Go2Call and Dublin Tourism Team Up To Offer Free Calling to Ireland; Online Calling Adds Powerful New Dimension to Irish Site.Business Editors/High Tech Writers DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 International PC-to-phone service provider, Go2Call, today announced a strategic partnership with Dublin Tourism, Ireland's state-appointed agency responsible for marketing and promoting tourism to Dublin. The partnership allows Dublin Tourism visitors anywhere in the world to place free phone calls to Ireland directly from its website using technology powered by Go2Call. "Go2Call's convenient, free calling service helps travellers all over the world get the information they need quickly," said Larry Spear, Go2Call co-founder. "We're in the business of providing the easiest free calling to the world and are delighted to be able to offer this service to future travellers to Ireland from around the world." Go2Call, which introduced free PC-to-phone calling earlier this summer, enables online users from anywhere in the world to place calls from their computer to (and within) Ireland, as well as the UK, Germany, Canada and the US. Unlike other providers, Go2Call does not require any "download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. and install" of software, making it quick and easy to call normal landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services. telephones for free. "Dublin Tourism is a valuable resource for the millions of people who travel to Ireland every year who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. unique holiday information," said Frank Magee, Chief Executive of Dublin Tourism. "Whether our visitors need to book their accommodations online, make flight reservations or simply learn more about the events of the season, Go2Call's free calling service allows them to call Ireland for free." About Go2Call Go2Call is the first provider of free, web-based calling across the US, Canada and Europe, including the UK, Ireland and Germany. Founded in 1998, Go2Call is a comprehensive, one-stop resource, offering a broad range of Internet calling See Internet telephony. information, products and services. Go2Call, a pre-IPO company, received first round funding from First Analysis Venture Capital, a leading US venture capital firm. For more information visit http://www.go2call.ie About Dublin Tourism Dublin Tourism's website was recently voted as the number one city site in Europe (http://www.visitdublin.com), offering travellers information on Dublin, the historic, cosmopolitan cos·mo·pol·i·tan adj. Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely distributed. n. A cosmopolitan organism. capital of Ireland. The organisation's membership consists of Dublin's leading tourism-related organisations and companies. Dublin Tourism also operates six Tourist Information tourist information - Information in an on-line display that is not immediately useful, but contributes to a viewer's gestalt of what's going on with the software or hardware behind it. and Reservations Centres, where would-be travellers can book a range of accommodation range of accommodation n. The distance between one object that is viewed with minimal refractivity of the eye and another object that is viewed with maximal accommodation. , from youth hostels youth hostel Supervised shelter providing inexpensive overnight lodging, particularly for young people. Often located in scenic or historic areas, hostels range from simple farmhouses to hotels able to house several hundred people. to five-star hotels. |
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