Ecuity launches national V-Tone Small Office VoIP service; gives small businesses the convenience of big business features
November 10 2004 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ecuity launches national V-Tone Small Office VoIP service; gives
small businesses the convenience of big business features BELLEVUE,
WA, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecuity, Inc., (OTC BB:
ECUI.OB), an end-to-end unified communications and technologies
company serving the small-to-medium business and residential
markets, today announced the introduction of V-Tone Small Office,
the home and small office version of its innovative voice over
Internet phone (VoIP) service platform, which offers advanced
telephone services to small business users anywhere in the country.
For the first time, small offices and home offices can take
advantage of the robust features of an enterprise class PBX
telephone system without investing thousands of dollars in
long-term contracts, equipment and specialized personnel. Ecuity's
V-Tone Small Office IP/PBX VoIP service makes it possible for small
businesses with just a few lines, or remote users/telecommuters
from larger businesses, to enjoy the features and flexibility of a
major enterprise telecom infrastructure that is scaled to the needs
and budget of the small/home office environment. For only $50.00 a
month, the V-Tone Small Office customer will receive unlimited long
distance and a host of robust and advanced V-Tone features, offered
at no additional charge, including: - Caller ID, call waiting, call
hold and three-way calling - Automatic call forwarding -
SimulRing(TM) enables incoming calls to ring multiple phones or
numbers for flexible pickup - Automatic call distribution and Auto
Attendant for group calling functionality - Integration with
Microsoft Outlook(TM) for direct dialing from the Outlook Contacts
List - On-Screen keypad dialing and volume control direct from your
PC - Voice mail messages delivered to Outlook as talking emails,
plus - Optional addition of Ecuity's Smart Call(TM) software for
only $9.95 per month to extend V-Tone services to laptops or Pocket
PC-compatible cell phones and PDAs for making mobile voWiFi calls.
V-Tone Small Office gives customers remote office capabilities that
enable the small business user to set up four-digit extensions in
multiple locations with easy management of features via a web
interface. It also offers special V-Tone features, such as one or
more telephone numbers in any of more than 2,500 locations
nationwide, regardless of the physical location of offices. For
example, a Denver office can have a "local" New York (212) Area
Code number for East Coast customers. Included is the powerful
simultaneous ring feature, which means that customer calls to a
home office ring through to any phone the business owner defines,
including a cell phone, home phone, or an offsite assistant. The
business owner never misses a call and the customer need never know
the business owner is out of the office. King Cole, president of
Ecuity, said, "For the millions of home offices and small offices
around the country, Ecuity is pleased to offer this reasonably
priced and full-featured service. Ecuity's V-Tone Small Office
service extends to home and small business owners a compelling
collection of exciting features that make small businesses
seamlessly and conveniently look and act like big ones. Ecuity's
V-Tone Small Office represents a giant step forward in power,
convenience and presence." V-Tone Small Office delivers call
quality that is equal to or superior to fixed phone service. By
attaching a low-cost telephone adaptor to any home or small office
telephone, individuals can make top-quality and secure voice calls
to any cell phone or regular phone anywhere in the world at
substantial savings. Jerry Schwartz, vice president of marketing of
Ecuity, said, "Ecuity's V-Tone Small Office solution is a unique
offering that is clearly distinguishable from small business
offerings of other VoIP vendors and network carriers. Rather than
just offering an extended version of residential service to small
businesses, Ecuity has developed a full-featured business service
for the small business that provides the power and functionality of
a major enterprise PBX system at a fraction of the expected
investment and operating costs." V-Tone Small Office is 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 http://www.ecuity.net/ to arrange to
install service or secure a custom solution quotation. About
Ecuity, Inc. (http://www.ecuityinc.com/) Ecuity is a provider of
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 in the Northwest. 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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