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Read Your Voicemail! CallWave Vtxt(SM) Now Available NationwideSANTA BARBARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- CallWave, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALL) today announced the availability of the CallWave Vtxt service, free to beta users at www.callwave.com. Starting today, subscribers can sign-up for Vtxt and receive the "gist" of mobile phone voicemail, delivered to their handsets in one text message - without changing their mobile phone, number, or wireless service provider. "Text is the new voicemail," said Dave Hofstatter, CEO, CallWave, Inc. "We're using the power of text to transform the way mobile subscribers interact with their voice messages. They can now stay up-to-date on voicemails, simply by reading a Vtxt Gist - delivered to their handset right after a call is completed. Yes, it's that easy." Vtxt is part of CallWave's modernized voicemail offering that delivers a complete handset-to-desktop solution. The experience begins on the handset when a call has been missed or avoided and a voicemail message is left. CallWave subscribers immediately get a Gist text of the voicemail, where they can read the summary of the message. The experience then extends to the desktop, where the full transcription and audio file of the voicemail arrives via email and the newly available Vtxt PhonePage. PhonePage, a personalized web portal, offers a permanent, searchable archive of voice and text messages and the ability to reply to callers by text or voice - right from the Web. PhonePage also automatically creates a contact book based on the calls received. "This is truly modern voicemail. Mobile subscribers can now read, hear, respond, and organize their voicemail when, where and how they want," added Hofstatter. "Subscribers in our alpha trials found that a full transcription delivered to the handset was cumbersome, as they had to scroll through multiple text messages and read every 'um.' When given the Gist, they loved the summary aspect of Vtxt. It's easy to sign-up and offers immediate benefits, including the receipt of a more complete transcription via email and the Web. And since our proprietary technology does not rely on live operator assistance, messages remain completely private and secure." About CallWave, Inc. CallWave is leading the way in developing applications that make phones and computers work better together. With CallWave, tasks that are difficult to do on the phone become much easier on the desktop - without changing phone numbers, handsets or service providers. CallWave enables consumers and businesses to get more out of the devices they use everyday - their computers and phones. CallWave also private-labels its full suite of services to carriers to reduce churn, expand on-line marketing and drive revenues. Founded in 1998, CallWave is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. For further information, please visit www.callwave.com. This press release may contain certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Such statements are made pursuant to the "forward-looking statements" and "safe harbor" provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended. The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them. The Company has no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary significantly from these forward-looking statements. |
