Centrinity And Sprint Canada Team To Deliver Unified Messaging To Small And Medium-Sized Businesses.Business Editors MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2001 Centrinity Inc (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. .) Centrinity's 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. Technology Powers Productivity-Enhancing Service for Sprint Canada Business Customers Centrinity Inc. (TSE:CTI.), which develops and markets leading unified communications and collaborative groupware technologies, today announced that Sprint Canada has launched its 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. service, unified messaging from Sprint Canada, across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. . Unified messaging from Sprint Canada is powered by Centrinity's FirstClass Unified Communications technology. Unified messaging from Sprint Canada will provide Sprint Canada's small and medium-sized business customers with a value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. service that affords fast access to information, enhancing productivity and improving responsiveness. Subscribers to unified messaging from Sprint Canada will have access to a single mailbox for email, voice mail and faxes, using a phone, computer, wireless Internet device or via the web, anywhere in the world. Subscribers will be able to listen to their email over the phone; hear voicemail on their computer; get notification of faxes on their cell phones; and access their messages from any web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. - without having to change their current phone numbers or email addresses. With more than 120,000 business customers, Sprint Canada is one of the leading national communications solutions companies, offering voice, data and online services. Sprint Canada offers a full range of telecommunications products and services to all market segments - from long-distance to virtual private networks and data networking. Sprint Canada provides service to residential customers, small businesses, major corporations and governments. Sprint Canada will be marketing its unified messaging offering through a cross-country advertising campaign involving radio, print and airport advertisements. "Sprint Canada recognizes the value in providing our customers with unified messaging services," said Murray Souter, president, Small Business and Consumer Services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, , Sprint Canada Inc. "We selected the Centrinity solution because it clearly demonstrated carrier-class unified communications in a scalable and reliable collaborative platform. We believe that these features will allow us to exceed our customers' expectations." "Centrinity's Unified Communications solution allows service providers like Sprint Canada to leverage their customer base, brand and network infrastructure by offering a high value added service that provides the opportunity to increase revenue and profitability and attract and retain subscribers," said Myles McGovern, 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. of Centrinity. Mr. McGovern continued, "We are pleased to support Sprint Canada's efforts to provide enhanced services to its customers through the provision of a unified communications solution that meets the needs of today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. users. It is our goal to bring our leading Unified Communications solution to the business market. We are certain that businesses will appreciate the productivity-enhancing value of this new service." Centrinity will provide its Unified Communications solution to Sprint Canada on an outsourced basis whereby Centrinity will host and operate Sprint Canada's unified messaging offering. About Centrinity Inc. Centrinity is a leading provider of unified communications and collaborative software This is a list of collaborative software (or list of groupware) applications. Wiki software is on a list of wiki software. Open source or free software The following are open source or free software applications. solutions to telecommunications and data service providers, enterprises and learning organizations. Our award-winning software solutions are designed to enhance productivity and efficiency by simplifying and facilitating the management of communications and information among individuals and groups. Centrinity has an installed base of more than 6.8 million users in more than 10,000 organizations in 55 countries. Centrinity is listed under the symbol "CTI" on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. . Website: www.centrinity.com This news release may include statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. The company cautions that actual performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond its control. Future events and results may vary substantially from what the company currently foresees. FirstClass is a registered trademark of a Centrinity subsidiary used under license. Centrinity and the Centrinity logo are trademarks of Centrinity Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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