Telus and Octel Communications Sign Multimillion-Dollar Deal to Expand Voice Messaging in Alberta, Canada.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1997--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 world's leading provider of 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. technology, and Telus Corporation, Canada's third largest telecommunications and information management services company, today announced a deal to enhance and expand the existing voice messaging services offered to the Alberta province by Telus. Over a two year period, Telus will invest $3 million to purchase several Octel Sierra servers, allowing the company to increase its network capacity and offer its existing customers more message storage space, enabling them to leave longer messages, as well as new options such as sending pre-scheduled voice greetings or group messages to a pre-set list. Telus also plans to use Octel technology to create a virtual voice messaging service for cellular customers. "As a telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. , we are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to help our customers communicate more efficiently," said Jeff Welke, Telus' manager of corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . "By selecting Octel's state-of-the-art technology, we can create new and enhanced services specifically designed to meet the demands of our market." "The addition of voice mail and applications, such as sending group voice messages to a pre-programmed list, illustrates the voice messaging maturity of the Canadian market," said Margaret Norton, senior vice president of Octel's Voice Information Services See Information Systems. business unit. "Octel is pleased to help Telus enhance the way Albertans communicate." Designed for high-capacity, high-traffic service provider environments, Octel's Sierra server is the best-selling voice network server on the market today because it allows telecommunications companies to offer a wide range of income generating services -- from basic telephone answering to voice messaging, fax services, message delivery and notification. About Telus TELUS Corporation, a widely-held public company, is Canada's third largest telecommunications and information management services company. TELUS provides voice, data, and visual communications services, and information and advertising services. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, the company employs more than 9,000 Albertans and manages assets of $4.5 billion. About Octel Communications Corporation Octel is the voice messaging company. Its worldwide leadership extends to over 70 countries and includes more than 40 million Octel mailboxes. The company holds numerous patents, including the pioneering patents in voice mail, automated attendant In telephony, an automated attendant (also auto attendant or auto-attendant, or sometimes autoattendant or AA) system allows callers to be automatically transferred to a user's extension without the intervention of a receptionist. and unified messaging. 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, California. It has development centers in California, Florida, Texas, the U.K., France and Israel and major operations centers in California and Texas. Additional information is available at http://www.octel.com . For copies of recent Octel press releases, call 1-800-76-OCTEL. CONTACT: Octel 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 Terry Huang, 408/324-3460 terry.huang@octel.com or Octel Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Greg Klaben, 408/324-6571 greg.klaben@octel.com or Telus Corporation Jeff Welke, 403/498-7236 |
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