Ecuity Launches Business Class VoIP Nationwide and Internationally
June 14 2004 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ecuity Launches Business Class VoIP Nationwide and Internationally
Ecuity Is First Carrier-Class Telecommunications Provider to Offer
Full Featured VoIP to Small and Medium Size Businesses Across the
Country BELLEVUE, WA, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecuity,
Inc., (OTC BB: YTHK.OB), an end-to-end unified communications and
technologies company serving the small-to-medium business and
residential markets, today announced the introduction of the most
complete offering of business Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
services called V-Tone Office(R). Ecuity is the first
facilities-based carrier to offer complete business-class VoIP
services, including a "soft phone", both nationwide and
internationally - with voice quality equal to or better than
traditional phone service at significant cost savings. V-Tone
Office is specifically designed to meet the communications,
equipment and customer service needs of the traditionally
underserved small-to-medium business market. Ecuity provides
Business class VoIP, broadband services, technical support,
centralized billing and superior customer service. It offers both
Centrex call features and traditional equipment based PBX call
services. V-Tone Office(R) is the first in a series of planned
releases by Ecuity in the convergence of secure next-generation
voice communications and data technology. "For the past 17 years,
Ecuity has provided telecommunications service to thousands of
customers," said King Cole, Ecuity's president. "Because of our
experience, Ecuity is uniquely qualified to create a superior VoIP
service that meets the budgets and precise needs of small and
medium size businesses. V-Tone Office(R) is available nationally
and internationally. In a pilot program, users from Seattle to New
York, and overseas in India to the United Kingdom have already
proven that Ecuity's V-Tone Office(R) is the highest quality, most
convenient and easy-to-use VoIP system available today." V-Tone
provides small and medium size businesses with the full range of
features at rates that are as much as 70% less than ordinary phone
service. Monthly service rates, ranging from $24.95 to $34.95 per
user, include at no extra charge such traditional phone services as
call forwarding, call waiting and voicemail. Long distance rates,
including Canada, are super low. International rates range from 2
cents a minute to London, 3 cents a minute to Tokyo and 8 cents a
minute to Mexico. V-Tone Office's business-class VoIP products come
in hosted Centrex and PBX versions: - V-Tone Office's(R) Centrex
allows a business to stay with its existing phone handsets. Ecuity
installs a gateway, which converts all the company's existing
phones from voice into Internet Protocol. The user takes advantage
of special features by selecting them with a mouse on the desktop
or laptop computer screen; - V-Tone Office's(R) PBX connects a
company's desktop PCs with the phone system and uses a VoIP phone,
which permits users to take advantage of advanced calling features
by pushing buttons on the V-Tone phone. In addition, V-Tone
Office(R) users receive, at no extra charge, exciting advanced
features not available on traditional phone systems, including: -
Unified voice and email messaging, which permits users to listen to
voice messages in their email; - Enhanced conference calling with
more than three people on the same line and the capability to add
more callers while on the already initiated conference call; -
Integrated dialing - the ability to dial phone numbers by clicking
on a phone book shown on a computer screen, including Outlook; -
"Find me, Follow me," which allows the user to direct calls to an
assistant, mobile phone or another office - easily and rapidly; -
Simultaneous ring so the phone rings on a mobile phone and office
phone or home phone at the same time, so the user can choose which
phone to answer; and many other features including a "soft phone".
Available virtually anywhere in the country and in international
markets, it takes only a phone call to 1 877-4-ECUITY (1
877-432-8489) to order service. About Ecuity, Inc.
(http://www.ecuityinc.com/) Ecuity is a provider of secure
end-to-end unified communication technologies for the small- to
medium-business market. Ecuity uses secure next-generation voice
services, instant messaging, data transfer, internet, conference
calling and enterprise software to create solutions that meet the
communication needs of today's business world. As a
facilities-based carrier, Ecuity has operated as a traditional
telephone company for 17 years, providing service to thousands of
customers across the country. Through the integration of web-based
telecommunications and cutting-edge software technology, Ecuity
economically delivers secure unified communication solutions that
break down distance, time and media barriers to allow people to
communicate anywhere, anytime and across multiple mediums. Ecuity
has offices in Bellevue and Seattle, Washington. This report
includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The information in this news
release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based
upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been
accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties,
including statements as to the future performance of the company.
Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in
its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no
assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking
statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause
results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful
performance of internal plans, product development acceptance, and
the impact of competitive services and pricing and general economic
risks and uncertainties. For more information, please contact: For
Ecuity: Jennifer Stephens Telephone: (206) 210-5033 Investor
Relations Truc Nguyen VP, Investor Relations Stern & Co.
Telephone: (212) 888-0044 Media Relations Stan Froelich VP, Media
Relations Stern & Co. Telephone: (212) 888-0044 DATASOURCE:
Ecuity, Inc. CONTACT: For Ecuity: Jennifer Stephens, Telephone:
(206) 210-5033, ; Investor Relations: Truc Nguyen, VP, Investor
Relations, Stern & Co., Telephone: (212) 888-0044, ; Media
Relations: Stan Froelich, VP, Media Relations, Stern & Co.,
Telephone: (212) 888-0044,
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