NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--TelePost Inc., a leading global provider of advanced Web-based communications services, announced unlimited ten-cent per minute per participant conference calling through TelePost Conference Center(SM).
The company's cost-effective alternative to operator-assisted and reservation-based services provides conference calling using standard phone lines as opposed to inferior Internet telephony products.
"For only $.10 a minute (per participant) you might think this is Internet telephony, but it's not," said Steve Cherry, CEO of TelePost, "Conference Center uses the Internet to manage the conference call but delivers the call over standard telephone lines. Users save up to 87 percent over traditional teleconferencing options without the hassles of operator-assistance and advance reservations."
Designed for individuals, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) users and corporate environments, TelePost Conference Center takes advantage of the Web to initiate telephone meetings anytime, anywhere the conference leader has access to a phone and a Web browser. TelePost Conference Center is a standalone service and mainstay of TelePost's flagship service, TelePost Office 2000. Conference Center enables and aids e-commerce with faster, easier and less expensive conferencing.
How It Works
TelePost Conference Center, like other dynamic communications services in TelePost Office 2000, uses the Web to control standard telephone lines. Residing at TelePost's Web site (http://www.telepost.com) and offering users a simple enrollment, the service requires users to have Web access and a separate phone.
Conferences can be arranged with anyone, anywhere in the world. In place of an operator, a conference leader initiates calls and has complete control of a conference from any Web browser. TelePost's intuitive Web interface allows a leader to manage conferences with as many as seven participants. A mouse click can add, mute, hold or drop any participant.
Since TelePost Conference Center imports contact data from Microsoft's Outlook, Symantec's Act and 3Com's PalmPilot, its built-in Contact Manager eliminates the need to check other address books. Calls are made with a mouse click, not by creating a list for an operator. Complete control and information are at the hand of the conference leader at all times.
The benefits of teleconferencing are well established in terms of efficiency, speed and savings, but conferencing costs of $0.45-$0.57 and higher per minute per user eliminates many small businesses from using it.
"Until now, conference calling was too inconvenient and expensive for the typical SOHO professional," said TelePost CEO Steve Cherry. "Our $.10 a minute pricing strategy coupled with no reservations required, gives these professionals a cost-saving alternative while making teleconferencing totally convenient."
Pricing and Availability
With ten cent per minute conferencing, TelePost Conference Center costs 50-87 percent less than traditional conference calling, such as unattended dial-in options from today's popular teleconference services. There are no monthly access fees.
With a monthly minimum usage of $99.95, users are charged $0.10 per minute per user. TelePost Conference Center and the ten-cent per minute rate are immediately available.
TelePost Office 2000
TelePost Conference Center is a member of TelePost's flagship suite of services, TelePost Office 2000, which combines: -0-
-- TelePost Conference Center(SM) - Web-managed, instant conference calling as low as $0.10 a minute per person. -- TelePost Presentation Center(SM) - Web-delivered Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and guided Web tours. -- TelePost Message Center(SM) - Consolidated phone/fax number and access to voicemail, faxes and e-mail via phone, Web, or e-mail. -- TelePost RingMeNow(SM) - Instant callback technology for Web sites, banner ads, and personal e-mail. -- TelePost FindMeNow(SM) - Web-configured call routing and screening technology where one number rings up to six various locations to reach you anywhere.
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About TelePost
TelePost is a leading global provider of advanced Web-based business communications services that leverage Internet technology. TelePost provides communications solutions to telecommunications companies, Internet service providers (ISPs) and other communications providers, enhancing their existing suite of offerings as an effective way for them to gain customer loyalty and a competitive advantage. The Company is privately held and located in Santa Cruz, Calif., southwest of Silicon Valley.
TelePost will exhibit TelePost Conference Center and other TelePost Office 2000 services October 7-9 at Fall Internet World, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, Booth No. 2645. For more information, please visit TelePost's Web site at or contact Patrick McKenna, The Terpin Group, at 650/344-4944 or pmckenna@terpin.com.
Note to Editors: TelePost(TM) is a trademark of TelePost, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
