I-Link's First National Sales Conference Draws Over 3,000; V-Link Communication Center and NetLINK/1+ Products Introduced.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 30, 1997--I-Link Incorporated (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 :ILNK) announced today that its first National Sales Conference sales conference n → conferencia de ventas sales conference n → réunion f de vente sales conference n → was attended by more than 3,000 I-Link Worldwide independent sales representatives. The conference, held earlier this month at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. , provided the Company its first opportunity to bring together members of its I-Link Worldwide network marketing sales force from across the nation to provide training and information about I-Link's telecommunications products and services. I-Link Worldwide is a subsidiary of I-Link Incorporated that markets the I-Link telecommunications products and services to residential and small-business customers through a network marketing program of independent sales representatives. Launched in June of this year, the I-Link Worldwide sales force has grown in five months to over 10,000. Among those attending the National Conference were former NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga great Fran Tarkenton Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former American football player, TV personality, and computer software executive. He is probably best known for his years with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, as well as a commentator on , and three-time Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and champion Greg Lemonde. I-Link will hold a National Conference every six months in different geographic regions of the country, with the next scheduled for March 1998 in Houston. I-Link used its first National Conference as the setting to introduce its new V-Link 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. and NetLINK/1+ products. The V-Link Communications Center is a revolutionary communications tool for the home and small-business that combines a telephone with built-in keypad and visual display screen. As a platform for the V-Link suite of integrated communications services, the V-Link Communications Center telephone allows the residential user to access from a telephone a powerful yet easy-to-use set of communications tools including e-mail, nationwide directory service, group messaging (allowing the "soccer mom soccer mom n. An American mother living in the suburbs whose time is often spent transporting her children from one athletic activity or event to another. " to let the whole team dial in for the latest team announcement, or the teacher to post homework assignments for the whole class), direct text paging (alleviating dictating personal text messages to a paging service operator), stock quotes, home banking, news, weather and other practical services. The small business/home office version of the V-Link Communications Center telephone combines these same powerful services with a full-sized keyboard and larger visual display. The V-Link Communications Center telephone can be used with any standard analog telephone line. NetLINK/1+ is an automatic call routing device that attaches between any phone or fax machine and the wall jack, and works simultaneously for all extensions. NetLINK/1+ allows the user's calls to be automatically routed to the I-Link telephone network, irrespective of irrespective of prep. Without consideration of; regardless of. irrespective of preposition despite who may be designated as the user's long-distance carrier with the local exchange carrier. Not only does this make I-Link service immediately available to new subscribers, it also foils "slamming" (illegal switching of your long-distance service to another carrier without your consent). Both the V-Link Communications Center and NetLINK/1+ products are currently available. "The tremendous response to our first National Sales Conference reflects the growth we are seeing in customer subscriptions as well as independent sales representatives," said I-Link CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Edwards  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. . "Having now expanded I-Link's dedicated communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. to a point where it carries approximately half of our telecommunications traffic, we see our recent launch of the V-Link suite of communications services and our introduction of the V-Link Communication Center and NetLINK/1+ products as fulfilling our promise to provide customers both traditional and emerging telecommunications services that are practical, uncomplicated and accessible from the kitchen or the office." I-Link is a new kind of communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. delivering services that reduce costs while preserving traditional reliability and enhancing functionality. By deploying its compression and IP conversion technology across a dedicated communications network (an intranet), complemented by traditional telecommunications networks, I-Link more effectively delivers both traditional and emerging communications services. I-Link products and services include traditional telecommunications services such as long-distance, toll-free calling, and calling/travel cards, as well as the V-Link platform of enhanced services integrating voice mail, e-mail, paging, intelligent faxing, fax-on-demand, voice-on-demand, teleconferencing and Internet services. For more information on the Company, visit I-Link's web site at http://www.i-link.net, or call the I-Link Fax on Demand service at 801/238-0800. CONTACT: I-Link, Inc. Karl Ryser Chief Financial Officer 801/576-5000 or The Financial Relations Board Lynne Farris (general information) Jordan Goldstein (analysts) 415/968-1591 |
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