NEC America Agrees to Acquire Active Voice, Inc.; Move Reinforces Commitment to North American CPE Market.Business Editors & High Tech Writers IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2001 NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. America, Inc. (NEC) today announced it has agreed to purchase the messaging products business of Active Voice, Inc., a world leader in providing unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. and computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration software solutions. The acquisition supports NEC's ability to deliver next generation computer telephony integration Computer Telephony Integration - Computer Telephone Integration (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. ) and unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. solutions to enterprises worldwide. As part of the agreement, NEC will take over Active Voice's business operations in Seattle, as well as its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia and The Netherlands. The company will operate as an independent subsidiary of NEC, charged with the mission of selling and supporting Active Voice's Repartee rep·ar·tee n. 1. A swift, witty reply. 2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. See Synonyms at wit1. (R), PhoneSoft(TM), Replay(R), Lingo(R) and embedded solutions that are distributed globally by strategic partners. The new company, owned jointly by NEC America Inc. and NEC Infrontia Inc., will be renamed Active Voice LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . The president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Active Voice LLC will be Victor T. Foia, a 17-year veteran who is currently vice president and general manager of NEC America's Corporate Networks Group. The company will retain its headquarters in Seattle. "Over the past 10 years, Active Voice has earned the respect of its global customers by providing a family of first-class voice messaging products," states Mr. Foia. "We intend to harness the energy and experience of our Active Voice employees to continue to provide the best voice mail solutions on the market." "In addition," continued Mr. Foia, "this move demonstrates NEC's long-term commitment to providing full-scale solutions for the enterprise telephony market. NEC will continue to explore and leverage new opportunities that will expand our ability to serve our customers both here and abroad." Several recent NEC developments underscore this commitment to the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market, including the construction of the company's new corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas and the acquisition of Micro Computer Systems (MCS), a software development company that specializes in Internet and intranet access solutions. About NEC America, Inc. NEC America, Inc., an affiliate of NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY), develops, manufactures, and markets a complete line of advanced communications products and software for public and private networks, including digital key telephone and 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). systems; ATM switching systems; facsimile equipment; fiber optic transmission systems; data communications products; digital microwave radio, satellite communications and network management systems. NEC Corporation and its affiliates worldwide are a $43 billion global leader whose 150,000 employees are dedicated to providing leading-edge computer, communications and semiconductor products and services. About NEC Infrontia, Inc. NEC Infrontia, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of NEC Infrontia Corporation, together with its parent company develops a full line of digital key telephone systems for global market customers and also develops Point-of-Sale products for the retail market. Research and development is ongoing to ensure that future product offerings utilize the latest technologies and meet the increasingly more sophisticated communications needs of the business community. NEC Infrontia, Inc. also forms alliances to develop and source products, such as voice mail, for worldwide use. About Active Voice Active Voice is a world leader in unified messaging, computer telephony, and voice messaging solutions, powering the communications infrastructure of businesses worldwide. The Seattle-based company has offices in the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands, with over 110,000 systems installed in more than 60 countries. Active Voice's award-winning products are sold through a global network of independent telecommunications manufacturers, dealers, and computer resellers, as well as through strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as NEC, ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute , and Philips. For more information, visit www.activevoice.com, or contact Active Voice's Sales Support at 1-877-864-8948 or by e-mail at sales@activevoice.com. Brand and product names in this document are trademarks of their respective owners. Editors Note: For additional information on NEC America, Inc., Corporate Networks Group and its products, please consult the World Wide Web at http://www.cng.nec.com. |
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