Casio Communications Announces First Executive Phone With Central Office Voice Mail Navigation.Business/High-Tech Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000 CT Expo Spring 2000 Multiple-Handset, 2.4 GHz Cordless System To Be Targeted to RBOCs, Telcos Casio Communications, telecommunications pioneer and inventor of the answering machine, is now embracing central office voice mail services as well. The company today announced the Navigator(R) line of telecommunications products, designed expressly to help Regional Bell Operating Companies The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) are the result of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against American Telephone & Telegraph. History and telcos increase sales of voice mail and other advanced services such as caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. and multiple line installations. The first in the series, the MF-3780, is a breakthrough new 2-line, 2.4 GHz cordless executive telephone system featuring central office voice mail indication and navigation for voice mail account subscribers. Casio Communications made the announcement at CT Expo, booth No. 742, at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. through March 9. Casio Communications' Navigator series also includes the NV-1070/1075 and NV-1080/1085 voice mail Navigator devices equipped with navigation functions Navigation function usually refers to a function of position, velocity, acceleration and time which is used to plan robot trajectories through the environment. Generally, the goal of a navigation function is to create feasible, safe paths that avoid obstacles while allowing a , Caller ID display capabilities and much more. The MF-3780 is a 2-line, 2.4GHz executive telephone system that supports up to 12 interacting, cordless handsets. Specially equipped for the voice mail subscriber, the unit's central Desk Station features a one-touch voice mail navigation key A keyboard key used to move the pointer around on the screen. They include the four arrow keys, pageUp, pageDown, home and end keys. that automatically dials voice mail accounts and their associated passwords -- an industry first for executive phones. Users then easily navigate through their voice messages just as they would using a conventional answering machine, pressing clearly marked buttons for Play, Save, Erase, Fast Forward, Rewind re·wind tr.v. re·wound , re·wind·ing, re·winds 1. To wind again or anew. 2. To reverse the winding of (recording tape or camera film). n. 1. The act or process of rewinding. , Skip and Repeat. A flashing light Flashing Light is a rhythmic light in which the total duration of the light in each period is clearly shorter than the total duration of the darkness and in which the flashes of light are all of equal duration. on the Desk Station alerts users of new messages in their voice mail account. All calls can be centrally managed from the Desk Station through Casio's multi-functional Data Dial, allowing for easy system programming telephone operations. The Desk Station and handsets all display the name and numbers of incoming calls, including Call Waiting calls on clear, backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. 2-line LCDs, storing up to 50 call records for quick one-touch dialing. The MF-3780 also stores up to 80 frequently dialed numbers in an alphabetically listed, easily accessed directory. "The variety of advanced telecommunications services offered by local telephone service providers to today's consumer -- voice mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting Caller ID, multiple lines -- is astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, , and sometimes overwhelming," said Yosh Yamaguchi, president, Casio Communications. "The MF-3780 is designed to help telcos ease their customers into those services and provide a venue for them in an attractive, feature-rich system phone. This industry first combines Casio Communications' proud history of leadership in answering devices with the popularity of central office voice mail." The MF-3780 also features the superior performance, range and clarity of 2.4GHz operation, a full digital speakerphone, handset-to-handset intercom, call transfer, 3-way call conferencing, a headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. jack and belt clip. Each sleek, lightweight handset maintains its own two-digit identification number, which supports intercom usage and other handset-to-handset interaction. The MF-3780 also features extended life Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) A rechargeable battery technology that has approximately 30-50% more charge per pound than nickel cadmium. Introduced in the early 1990s, it uses nickel and metal hydride plates with potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte. (NiMH) batteries. The MF-3780 will be available to Regional Bell Operating Companies and telcos this fall. The suggested retail price to consumers is $299 for the Desk Station and handset and $129 for additional handsets. About Casio Communications Casio Communications, Inc., as the successor to Casio PhoneMate, Inc., is a leader in the development and design of telecommunications products for home, home/office and small business consumers. Casio has consistently introduced "firsts," including one of the first commercially available telephone answering devices (TAD), the first TAD with integrated cordless telephone A cordless telephone or portable telephone is a telephone with a wireless handset which communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line (POTS) and can only be operated near (typically within 100 meters or 328 ft from) its base station , the first implementation of synthesized voice prompting and time/day stamp, the first all-digital TAD, the first cordless telephone with Call Waiting Caller ID display, the first combination telephone answering device to let users check their electronic mail and, with Modem Monitor(TM), the first technology that prevents the telephone from interrupting an online session or a fax transmission. Based in Torrance, California, Casio Communications continues to pioneer high-quality, reliable and cost-effective communications solutions. |
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