Daum Communications Launches Voice Portal Service Powered by MessageBay.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 Daum Communications Corp. (http://www.daum.net), the leading Internet portal in Korea with over 11 million members, announced that they have launched a voice portal An interactive voice response (IVR) front end to a data retrieval system. This does not differ in core technology from traditional IVR; rather, the difference is in the application presented. Where old-style IVR was mostly a routing application (press 1 for sales, 2 for service, etc. service by integrating their free email service See Internet e-mail service. called Hanmail.net with MessageBay's web-based 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. solution. Earlier this year, Daum had invested $1.8 million as part of MessageBay's the second round of financing. Over the next few months, Daum plans to extend MessageBay's voice solution to the "Daum Cafe," a popular Daum community with more than 4 million members. Voice messaging will also be added to Daum's online shopping mall, banner ads, discussion boards, FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. , customer support, and news services. First-time users of the Hanmail.net voice mail system are prompted to install a small ActiveX control A software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. It enables a program to add functionality by calling ready-made components that blend in and appear as normal parts of the program. or plugin automatically. The one-time installation takes only a few seconds, and the user can instantly begin using Daum's free voicemail service. Users need to have mic. and speakers. About Daum Communications Daum Communications Corp. (http://www.daum.net), founded in 1995, is the number one Internet portal service provider in Korea in both registered users and page views. The company grew on the strength of free distributed e-mail "Hanmail.net" which was introduced in 1997. Since then, the company has become the undisputed leader in the Korean market. The Daum portal has many popular components such as e-mail, a community called "Daum Cafe" and a search engine called "Fireball fireball, very bright meteor leaving a trail in the sky that can remain visible for several minutes; often a distinct sound, perhaps caused by very low frequency radio waves, is associated with it. ." The company was registered on Kosdaq in November of 1999 (KOSDAQ:DAUM). Currently, Daum has over 11 million registered users, 47 million average daily page views, 5.2 million average daily log-ins and 7 million average daily unique user visits. About MessageBay MessageBay, Inc., is a leading provider of web-based voice messaging services to community-oriented websites. Since the debut of its Voice ASP service in August of 1999, MessageBay has voice-enabled a wide range of sites including major portals, eCard sites, email, bulletin boards, and photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. communities. MessageBay's patent pending technology, which can be integrated quickly into any website, allows visitors to record, play, and send voice messages directly from any web page to any email address, or posted instantly to a webpage. MessageBay is located in Santa Clara, and online at http://www.messagebay.com. Note to Editors: MessageBay is a registered trademark of MessageBay, Inc. Daum and Hanmail are registered trademarks of Daum Communications Corp. |
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