CentreCom Selects HearMe To Bolster Enhanced Services Offering With VoIP Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2001 New Alliance Drives Technology Innovation and Development of New Applications for Next Generation Communications Network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. HearMe (Nasdaq:HEAR) and CentreCom today announced an agreement promoting the launch of new enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; applications for converged networks. CentreCom, the world's only Virtual Local and Long Distance Service provider (V-LEC)(TM), has licensed HearMe's industry-leading VoIP application platform to augment its current offerings with new, specialized VoIP communications services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP) standard. The agreement promises to accelerate the delivery of compelling new productivity-enhancing communications to personal and business users across the globe. CentreCom has licensed HearMe(TM) VoiceSERVER(TM) and HearMe applications to support VoIP-based business conferencing, VoIP calling, and VoIP-enhanced call center/e-commerce communications. By incorporating HearMe's scalable, standards-based technology into its comprehensive suite of enhanced Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. and 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. (UC) services, CentreCom is building increased functionality and usability into next generation communications services that drive the evolution of the enhanced services market. HearMe's innovative VoIP application platform allows CentreCom to unify a variety of existing and new applications, combining capabilities into differentiated, innovative services that are easy to provision and manage. Because HearMe's architecture hides the complexities of the telephony infrastructure from the application logic, CentreCom is able to leverage a variety of industry standard Internet development tools for simple and quick application creation. In addition, HearMe's technology is flexible and extensible, leveraging the SIP standard that is already driving the evolution of VoIP conferencing, telephony, 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. , "presence," events notification, and instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or applications. HearMe's SIP-based technologies provide an easy upgrade path and the ability to interoperate with a variety of SIP clients, proxy servers and gateways. "With more efficient transmission of voice traffic and intelligent functionality made available through VoIP, we have the opportunity to change the ways in which people interact and communicate through their phones, PCs and mobile devices," explained Don Feuer, 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. of CentreCom. "The only question is how quickly we will leverage this functionality and how innovative the new applications will be. HearMe has created a platform that harnesses these capabilities and enables us to focus on our core competencies: delivering innovative services to market and building a robust VoIP services network." CentreCom is integrating HearMe technology into its high quality local and long-distance communications services. Its V-LEC services combine unified messaging and enhanced services to allow people and businesses to communicate inexpensively and effectively. CentreCom operates a global infrastructure that combines circuit-switched VoIP applications to offer differentiated quality of service (QoS) to its subscribers, while simultaneously lowering the cost of delivering the company's advanced unified communications services. About CentreCom CentreCom is a privately held Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, company established in 1997. CentreCom utilizes traditional telecom infrastructures and the Internet to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the global shift from separate voice and data networks and provides convergent communications services over the Internet. By seamlessly integrating local, long-distance, and unified communications services, CentreCom is positioned to be the world's-leading Next-Generation local and long distance phone company. CentreCom provides these services today on a worldwide basis and is currently building out its network platform to include over 500 POPs by the end of 2001. For more information, please refer to CentreCom's website at http://www.centrecom.com/. About HearMe HearMe (Nasdaq:HEAR) develops VoIP application technologies that deliver increased productivity and flexibility in communication via the next generation communications network. The Company's industry-leading PC-to-phone, phone-to-phone, and PC-to-PC VoIP application platform offers innovative technology and turnkey applications that dramatically simplify the process of bringing differentiated, enhanced communications services to market. Communications services supported or enhanced by HearMe technology include VoIP-based "instant" conferencing, VoIP Calling, and voice-enabled customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ). HearMe has already licensed its VoIP application technologies to such leading companies as 3Com Corporation, QUALCOMM, Evoke, oCen Communications, and eshare Communications. Founded in 1995, HearMe is located in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , and can be reached at www.hearme.com or 650/429-3900. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changing legislation and government regulation; HearMe's dependence on its ability to significantly increase its revenue from technology licensing customers; to launch new products; to maintain and develop strategic relationships with media, Internet and technology companies; to realize the operating efficiencies as a result of the divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). ; to recruit engineering and sales staff; and to compete effectively. These and other risk factors are described in detail in HearMe's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the period ended December 31, 1999, HearMe's Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended September 30, 2000, and in HearMe's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: HearMe, VoiceSERVER, are trademarks of HearMe. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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