Stentor to Bring OcteLink Technology to Canada; Octel and Stentor Sign Memo of Understanding to Introduce New Messaging Network Service.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 1995--Octel Communications Corporation (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 : OCTL OCTL Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory OCTL Oil Country Tubular Limited (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) OCTL One-Channel-To-Line ), the leading provider of voice and fax messaging products and services, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. with Stentor Stentor Greek herald with voice of 50 men. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 39] See : Loudness Resource Center, Inc. (SRCI SRCI Stentor Resource Centre Inc. SRCI Status, Request Command Inhibited ), the marketing and development arm of the Stentor Alliance The Stentor Alliance is a formal alliance of Canada's major telecommunications companies, specifically its incumbent local exchange carriers. It derives its name from the Greek mythological figure Stentor. of Canada's major telephone companies. With this signing, Stentor intends to bring Octel's new OcteLink service, the world's first messaging post office, to its Canadian service provider customer base. Announced last week, OcteLink is a network service, designed to transport messages to and from any voice mail system, regardless of protocol, system size or geographic location, as easily as users today send messages within their own companies. This new approach to global message exchange will make it far easier to send or receive voice mail, fax and ultimately e-mail to anyone, anywhere, anytime. (Reference: "Octel Unveils OcteLink: New Messaging Technology Connects the World," July 11, 1995). "With an already strong presence in the Canadian marketplace, we view this latest agreement with Stentor as an additional acknowledgment and vote of confidence for our new OcteLink messaging network," said Charles Levine, senior vice president of Octel Services. "Our goal is to work with SRCI and the Stentor Alliance on both network development issues and marketing programs specifically designed to bring the OcteLink service and related products to Canadian customers, thereby creating new revenue sources for Stentor Alliance companies and expanding the reach of our global messaging network around the world." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Shahid Shahid or Shaheed is a male given name common among Muslims. It is the Arabic word for witness or martyr. People with this name Famous people with this name include: See also
About OcteLink OcteLink is designed to link commercial, residential and institutional customers worldwide. OcteLink consists of a distributed system of messaging hubs (or "voice post offices") that connect voice processing and other messaging systems, sort traffic and ensure that every message is efficiently routed to its destination. The hubs acts as multimedia gateways -- accepting voice, fax, and, in the future, other multimedia messages -- with delivery based on the recipient's terminal of choice: telephone (hardwired or cellular), personal computer (PC), personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) or fax machine. The first hubs are located in Dallas and Chicago. Additional OcteLink hubs will be placed in Canada and elsewhere in the U.S., as well as in countries throughout Europe, the Pacific Rim, South America and the Middle East as demand requires. About Stentor Alliance The Stentor Alliance was formed in 1992 by Canada's leading providers of telecommunications services. The alliance works together with customers across Canada to economically deliver leading-edge local, national and international telecommunications services. These companies maintain the world's longest, fully digital fibre optic network -- one that forms the backbone of a Canadian information highway that the alliance is committed to completing by the year 2005 under the Beacon Initiative. The members of the alliance are 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 , AGT AGT antiglobulin test. , SaskTel, Manitoba Telephone System, Bell Canada, NBTel, Maritime Tel & Tel, Island Tel and Newfoundland Telephone, and associate members Quebec Telephone and NorthwesTel. About Octel Communications Corporation Octel Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: OCTL) is the world's leading provider of voice processing technology. Over 29,000,000 people use Octel's voice messaging products in over 40 countries. The company sells hardware and software and is a major provider of voice mail services both in the public and private sectors. The products and services enable people to send voice and fax messages to each other and have their telephones and fax calls answered by voice mail. Our customers can communicate more effectively because of these products and many consider them strategic to their business. Octel's 18,000 customers include many small and medium sized businesses, large international corporations (including 79% of the Fortune 50), universities and governments, major telephone companies in the U.S. and around the world and most major cellular providers worldwide. Founded in 1982, the company is headquartered in Milpitas, California. -0- Note to Editors: OcteLink is a service mark of Octel Communications Corporation. All other product names are the trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Octel Communications Corporation Stuart McFaul, 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 408/324-3245 stuart.mcfaul@octel.com Greg Klaban, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. 408/324-6571 gregory.klaben@octel.com or Stentor Communications Liz Cherry, Stentor Resource Centre Inc. 613/781-7882 |
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