Sigmaroc. Regulatory News (SRC)

7 Apr 2008 09:45

Messaging International Plc07 April 2008 Messaging International Plc / Market: AIM / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology 7 April 2008 Messaging International Plc ('the Company') Alltel launches Text-to-Landline service with TeleMessage Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messagingservices, has, through its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd, signed anagreement with Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, providing coverageacross the nation, to launch its Text-to-Landline service. This applicationwill allow Alltel Wireless subscribers to send text messages from a wirelessphone to any landline phone and receive responses back to the wireless phone. With the Text-to-Landline application, Alltel customers can create and send textmessages which are converted to voice messages and retrieved by landlinerecipients. The recipient can then respond by voice to the wireless customer,who will receive the reply message as a text. Also, a status text message willbe sent to inform the wireless customer that the message was either delivered toa live person or a voicemail system. Text-to-Landline is available for the costof a standard text message. "The Text-to-Landline application complements our existing Axcess Voice2TXTapplication, which quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in thecustomer's inbox and also allows customers to store and forward convertedvoicemails as regular text messages," said Craig Kirkland, director of messagingand voice services for Alltel Wireless. Now voicemail messages left by landlinecustomers can be answered by replying to the text message enabling two-way datacommunication between landline and wireless phone users. Guy Levit, CEO of Messaging International, said, "Our agreement with AlltelWireless ensures that TeleMessage's Text-to-Landline application is nowavailable on over 159 million handsets in North America, allowing millions ofpeople to enjoy the benefits of this service. With more telecom operatorsunderstanding the importance of this application, the Text-to-Landline serviceis increasingly being seen by customers worldwide as a popular method of quickand easy communication." ** ENDS ** For further information visit www.telemessage.com or contact: Guy Levit Messaging International Plc Tel: + 972 3 9225252Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177Mark Percy Seymour Pierce Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 Notes Messaging International Plc Messaging International joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective of becominga leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market. Its 100%owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platformmedia messaging management systems and applications. These are designed toenable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receiveand manage voice messages, email, SMS, IM and MMS across various mediaplatforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mailnotification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to SMS capabilities, allillustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number ofcontracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless, the largestwireless provider in Canada. About Alltel Alltel is owner and operator of the USA's largest wireless network and has morethan 12 million wireless customers. It provides choice and control to thecustomer's wireless experience with the recently announced expansion to "MyCircle," the industry-defining feature giving customers the freedom of unlimitedcalling to and from 5, 10 or 20 numbers on any network for free. AlltelWireless was also the first to offer Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers theflexibility to change their rate plan any time, without extending theircontract. For more information, please visit www.alltel.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange