Casio Communications to Offer Cost-Saving openLCR Technology With Year 2000 Phones.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000 Casio Partnership With openLCR.Com Will Mean Up To 50 Percent Savings on All Long Distance Calls Telecommunications pioneer Casio Communications, Inc. announced at 2000 International CES today a new collaboration with openLCR.com, Inc., provider of a revolutionary service that routes long distance calls to a wide array of low-cost carriers A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. . The partnership will result in the introduction of several new Casio cordless telephones 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 and cordless answering systems with low-cost routing features -- saving Casio users up to 50 percent on all their long distance calls. Using a long distance carrier table embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in the new Casio phones, openLCR technology will automatically route the user's calls to a low-cost carrier -- on every call. There are no fees charged for the service, no extra numbers or access codes to dial, and no need to change long distance carriers. The service includes regular, automatic carrier table updates sent directly to the phone, ensuring maximum savings. openLCR's service can be activated quickly and easily at the openLCR.com website, or via fax, interactive voice response system or mail. "Casio Communications has a long and proud history of innovation in the telecommunications industry," said Dennis Cox, vice president of marketing, Casio Communications. "We're now excited to include openLCR's cutting-edge, cost-saving capabilities in our product line. And, we're adding this significant feature at virtually no additional retail cost to the consumer." "We're pleased to partner with Casio Communications," said Tim Gan, president and chief executive officer, openLCR.com. "The company is widely known for its commitment to the users who will appreciate and benefit from our service the most -- the small office/home office See SOHO. market and consumers generally." Casio Communications cordless and cordless/TAD combination phones equipped with openLCR technology will be available in the second half of 2000 at consumer electronics stores and other retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → nationwide. About openLCR.com openLCR.com, Inc.'s mission is to provide value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to consumers in the integrated telecommunications and internet industries. With the combination of an advanced technology, a user-friendly website, and strategic partnerships with major phone/fax manufacturers, openLCR is setting a new standard to reach and help millions of consumers. By automatically untangling the massive confusion that currently persists, openLCR revolutionizes the long distance market by establishing a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. in the industry, equipping the end-user's phone/fax with intelligent routing and giving the choice back to the end-user -- the hassle free way of saving dollars on long distance calling. 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/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, the first implementation of synthesized syn·the·sized adj. 1. Relating to or being an instrument whose sound is modified or augmented by a synthesizer. 2. Relating to or being compositions or a composition performed on synthesizers or synthesized instruments. voice prompting A recorded message that is played by auto attendants, interactive voice response (IVR) systems, message-on-hold systems and other voice processing tools. The "prompt" is a request to input some data; a recording that does not ask for feedback is more properly called a voice "message." and time/day stamp, the first all-digital TAD, the first cordless telephone with Call Waiting 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. 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 fax transmission. Based in Torrance, California, Casio Communications continues to pioneer high-quality, reliable and cost-effective communications solutions. |
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