Ecuity and Azatel on cutting-edge of Voice Over Wi-Fi5 March 2005
Ecuity, Inc., (OTCBB: ECUI.OB - News), a leading enhanced Voice over Internet communications company serving the small-to-medium size business and residential markets, and Azatel, a manufacturer of integrated SIP and MGCP related products, announced the commencement of a pilot program to evaluate an innovative device dependent VoWiFi communications solution for business users.
Azatel's WiFi enabled handset device, AZA-WIP, combined with Ecuity's innovative V-Tone VoIP services platform, will deliver advanced VoWiFi communication capabilities to mobile professionals and businesses nation-wide. With built in authentication for Hot Spots, the AZA-WIP offers powerful wireless communication capabilities and functionality while operating within enterprise and public WiFi zones. The VoWiFi solution rivals traditional cellular services with the added cost-effectiveness and enhanced mobile-PBX capabilities of Ecuity's VoIP platform.
"The advances in the world of VoWiFi have been amazing and Ecuity has positioned itself at the forefront of this emerging market," stated King Cole, president of Ecuity. "Thanks to the innovation and cooperation of partners such as Azatel, we look forward to offering our small and medium business customers the mobility, robust features and extreme cost savings of this sought after solution."
Derek Herman, CEO of Azatel, stated, "We are honored to work with a quality emerging communications company such as Ecuity. The combination of the functionality of our AZA-WIP with the features of Ecuity's V-Tone, will provide a high quality VoWiFi experience for the business user."
Users will benefit from the rich feature set associated with Ecuity's best of class VoIP service platform including:
- Unlimited Domestic Calling
- Great International Rates
- Unified messaging/Voice Mail
- Do Not Disturb
- Caller ID
- Anonymous Call Rejection
- Alternate Numbers
- Multiple Ring Tones
- Multi-Party Conference Calling
- Call Hold
- Call Forwarding
- Call Waiting
- Simultaneous Ring to multiple phone numbers
- Many more features
The continued development of VoWiFi capabilities follows the successful launch of Ecuity's V-Tone suite of advanced VoIP products. V-Tone Office provides business class VoIP, broadband services, technical support, centralized billing and customer service tailored to the communications and equipment needs of the small-to-medium business market. Ecuity offers both Centrex call features and advanced hosted IP PBX solutions as part of the V-Tone suite of products.
As a result of its success in delivering cutting edge Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to customers nationwide, Ecuity's subsidiary Ecuity Advanced Communications was named to the 2004 "pulver 100" - which is the VoIP industry's premiere listing of companies that represent the future of the communications industry.
Ecuity's innovative VoIP services, V-Tone Office, V-Tone Small Office, V-Tone Home and Smart Call, are available virtually anywhere in the country and in international markets today. It takes only a phone call to 1 866-41 VTONE (1 866-418-8663) or a visit to www.ecuity.net to arrange to install service or secure a custom solution quotation.
About AzaTel Communications (www.azatel.com)
Azatel manufactures the highest quality IAD's and other SIP related products providing their partners with the technologies to mass launch their service offerings, quickly expand their subscriber base, and to further increase their customer loyalty.
Azatel products are internationally deployed, interacting with a large variety of Proxy Servers, Registrars, Media Servers, Termination Gateways & other IAD's. Azatel consistently implements new features, designing new products and continually develops with international partnerships. Azatel is focused on providing their partners with value added channels to further strengthen their service offerings.
Azatel products have been tested and approved by many of the leading Softswitch, Media Server, Border Controllers and Termination Gateway manufacturers in the industry and the company continues to perform Interoperability Testing and product enhancements to ensure they are providing their partners with industry leading products and unparalleled customer satisfaction.
About Ecuity, Inc. (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 further information, please contact: For Ecuity:
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Jennifer Stephens
Telephone: (206) 210-5033
jennifer.stephens@ecuityinc.com Investor Relations
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Truc Nguyen
VP, Investor Relations
Stern & Co.
Telephone: (212) 888-0044 Media Relations
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Stan Froelich
VP, Media Relations
Stern & Co.
Telephone: (212) 888-0044
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Source: Ecuity, Inc.; Azatel Communications
Source: PR Newswire
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