Popular All-In-One Communication Software will be Localized for the Norden
Marketplace and Available in Four Official Scandinavian Languages
TORONTO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- 01 Communique Laboratory, Inc. and Opus Prodox AB have formed a reseller agreement granting Opus Prodox exclusive rights to localize and distribute 01 Communique's COMMUNICATE! software within the Norden market. COMMUNICATE! is an all-in-one communication software package for Windows 95/NT/3.1 and is ideal for the SOHO and the consumer market. The product bundles five separate applications -- telephone answering and speaker phone, fax, Internet e-mail, contact management and data communications -- under one program icon for maximum ease-of-use.
Under the terms of the agreement, Opus Prodox will translate and re- package COMMUNICATE! under the Opus Prodox brand name for distribution in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. Opus Prodox expects to have COMMUNICATE! translated, re-packaged and available for distribution in all five countries by mid-October.
"We're very pleased that Opus Prodox has chosen to add COMMUNICATE! to its product line," said Brian McElwain, V.P. of Sales and Marketing, 01 Communique. "COMMUNICATE!'s easy-to-use, 'telephone-like' interface has made it very popular with North American consumers. We're confident that it will have the same level of appeal in the Norden marketplace."
Opus Prodox is a Swedish-based developer of electronic products for the telecommunications and automotive industries. Opus Prodox's Telecomm division develops and markets Fax and Modem Switchers, Surge Protectors and ID Caller hardware and software. "COMMUNICATE! fits perfectly within our product mix," said Jan Nilsson, Manager of Telecomm Division, Opus Prodox AB. "Although our original intention was to combine COMMUNICATE! software with our hardware, the product is so complete that we decided to leave it as is, and re-sell it as part of our product offering."
According to Nilsson, Sweden's population of three million households currently own in excess of 800,000 PCs. COMMUNICATE!, ideal for the SOHO and consumer markets, will answer a much needed requirement by Scandinavian consumers for a comprehensive, all-in-one communication package. COMMUNICATE! will also be marketed to the Norden market's business community which is largely comprised of small companies with less than 10 employees each. "We've already shown COMMUNICATE! to a couple of our clients in Sweden and other countries, and they love it," said Nilsson. "None of them have seen anything as comprehensive or as easy to use as COMMUNICATE!."
The first process of translating COMMUNICATE!'s voice/wave files, user guide and on-line help into Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian -- the four official languages of the Norden market -- is now complete. Opus Prodox anticipates having the product re-packaged and ready for distribution in Sweden by mid-September, and in the remaining countries by mid-October. "In Sweden, we will distribute COMMUNICATE! ourselves directly to retail superstores and wholesalers," explained Nilsson. "We are looking for distributors to handle Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. In the interim however, we will distribute to these countries as well." The Norden version of COMMUNICATE! will carry a suggested end-user price of $150 US.
About COMMUNICATE!
COMMUNICATE! features a highly intuitive user interface which resembles a telephone answering machine. The telephone answering and speaker phone, fax, Internet e-mail, contact management and data communication capabilities are fully integrated under one easy-to-use interface, making it much easier to learn than individually bundled applications. COMMUNICATE! enables users to transform their Windows NT, Windows 95 or Windows 3.1-based PC and voice modem into a sophisticated communications center for managing all communication needs. The product also seamlessly integrates pager notification, color graphics editing and Optical Character Recognition capabilities, while supporting such features as distinctive ring, caller ID, and remote message retrieval -- making it one of the most comprehensive communication software packages on the market today. COMMUNICATE! is ideal for small business, home office and mobile users.
About 01 Communique
Based in Toronto, Ontario, 01 Communique Laboratory, Inc. develops and markets communication software for single users and network environments. Recognizing the growing importance of communication in government, business and SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) markets worldwide, 01 Communique was formed in 1992 to develop and market a new line of communication products that provide superior fax, contact management, telephony and Internet capabilities. Each of 01 Communique's communication products -- 01/FAX for Windows, 0l/FAXCOM, 01/FAX for WorkGroups and COMMUNICATE! -- feature integrated fax functionality, contact management, OCR and graphics editing capabilities within a single program interface. For more information, contact the company at 905-795-2888, 800-668-2185 or visit the web site at http://www.01com.com.
NOTE: Copyright 1997 01 Communique Laboratory, Inc. All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE 01 Communique Laboratory, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Brian McElwain, V.P. Sales and Marketing, 01 Communique, 905-795-2888, or fax, 905-795-0101, or 01com@01com.com; or Jan Nilsson, Manager Telecomm Division, Opus Prodox, 0463-168-4590, or fax, 0463-128-8655, or telecom@opus.se; or Dan Coyle, Public Relations, Verrecchia Group, 416-784-9188, or fax, 416-784-9116, or dan@vergroup.com/
CO: 01 Communique Laboratory, Inc.; Opus Prodox AB ST: Ontario IN: CPR SU:
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