Octel Technology Enables New Voice Messaging Service; OcteLink to Allow 7 Million U.S., Canadian Residents to Send Messages Across Borders.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 1996--A consortium of Canada's major telephone companies has announced it will use Octel Communications' OcteLink(TM) voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. "post office" as the underlying technology for its Universal Messaging service, which will allow business and residential telephone subscribers to send voice messages to any voice mailbox in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The Stentor Alliance today filed with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Parliament of Canada to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. (CRTC CRTC Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission CRTC Combat Readiness Training Center CRTC Cathode Ray Tube Controller CRTC China Railway Telecommunications Center CRTC Cold Region Test Center CRTC Continuously Regenerated Trap Column ) to provide the new service. Although voice messaging is widely used within large corporations, messaging between different voice mail systems has been very difficult. OcteLink overcomes this barrier by enabling voice messages to be sent between different systems through the OcteLink network, much in the same way the Internet facilitates e-mail communication between different computing systems. "This new service extends the reach of current messaging systems by allowing users to transport messages to and from any voice mail system regardless of technology platform, system size, geographic location or supplier," said Carol Stephenson, president and 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. , Stentor Stentor Greek herald with voice of 50 men. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 39] See : Loudness Resource Centre Inc. "Universal Messaging introduces OcteLink to Canada, extending the reach of our established U.S. network," said Mike West, president of Octel Communications Corp. "Voice messaging has become an essential way to communicate between communities, families and friends, and will affect the day-to-day lives of subscribers in both the U.S. and Canada in positive ways." About Voice Messaging Voice messaging allows users to communicate with each other through their voice mailboxes -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week -- by sending and receiving messages without ringing a telephone. After logging into his or her voice mailbox, a user may send a message to another user's voice mailbox, simply by "addressing" the message to the phone number. To reply, the recipient touches one or two keys to send a recorded reply to the caller's mailbox. Like e-mail, voice messages can be forwarded to others or "broadcast" to a distribution list. Using OcteLink, to send a message, a user records a message and addresses it using the recipient's telephone number. The user's voice mail system automatically sends the voice message to the OcteLink "post office." OcteLink then forwards the message to the voice mail system of the recipient, which then puts it in the recipient's mailbox. About The Stentor Alliance (www.stentor.ca) Formed in 1992 by Canada's leading providers of telecommunications services, The Stentor Alliance is comprised of AGT AGT antiglobulin test. , BC TEL TEL Telephone TEL Telegram TEL Telugu (langauge) TEL Terrorist Exclusion List TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TEL Tetra-Ethyl Lead TEL Team Deutsche Telekom , Bell Canada, Island Tel, Manitoba Telephone System, Maritime Tel & Tel, NBTel, NewTel Communications, NorthwesTel, Quebec-Telephone and SaskTel. About Octel Communications Corp. (www.octel.com) Octel is the voice messaging company. Its worldwide leadership extends to over 40 countries and includes more than 35 million Octel users. The company holds numerous patents, including the pioneering patents in voice mail and automated attendant. Octel's products are bought and used by businesses of all sizes, governments, educational institutions, telephone companies and cellular service providers. Octel is also the world's largest outsourcer of voice mail providing a wide range of outsourcing services to phone companies and businesses. Founded in 1982, the company is headquartered in Milpitas. It has development centers in California, Florida, Texas, England, France and Israel, and major operations centers in California and Texas. CONTACT: Octel Communications Corp. Gregory Klaben, 408/324-6571 (investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) gregory.klaben@octel.com or Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Matthew Hutchison, 202/828-8839 (public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most ) hutchism@fleishman.com |
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