Global Village Focal Point Wins Editor's Choice from PC Magazine; Communications Software Called a "Stunning Achievement".SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--Global Village Communication (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GVIL) today announced that its Global Village Focal Point focal point n. See focus. communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems product has been awarded Editor's Choice by PC Magazine. "We are extremely pleased that Focal Point has been given an Editor's Choice award," said Neil Selvin, president and chief executive officer of Global Village Communication. "This award is an acknowledgment of the things we strive for in our products -- that they are fun, easy-to-use, and work like you would expect them to right out of the box." Reviewed in the February 4, 1997 issue of PC Magazine, Focal Point is described as a "stunning achievement." Highlights from the review include: "With its superb interface and vast range of features, Focal Point can make a business or home office with a single telephone line seem as if it has a corporate PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). humming away in the background." "For a small or home office, Focal Point delivers exactly what its name implies -- a single SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. communications center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic. The center normally includes message center, transmitting, and receiving facilities. Also called COMCEN. See also telecommunications center. ." Focal Point "combines voice mailboxes, fax and fax-back, e-mail, and traditional terminal functions in an elegant, lucid and superbly integrated interface that makes even the most complex options easy to set up and use." Small business and home office professionals can read the Focal Point review in the February 4, 1997 issue of PC Magazine and on the magazine's web site at http://www.pcmag.com/features/comm/_open.htm. Focal Point communications software integrates email, voicemail, fax, paging, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and internet access See how to access the Internet. into one powerful, easy-to-use control center on your Windows desktop. With an estimated street price of $69, Focal Point is sold nationwide at leading computer retail stores. About Global Village Communication With nearly 8 million customers, Global Village Communication (NASDAQ: GVIL) is a leading supplier of integrated communication solutions for personal computer users. The company's broad product offerings include fax/modems for individual users; software that integrates fax, data, e-mail, Internet, voice mail, speakerphone and paging communications for individual users; communication servers that combine fax, remote access and network modem for small businesses and workgroups; and wireless Internet receivers that provide multimedia news, sports and weather information direct to the desktop. Global Village sells its products directly and through leading VARs, retailers and distributors worldwide. For more information on Focal Point, please call 1-800-329-9675 or visit the Global Village web site at "The Village," http://www.globalvillage.com. CONTACT: Global Village Communication Heidi Palmer, 408/523-2204 heidi_palmer@globalvillage.com or The Bohle Company Kim Uberti, 310/785-0515 ext. 215 kim@bohle.com |
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