Digital Equipment and CTI Information Services Announce Strategic Alliance.RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1997-- Digital Equipment and 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. Information Services See Information Systems. Announce the Immediate Availability of Alpha Voice Mail for Telephone Service Providers CTI Information Services announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, Mass., a leading provider Computer Telephony Platforms, to resell CTI's industry leading voice and fax mail software for enhanced service software on Digital Equipment Corporation's Alpha Servers Voice and IP Platforms. "Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , convergence and deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. are creating fierce competition among telecommunications providers. The phone companies are looking to enhanced services systems to help add value, differentiate their products and limit price pressure," said Bruce Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , director of computer telephony marketing for Digital Equipment Corp. "CTI's voice and fax software meet our customer's stringent criteria, which included: 1) Open - CTI's Software was not bundled with proprietary hardware, and in fact runs today on Digital Equipment's Industry leading Alpha Servers; 2) Customizable - CTI's software is designed to be customized by the user allowing a telephone provider to create a unique Branded enhanced services offering; and, 3) Economical - The combination of CTI's powerful software and Digital Equipment's Alpha Servers provides a voice and fax mail solution that is a fraction of the cost of traditional high-end proprietary products." "We see the marriage of CTI's industry leading software and Digital Equipment's powerful Alpha Servers and award winning support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services as an unbeatable combination in the telecommunications marketplace," said Joe Enrico, president, CTI Information Services. Based in Reston, CTI Information Services is a leader in hardware independent, value-added enhanced service software to the Telecommunications Service Provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. marketplace. CTI Information Services Apprentice line of Voice Mail, Fax Mail, Find-Me/Follow-Me products are in use by many of the largest wireline and wireless telephone companies in the world. CONTACT: CTI Information Services Glen Hellman, 703/648-1610, Fax: 703/648-1678 ghellman@ctiis.com http://ctiis.com |
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