[March 18, 2002]

CTI Squared Adds New Features And Services To Its Communications And Messaging Platform

CTI Squared (CTI²) announced a new version of its messaging and communications platform. The new version 3.5 includes features and services for mobile, home and business users to manage their personal and business communications. The new services, with proven business models, enable service providers to generate new revenue streams and can easily and incrementally be added to their service offering.

�Service providers are looking for new revenue generating services that have a clear value to users and that will be widely adopted by their subscribers,� said Boaz Gruener, vice president of marketing at CTI². �Our new version meets their needs while providing exciting new services and features.�

In addition to CTI²�s robust unified communications capabilities, version 3.5 adds the following packaged service options that service providers can offer their home and business subscribers:

Voicemail
CTI²�s IP-based, open, telco-grade voice-mail platform is an alternative to legacy systems. CTI²�s Voicemail seamlessly replaces legacy voice mail systems, while keeping the same user interface for subscribers and providing an easy migration path to many enhanced value added services.

Voicemail Plus
This service increases the value of the service provider�s commodity voice mail service by providing several value-added enhancements including: Smart SMS notifications of new messages with ability to visually select which voice mail to listen to, a PC based voice mail notifier with only a click away from listening to messages, and use of Web or e-mail client to access the voice mail mailbox.

Fax Service
Provides a virtual fax number enabling the subscriber and businesses to receive and send faxes directly from their desktops without needing an actual fax machine.

E-mail Notifications to Mobile Devices
With this service, the application platform delivers or notifies subscribers of their most important e-mails, via SMS, pager or other mobile devices.

E-mail-by-Phone
Subscribers can have hands-free access to e-mails from a telephone or cell phone (e.g. while driving) using text-to-speech technology, listen to e-mails, reply with a voice message or forward to another person.

Among the new features available in version 3.5 are:

• Support for the new and enhanced Pocket PC 2002 PDA family, enabling subscribers to listen to voice mails and view faxes using their PDA.
• A new Message Indicator located on the desktop task bar enables subscribers to be notified of new voice messages while away in the office and listen to the messages with a single click of a mouse.
• An enhanced telco-grade fax server integrating Stellnet�s fax spooling software so subscribers can send any of 225 file types to any fax machine.
• Management and administrative tools have also been enhanced with the addition of a management console and new reporting capabilities.

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