Octave Teams With PresenceWorks, SpeechWorks, Teltier, and VoiceGenie, to Deliver Industry-First Mobility Solutions

Octave leverages a cross section of communications technology To Deliver Instant Group Communication Solutions

Octave Communications, Inc., a leader in voice conferencing for instant group communications, today announced that it is working with PresenceWorks, SpeechWorks (Nasdaq: SPWX), Teltier, and VoiceGenie Technologies, Inc., to deliver instant group communication solutions for mobile phone users. Using Octave's new applications, called MeetAbout(TM), any mobile phone user can instantly start speaking with multiple members of a buddy list via an "always-on, always available" conference room.

Technology from each vendor is integrated with Octave's hardware and MeetAbout software applications so that mobile users are able to start, attend and moderate instant conferences via speech commands, a WAP-enabled mobile phone or PDA, SS7 feature codes from any telephone or any desktop web browser. Additionally, the applications utilize network presence technology so a mobile user instantly knows the online availability of all individuals listed in a group or buddy list.

"Octave has brought together a strong technical combination with their development of MeetAbout," said Steve Chambers, vice president of worldwide marketing, SpeechWorks, Boston, Mass. "Octave is providing the market with a battle-tested, first-rate group communication solution based on their proven conferencing platform. This relationship will enable Octave to provide strategic mobile applications that deliver premium functionality to customers. We are also enthusiastic about the opportunity to work together in delivering state-of-the-art mobility solutions for the business and consumer marketplaces."

Technology Integration

Through the tight integration with partner technology, MeetAbout enables users to deploy speech recognition, identify an individual's online presence/availability or use feature codes to initiate a group call instantly or schedule it for later.

MeetAbout leverages Octave's core conferencing product, the OCI 1000, and its robust open Application Programming Interface (API) in order to easily integrate multiple technologies with the Octave conferencing platform. The first version of MeetAbout features: Online presence & availability: presence technology from PresenceWorks, a company that provides technology to track individual's presence or availability on the desktop; Wireless availability & location: Teltier provides a wireless gateway that enables presence/availability and location information for mobile users; and, Natural speech recognition: SpeechWorks' award-winning speech recognition and text-to-speech technology is included. VoiceGenie provides a voice XML gateway for the application.

"We are pleased to partner with Octave Communications in bringing always-on conferencing communications to individuals and groups in a mobile environment," said Eric Jackson, vice president of strategy and business development, VoiceGenie. "Customers are demanding mobile applications that run seamlessly across multiple devices. Octave's technology has already earned multiple awards for its innovation and technical excellence; combined with VoiceGenie's SpeechGenie VoiceXML Gateway, we believe the integrated solution is a winning proposition."

"PresenceWorks is excited to work with Octave in delivering their "always on, always available" vision by deploying our presence and instant messaging solutions," said John Trionfo, vice president, strategic alliances, PresenceWorks. "Octave customers can now see their counterparts' presence, based on their use of instant messengers from AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft or ICQ. Octave's integration of presence in MeetAbout demonstrates their commitment to customer requirements by providing capabilities that maximize the value and productivity of any conference."

"Octave is focused on increasing market share by leveraging relationships with best-in-class partners in order to develop strategic group communication solutions," said Ron Elwell, CEO, Octave. "Our relationships with VoiceGenie, SpeechWorks, Teltier and PresenceWorks are enabling us to build upon our technology to offer new products that are reshaping and expanding the role of group communication in the everyday life of both the business user and the consumer."


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