Z-Tel chooses Voxsurf
Dateline: 13 October 2003
VoxSurf Ltd, the leading independent provider of voice-controlled, Open Standards, IP-based voicemail and advanced messaging solutions, today announced at ITU Telecom World 2003, Geneva, that Z-Tel Communications, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Z-Tel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq/SC: ZTEL) and leading provider of local, long distance and enhanced telecommunications services, has licensed its VxOne™ platform. As a result of the deal, Z-Tel will use VxOne™ to deploy advanced messaging services for its fixed-line subscribers and wholesale customers.VxOne™ is the first platform of its kind to be deployed in carrier strength in the US. It not only provides an intuitive voice-activated interface to voicemail, email and other message types but also enables messages to be accessed via any email client, HTML or WML-enabled device. Future services such as VoIP, MMS Voicemail are also supported.
The solution incorporates the Nuance Voice Platform V2.0 and Critical Path mailstore, marking the first collaboration between VoxSurf and these leading component providers.
"Open Standards, IP-based messaging is the future of all network-based voicemail and messaging services, and VoxSurf's VxOne™ is at the forefront of this technology," says Z-Tel's chief technology officer, Chuck McDonough. "We chose this solution because it allows us to offer a broad range of services, not only under the Z-Tel brand but also under our wholesale customers' brands from a single distributed platform." He adds: "VxOne™'s ability to incorporate best-of-breed components such as the Nuance Voice Platform and Critical Path mailstore will ensure that our customers enjoy a world-class service."