Launch of new Unified Messaging service.

M2 PRESSWIRE-6 October 2000-NORWEB TELECOM: Launch of new Unified Messaging service (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Norweb Telecom is today unveiling the latest service to be added to its expanding e- & m-commerce product portfolio. Unified Messaging, being previewed at TMA2000, is designed specifically for business people on the move. It combines Unified Messaging (UM) with a Personal Number (PN) for the ultimate message and contact management service.

Andrew Parker, Marketing Director at Norweb Telecom says: "This is a unique service from Norweb Telecom and is one of the first integrated UM and PN services to be launched in the UK. Small and medium size businesses are looking for services that allow them to work smarter and we're delivering innovative solutions to meet this demand."

Unified Messaging is the complete message and contact management service.

It provides a single 'inbox' for voicemail, fax and email messages, so instead of checking numerous systems for your messages you can access them all in one mailbox, either over the Internet or any phone. The service includes text to speech conversion so emails are converted to text and read out to you over the phone.

Unified Messaging also offers a personal number for fax and phone calls so users can be contacted on a single number whether at the office, working from home or on the move.

Norweb Telecom has formed a partnership with Teligent Ltd, a leading provider of intelligent network systems, to develop the solutions which will be rolled out to customers and resellers by December.

Teligent's UK Marketing Manager, Ken Pritchard says: "Teligent works on the principle that business people need more flexibility in the way they communicate to reflect changing business practices. Working on the move and from home is normal practice for thousands of people, and we're working with Norweb Telecom to develop solutions that facilitate this kind of practice."

Notes to editors

Norweb Telecom delivers voice and data telecommunications solutions for its target small and medium sized enterprises customer base in North West England, the Midlands, and nationally through specialist sector teams and indirect sales channels.

Teligent is a specialist provider of intelligent network systems to telecoms and Internet network operators, that offer turnkey solutions for INAP based Service Control Point, Intelligent Peripheral and pre-INAP Service Node. Teligent is fast becoming a world-leader in advanced telecommunications solutions and has managed to establish itself as a major supplier to leading telecommunications operators in the UK and throughout Europe.

CONTACT: Caroline Broadhurst, Norweb Telecom Tel: +44 (0)1625 575 592 e-mail: caroline.broadhurst@tdm.co.uk WWW: http://www.norwebtelecom.com Ken Pritchard, Teligent Tel: +44 (0)1442 283 800 e-mail: kwp@teligent.co.uk WWW: http://www.teligent.se

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