Colonial Data Technologies Corp. announces supply agreement with NYNEX for enhanced Caller ID products and ADSI smart phone.NEW MILFORD New Milford. 1 Town (1990 pop. 23,629), Litchfield co., W Conn., on the Housatonic River; inc. 1712. Situated in a dairy region, its manufactures include paper products and electronic equipment. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1995--Colonial Data Technologies Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CDT CDT abbr. Central Daylight Time CDT Central Daylight Time CDT n abbr (US) (= Central Daylight Time) → hora de verano del centro; (BRIT ), announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange to be the exclusive supplier of enhanced 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. adjunct products. Under the agreement, which is effective immediately, Colonial Data Technologies Corp. will provide to NYNEX the next generation of Caller ID products. NYNEX's advanced Call ID products include Call Waiting ID/Call Waiting ID Deluxe, which enables a calling party to see the telephone number/name of an incoming call while they are on the line, Anonymous Call Rejection A phone feature based on Caller ID. Incoming callers with Caller ID blocking on hear a message stating that this line does not accept calls from callers who block their number. Often free with Caller ID on land lines. , which detects when a calling number is blocked and prevents that call from going through, and other adjunct products. In addition to being NYNEX's exclusive vendor for enhanced adjunct products, Colonial Data also was selected as one of NYNEX's two suppliers for screenphone technology, which works in conjunction with NYNEX's Call Manager and Call Manager Deluxe products. NYNEX recently introduced Call Manager products in Dutchess, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and will conduct a statewide roll out in 1996. Call Manager products enable a person to see the number, and name in the Deluxe version, of an incoming call and direct the call to any one of four options. NYNEX will make adjuncts and screenphones available to its customers through its internal channels as well as its extensive agent sales program that offers discounts on the purchase or lease of Call ID equipment with purchases of NYNEX enhanced features. Walter M. Fiederowicz, Chairman of the Board, commented, "We are pleased to have been selected by NYNEX as the exclusive provider for their enhanced Caller ID products. This contract solidifies our relationship with a leading telco and we are excited to be the primary provider of Caller ID products within one of the largest potential markets in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . We are also excited about being selected as one of the suppliers for the smart phone service. The Telesmart 4000 will offer NYNEX customers a home banking and shopping service as well as many other enhanced functions, including Caller ID, at a reasonable cost. The contract clearly represents the significance of our patented Caller ID technology, expansive product line and our ability to offer value-added customer service as a tool to maintain and expand our leadership position within the telecommunications industry." Mr. Fiederowicz concluded, "Furthermore, we believe with the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. s recent approval to require long distance companies to transmit the Caller ID information over their networks, the national acceptance of the benefits of Caller ID within homes and businesses will increase our market penetration." NYNEX is a global communications and media company that provides a full range of services in the Northeastern United States and high growth markets around the world, including the United Kingdom, Thailand, Gibraltar, Greece, Indonesia, the Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The company has expertise in telecommunications, wireless communications directory publishing and video entertainment and information services See Information Systems. . You can now receive a faxed copy of NYNEX news releases, free of charge, 24 hours a day, by calling 1-800-331-1214. An automated system will provide you with instructions. News releases also are available on the Internet at http://www.nynex.com. Colonial Data Technologies Corp. designs, develops and markets telecommunications products that support intelligent network services being developed and implemented by leading domestic and international telephone operating companies  This article has too many unnecessary external links.Please help Wikipedia by organising, removing or transferring them to other articles. CONTACT: Walter M. Fiederowicz Chairman of the Board (203) 355-3178 OR IR Contact: Donna Stein/Evan Smith/Courtney Levi Press: Lee Foley Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc. (212) 850-5600 |
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