company to release an open systems based voice mail system, PhoneXpress -- 1987: Applied Voice Technology releases CallXpress, one of the first products to combine voice mail and automated attendant -- 1990 Applied Voice Technology establishes Kirkland headquarters -- 1993: Applied Voice Technology is first-to-market with CallXpress Unified Messaging -- 1994: Applied Voice Technology becomes a publicly traded company -- 1996: Applied Voice Technology acquires RightFax, a network fax solution -- 1997: Applied Voice Technology acquires American International Facsimile Products; renames division to CommercePath, a production fax solution -- 1998: CallXpress is first-to-market unified messaging that integrates with Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes -- 1998: Applied Voice Technology changes its name to AVT Corporation -- 1999: RightFax and CommercePath technologies are consolidated -- 1999: AVT acquires MediaTel, renames it to MediaLinq -- 2000: David Anastasi is named president and CEO -- 2001: AVT acquires Infinite Technologies and launches Infinite Mobile Delivery, wireless software that securely extends the corporate desktop -- 2001: AVT releases Omnibridge 1.0 -- 2001: AVT changes its name to Captaris -- 2001: Captaris releases CallXpress 6.0 -- 2002: Captaris releases Infinite Mobile Delivery 2.5 -- 2002: Captaris acquires OfficeCom and establishes European headquarters -- 2002: Captaris releases RightFax 8.5 The business strategy of Captaris has always been building and acquiring market-leading products that complement and extend the company's core expertise. Due to that focus and commitment, Captaris has grown to be the largest independent provider of unified communications solutions, and dominates the e-document delivery market with more than three times the market share of the nearest competitor, providing superior products and value to partners and customers. About Captaris Captaris is a leading provider of unified communications and mobile business solutions that allow companies to improve business communications with customers, partners and employees. The company provides access to and control of critical business information from almost any communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. and enhances communications workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. by improving the way in which company stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. exchange information. The company specializes in developing and marketing CallXpress unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. , RightFax fax and communications servers See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. , MediaLinq electronic document delivery services, and the Infinite Mobile Delivery product line. Captaris has more than 80,000 systems installed and over one million users worldwide, with 80 percent of Fortune 100 companies using the company's award winning products and services. Founded in 1982, Captaris is publicly traded under the symbol "CAPA" on the NASDAQ National Market. Captaris maintains a site on the World Wide Web at www.captaris.com. Captaris products RightFax, CallXpress, MediaLinq and Infinite are trademarks of Captaris. All other company, brand and product names are the property and/or trademarks of their respective companies. |
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