[August 9, 1999]

RocketTalk's Free Internet Voice Messaging Service Debuts

RocketTalk, Inc. announced the full release of its flagship product, RocketTalk the planet’s first and only free voice messaging system. RocketTalk allows users to send voice messages quickly and easily over the Internet to other registered RocketTalk users and to e-mail accounts, as well.

With just a few mouse clicks, RocketTalk users can record, address and send their messages through RocketTalk’s central message server. RocketTalk sends and receives messages in the background, eliminating lengthy waits as messages download. Further, RocketTalk uses a custom compression algorithm to keep message file sizes small. Users can continue with other Internet activities while message files download with virtually no decrease in access speed.

“RocketTalk is the first free service of its type that will provide new options in communications for its users,” stated Jeff Weiner, President of RocketTalk, Inc. “Talking is much faster than typing for most of us, and verbal messages are much better at conveying the full intent and emotional content of the speaker’s message, as well.”

RocketTalk requires a multimedia computer (with sound card, speakers, mouse and microphone) and an Internet connection. The product’s user interface is designed so that virtually anyone can use it from the very young to the very old, and everyone in between. Typical users include families with members in other states or countries; telecommuters, mobile workers, and other professionals; those who don’t, can’t, or simply prefer not to type; and users who prefer a more “personal” method of messaging.

In the initial release, RocketTalk is available for computers running Windows 95, 98, or NT. The product includes a Composition panel, with record, playback, addressing and sending options; an Inbox with subject, time and date stamping and reply/forward options; a Contact list with search capabilities; and a User Profile, which allows users to provide certain personal information to other users, if desired. Users may also choose options for privacy and/or availability.

Version 1.2.58 includes the ability to send RocketTalk messages to non-RocketTalk users’ e-mail boxes, along with a small utility called the RocketPlayer for decompression and playback. Rocket Player allows anyone, anywhere to receive and play RocketTalk messages through their e-mail account. The new version also includes automatic updating, which will download newer versions of RocketTalk as they are released.

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