Ecuity Customers Pass One Million Minutes Monthly In Voice Over Internet Phone Usage
December 15 2004 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ecuity Customers Pass One Million Minutes Monthly In Voice Over
Internet Phone Usage BELLEVUE, WA, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Ecuity, Inc., (OTC BB: ECUI.OB), a leading enhanced Voice over
Internet communications company serving the small-to-medium
business and residential markets, has announced that its customers
now use more than one million minutes per month of Voice over
Internet Protocol (VOIP) services since the launch of V-Tone this
summer. In addition to the milestone in minutes, Ecuity announced
that it has experienced a 50% increase in business VoIP lines in
the past month; the number of lines now exceeds 700. King Cole,
Ecuity's president said, "New VoIP customers, largely small and
medium size businesses, are joining the V-Tone service at a rapidly
escalating pace. Having passed this million minutes per month in
customer VoIP usage is a significant milestone; it demonstrates
conclusively the stability of our carrier class VoIP network and
our customers' appreciation of the efficiency, clarity, features
and economic benefits of the V-Tone service. It truly reflects the
acceptance of our product in this rapidly growing marketplace."
Ecuity V-Tone(TM), its innovative suite of enhanced VoIP services,
provides a wide range of robust and innovative features 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 - Integrates 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 to extend V-Tone services
to laptops or Pocket PC-compatible cell phones and PDAs for making
mobile voWiFi (Voice over Wi-Fi) calls. Ecuity is the first
facilities-based carrier to offer complete business- class VoIP
services, including a "soft phone" and VoWiFi both nationwide and
internationally - with quality equal to or better than traditional
phone service at significant cost savings. Ecuity provides
residential and 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. 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 mobile VoIP service, Smart
Call(TM), allows users to call any cell phone or regular phone
anywhere in the world from a PC or Pocket PC-compatible devices
such as laptops and PDAs with a broadband or wireless connection.
Just visit http://www.ecuity.net/ for a free download.
Additionally, Smart Call users can enjoy free in-network calling.
Customers can just ask any friends and family to download the
software and start using Smart Call. Businesses, communities and
residents interested in Ecuity's innovative Voice over Internet
services can visit http://www.ecuity.net/ or call 1 866-41 VTONE (1
866-418-8663). 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. 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) or visit http://www.ecuity.net/ to
order service. 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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