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Messaging International Plc / Market:Β AIMΒ / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology
24Β July 2008
Messaging International Plc ('the Company')
ClaroΒ GuatemalaΒ launches Text-to-Landline serviceΒ with TeleMessage
Messaging International Plc, theΒ AIMΒ traded provider of innovative messaging services,Β has, through its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd,Β signed an agreement with Claro Guatemala ('Claro') toΒ launch its Text-to Landline service. Claro,Β a subsidiary ofΒ America Movil Group,Β isΒ the largest mobile carrier inΒ GuatemalaΒ withΒ overΒ 4Β millionΒ users. This agreement to launchΒ Text-to-LandlineΒ will allowΒ ClaroΒ subscribersΒ toΒ send a text message fromΒ aΒ wireless phone to anyΒ landline phoneΒ inΒ Guatemala.Β
The Text-to-Landline softwareΒ enablesΒ ClaroΒ wireless customers to create and send a text message toΒ anyΒ landline phone inΒ Guatemala, andΒ convertsΒ itΒ to aΒ voice message for the recipient. The recipient can then respondΒ byΒ voice to the wireless customer, who will receive the reply message in the form ofΒ a text. The wireless customer will also receive a status textΒ messageΒ confirmingΒ if the messageΒ was deliveredΒ directly to aΒ person orΒ toΒ a voicemail system.Β
"With SMS to Landline, Claro customers can quickly touch base with someone on a landline phone even when a voice call might notΒ be convenient," said Marvin Par, General Manager of ClaroΒ Guatemala. "As more and more people begin to rely on text, IM and chat services for quick communication, this offerΒ is justΒ one more way that Claro is making sure our customers have a wide range of options to meet all their messaging needs."
Guy Levit, CEO of Messaging International,Β said, "Text-to-Landline is an easy to use and convenient method of quick communication which is increasingly seen as a must-have by many mobile operators and their customers. We are delighted that Claro have chosenΒ to launch this application as millions of its customers will benefit from our innovative technology, andΒ importantly,Β through this agreement TeleMessage willΒ gainΒ exposure and recognition in the rapidly expandingΒ LatinΒ American telecommunications market."
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For further information visitΒ www.telemessage.comΒ or contact:
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Guy Levit |
Messaging International Plc |
Tel: + 972 3 9225252 |
|
Mark Percy |
Seymour Pierce Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 |
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Isabel Crossley/ Susie Callear |
St Brides Media & Finance Ltd |
Tel: +44 (0) 20Β 7236 1177 |
Notes
Messaging International Plc:Β Messaging International Plc joinedΒ AIMΒ in August 2005 with the objective of becoming a leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market. Its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platform media messaging management systems and applications. These are designed to enable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receive and manage voice messages, email, SMS, IM andΒ MMSΒ across various media platforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mail notification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to SMS capabilities, all illustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number of contracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless, the largest wireless provider inΒ CanadaΒ and Sprint/Nextel, one of the largest wireless providers in theΒ US.
AboutΒ ClaroΒ
ClaroΒ GuatemalaΒ hasΒ nearly 4Β million users and the largest coverage nationwide,Β offering its clients the bestΒ service experience and the widest range of communication possibilities through a variety of technologies available in the market.Β
AboutΒ AmericaΒ Movil
America MovilΒ is the leader provider of wireless services inΒ Latin America. As ofΒ June 30th 2008, it had 169.2 million lines in theΒ Americas.
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