Catholic Bishops to Use NavinMail in the Philippines.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000 Navin.com, Inc. (Navin), a leader in global voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. and telephony services, today announced that it entered into an agreement with the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is the official organization of the Catholic episcopacy in the Philippines. History The beginnings of the CBCP may be traced back to February 15, 1945 when the Most Rev. William Piani, D.D. (CBCP CBCP Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines CBCP Certified Business Continuity Professional (Disaster Recovery Institute International) CBCP Callback Control Protocol CBCP Certified Business Continuity Planner ). Per the agreement, the CBCP will promote NavinMail(TM), Navin's flagship global voice messaging service, as part of its communication strategy for enabling the Catholic clergy to reach the some 67,000,000 parishioners in the Philippines. The CBCPNet voice-messaging card will be powered by NavinMail. CBCPNet is the Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and Systems Integrator for the Catholic Church in the Philippines, providing nationwide Internet cafes and Internet service to its parishes, schools, and organizations in the Philippines. As an added benefit, Catholics throughout the Philippines can message each other and all members of the NavinMail network, worldwide. The CBCP will distribute the cards via the Church's parishes and schools (3,700), Petron gas stations (200), Mercury drug Mercury Drug is the leading chain of drugstores in the Philippines. History The company began in 1945 with a single store owned by Mariano Que. He named it after Mercury, the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology and whose staff, the caduceus, is sometimes used as a stores (210), 7-11 convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. (150), Wendy's hamburgers franchises (50), and Total gas stations (37). Vishwas Godbole, Navin's chief executive officer and president, said, "In keeping with our mission to make global voice messaging economical and readily obtainable for all, we are pleased that NavinMail has been selected as a communication vehicle by the Church administration in the Philippines." About NavinMail NavinMail provides its users with distinctive benefits. They need not have personal computers or Internet access See how to access the Internet. . They can, just by placing a local phone call, exchange messages globally with family, friends, and associates. The service is currently available in Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, the Philippines, the Philippines, The (fĭl`əpēnz'), officially Republic of the Philippines, republic (2005 est. pop. 87,857,000), 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Malay Archipelago off the SE Asia mainland. U.K., and the U.S. It will soon be expanded into China, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia. eNavinMail(TM), the Web-based counterpart, allows people throughout the world with Internet access to use their computers to record voice messages and send them as e-mail attachments. The parties with whom they exchange messages can still do so via their phones. About Navin Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Saratoga, California, Navin was established with one vision: to make global voice messaging available, accessible, and affordable for everyone. To that end, Navin, a privately held, rapidly growing voice messaging and telephony company, offers a new class of voice messaging services for international communication. Press announcements and other information about Navin can be found, on the Web, at www.navin.com. Note to Editors: Navin.com, NavinMail, and eNavinMail are trademarks of Navin.com, Inc. |
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