Agreement with Alltel
Messaging International Plc
07 April 2008
Messaging International Plc / Market: AIM / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology
7 April 2008
Messaging International Plc ('the Company')
Alltel launches Text-to-Landline service with TeleMessage
Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messaging
services, has, through its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd, signed an
agreement with Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, providing coverage
across the nation, to launch its Text-to-Landline service. This application
will allow Alltel Wireless subscribers to send text messages from a wireless
phone to any landline phone and receive responses back to the wireless phone.
With the Text-to-Landline application, Alltel customers can create and send text
messages which are converted to voice messages and retrieved by landline
recipients. The recipient can then respond by voice to the wireless customer,
who will receive the reply message as a text. Also, a status text message will
be sent to inform the wireless customer that the message was either delivered to
a live person or a voicemail system. Text-to-Landline is available for the cost
of a standard text message.
'The Text-to-Landline application complements our existing Axcess Voice2TXT
application, which quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in the
customer's inbox and also allows customers to store and forward converted
voicemails as regular text messages,' said Craig Kirkland, director of messaging
and voice services for Alltel Wireless. Now voicemail messages left by landline
customers can be answered by replying to the text message enabling two-way data
communication between landline and wireless phone users.
Guy Levit, CEO of Messaging International, said, 'Our agreement with Alltel
Wireless ensures that TeleMessage's Text-to-Landline application is now
available on over 159 million handsets in North America, allowing millions of
people to enjoy the benefits of this service. With more telecom operators
understanding the importance of this application, the Text-to-Landline service
is increasingly being seen by customers worldwide as a popular method of quick
and easy communication.'
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For further information visit www.telemessage.com or contact:
Guy Levit Messaging International Plc Tel: + 972 3 9225252
Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Mark Percy Seymour Pierce Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000
Notes
Messaging International Plc
Messaging International joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective of becoming
a leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market. Its 100%
owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platform
media messaging management systems and applications. These are designed to
enable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receive
and manage voice messages, email, SMS, IM and MMS across various media
platforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mail
notification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to SMS capabilities, all
illustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number of
contracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless, the largest
wireless provider in Canada.
About Alltel
Alltel is owner and operator of the USA's largest wireless network and has more
than 12 million wireless customers. It provides choice and control to the
customer's wireless experience with the recently announced expansion to 'My
Circle,' the industry-defining feature giving customers the freedom of unlimited
calling to and from 5, 10 or 20 numbers on any network for free. Alltel
Wireless was also the first to offer Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers the
flexibility to change their rate plan any time, without extending their
contract. For more information, please visit www.alltel.com.
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