Talkway Communications Announces New AT&T Audio/Video E-mail Feature Will be Powered by PersonalTalk.Business & Technology Editors FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001 AT&T WorldNet(R) Service Integrates Innovative Talkway Solution to Become Only Leading ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. to Offer Streaming Audio/Video E-mail Capability Talkway Communications, a leading Multimedia Content Delivery Service Provider, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with AT&T to provide its PersonalTalk(TM) streaming audio/video E-mail solution to subscribers of AT&T WorldNet Service - the award winning Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . With Talkway's technology, AT&T WorldNet Service subscribers will now be able to easily compose com·pose v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: and send high-fidelity audio/video messages to friends and family, without the challenges of large video files or special software installations. PersonalTalk(TM) is an innovative service from Talkway Communications that uses a compact yet fully featured program embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in a licensee's software to record and upload streaming audio/video messages. The video file is recorded, compressed, and then uploaded to Talkway's servers, so sender and recipient do not need to store the digital audio/video content. The E-mail message contains a link to the recorded file, and it is streamed on demand to the recipient's PC. Thanks to Talkway's proprietary compression technology, the full fidelity sound and images can be received easily, even over dialup connections. If needed, a tiny yet powerful playback Playback could mean:
Shannon Carter, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Sales and Marketing of Talkway Communications, said, "AT&T WorldNet Service has received numerous awards for its dedication to customer satisfaction, and PersonalTalk(TM) is an ideal way for them to take their service to the next level. Talkway is both proud and pleased that our innovative audio/video email solution has been selected by AT&T." Ed Chatlos, Vice President and General Manager of AT&T WorldNet Service, said, "Audio/video E-mail provides a compelling differentiator for AT&T WorldNet Service," continuing, "Other video email solutions require massive storage, a dedicated Media player, software and long download times. Talkway Communication's unique approach gives us all the benefits of full fidelity rich media messaging, while ensuring that AT&T maintains superb customer service." AT&T launches the new feature with a sample video e-mail created by Gold Medallist track and field athlete, Marion Jones Marion Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California), is an American former athlete in track and field. She was the winner of five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, which she later relinquished after . The demonstration is available for viewing at att.com. Talkway Communications has achieved extraordinary success by offering an array of streaming audio/video solutions for individuals, corporate users and E-marketing professionals, all based on their proprietary audio/video compression technology. The unique, Java based system does not require the recipient to install any extra software to view messages, and the increased compression ratios compression ratio Degree to which the fuel mixture in an internal-combustion engine is compressed before ignition. It is defined as the volume of the combustion chamber with the piston farthest out divided by the volume with the piston in the full-compression position ( achieved by the technology allow effective transmission through both broadband and dialup connections, with natural sounding audio and smooth, high-quality video at speeds as high as 30 frames per second. In addition to PersonalTalk(TM), the company's products include CorporateTalk Express(TM) for enterprise-wide audio/video messaging as well as MarketingTalk(TM), AdTalk(TM), and the new SiteTalk(TM), specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. tools that deliver the power of audio/video messaging to direct mail E-marketers, Internet banner advertisers and Web site architects. About Talkway Communications Talkway Communications is a Multimedia Content Delivery Service Provider that leads the industry in delivering audio/video content to and from virtually anyone, anywhere. Talkway's communications and E-marketing services enable companies to simply and easily incorporate audio and video content into a variety of Internet applications. Talkway Communications is headquartered in Fremont, California For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see . Fremont (IPA: /ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: , and maintains additional offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY and Paris, France. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.talkway.com About AT&T WorldNet(R) Service Launched in March 1996, AT&T WorldNet(R) Service (www.att.net) is one of the leading Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its dependable Internet connection provides access to the vastness of the Internet including news, people finders, search engines, travel specials and much more. An award-winner for its quality customer care, AT&T WorldNet Service has consistently been rated among the most reliable ISPs (in Smart Money, PC World and PC Magazine). In J.D. Power and Associates latest survey, AT&T WorldNet ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction among the largest national Internet Service Providers. AT&T earned its top position of overall customer satisfaction based on seven factors, including speed/availability, cost/billing/image, suitability of services/content, customer care/technical support, e-mail services See Internet e-mail service. , navigation/access to other portals and ease of use. In November, PC World gave AT&T WorldNet Service their Best Buy award, noting AT&T's outstanding dial-up speed, high connection success rate, great extras like multiple e-mail boxes, and superior support. |
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