- Voyant and telecom technologies partner to offer next-generation conferencing solutions -

RICHARDSON, Texas and ATLANTA, Georgia - October 25, 2000 – telecom technologies, inc., The Softswitch SourceSM, announced today that Voyant Technologies, the leading provider of enhanced voice solutions, is the first SIP-based media server and conferencing solution to become INIP Powered. Successfully completing interoperability testing with telecom technologies' INtelligentIP^(TM) softswitch signifies to carriers that Voyant's ReadiVoice collaboration application is VoIP ready.

"We are delighted at how quickly we became interoperable with telecom technologies' INtelligentIP softswitch," said Michael Remacle, Voyant's vice president of business development."Interoperating with the telecom technologies' switching solution proves just how flexible our technology is. Additionally, by becoming INIP Powered, we are able to provide service providers with value-added, revenue generating services, like enhanced voice collaboration applications, that will differentiate them from competitors and increase market share."

Voyant's patented ReadiVoice technology is a next-generation enhanced voice application that sets the standard for fully automated conference calling. Its next generation conferencing technology enables end users to initiate conference calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - without the need to make reservations or contact operators. The system makes conferencing easier and more cost-effective for both service providers and their customers, empowering end-users to initiate and control conferences on-demand using telephone touch-tone or graphical user interface (GUI) web controls. Additionally, Voyant open application program interfaces (APIs) enable third party developers to integrate voice communication applications into their service offering, including automated conferencing, web conferencing and click-to-talk. "With conferencing on the rise, successfully interoperating with Voyant's ReadiVoice conferencing application enables service providers to quickly integrate high-quality conferencing capabilities in a hybrid PSTN/VoIP network," said Terri Griffin, vice president of marketing for telecom technologies. 

telecom technologies' INtelligentIP is a scalable, carrier-grade softswitch platform that provides emergent carriers an open, cost-effective solution to the packet-circuit network challenge. INtelligentIP provides the glue that binds application software and media-gateway hardware together, enabling emergent carriers to successfully compete in the highly volatile and cost-conscious telecommunications marketplace. This softswitch also enables the carriers that build and operate these "converged" networks to provide exciting new telecommunications services for businesses and consumers faster and at lower cost.

About Voyant Technologies, Inc. 

Voyant Technologies delivers innovative and collaborative enhanced voice solutions for switched and IP networks. The company's ground-breaking technologies enable a suite of reliable and scalable voice applications including conferencing capabilities, click-to-talk, and other e-communication services for CASPs, ASPs, service providers and next-gen carriers. In addition, Voyant's open APIs encourage developers to create differentiating voice and enriched multi-media applications that meet the needs of diverse vertical markets.

Over its 20-year history of innovation, Voyant has and continues to partner with best-of-breed companies to develop and deliver the next-generation of business communications. A successful start-up with over 225 customers in 22 different countries, Voyant has a true global vision. For more information about Voyant Technologies, visit www.voyanttech.com or call 888-447-1087.

About telecom technologies 

telecom technologies, inc., has developed and markets a unique trio of products and services for the telecommunications industry. First, the company is the leading supplier of the most powerful weapon in the battle for convergence: softswitch technologies for network and service providers conveying end-to-end solutions for next generation, carrier-grade multi-service networks. Second, telecom technologies is the originator of the unprecedented INIP Powered Partner Program (www.inippowered.com), designed to make its softswitch interoperable with hardware/media gateway, applications and other softswitches and thus to accelerate to market fully integrated, end-to-end multi-service technology solutions. Third, telecom technologies' services group brings unparalleled expertise in design and deployment of intelligent, converged networks. Together, telecom technologies' products and services enhance system performance, lower operating costs and furnish new revenue opportunities for CLECs, ILECs, IXCs and ISPs.

Headquartered in the Telecom Corridor(R) in Richardson, Texas, telecom technologies has offices worldwide and is accessible via the Internet at www.telecomtechnologies.com or by phone at 972-301-4900 or 1-888-FONE-TTI. 

Contacts 

telecom technologies Contact: 
Terri Griffin
Vice President, Marketing
telecom technologies, inc.
(972) 301-4905
Fax: (972) 680-6329 
terri.griffin@ttimail.com

Agency Contact: 
Nicolia Wiles
Associate
Corporate Technology Communications
512.477.7373 ext. 206
nwiles@ctcomm.com

Voyant Contact: 
Kelly Nolan
Voyant Technologies
303.223.5073
kelly.nolan@voyanttech.com

The telecom technologies logo, The Softswitch Source, the INIP Powered logo and INIP Powered are service marks of telecom technologies, inc. INtelligentIP is a trademark of telecom technologies, inc. Telecom Corridor is a registered trademark of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. All other service marks, trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.