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SANTA MONICA, Calif. July 17, 2008 -- Phonevite™, one of only 11 startup companies
invited to
exhibit at today’s exclusive,
one-day-only Twiistup 4 technology showcase event in Santa Monica, took
advantage of the event to unveil Phonevite To Go, an extension of its
one-to-many phone call service. Phonevite To Go allows users to send a
Phonevite while on the go, using only the person’s
cell phone, instantly and to up to 25 people at no cost whatsoever.
Phonevite has been an unqualified hit with users and critics alike since
its debut in late 2007. Praised by CNET TV, the Discovery Educator
Network, TechCrunch and others, Phonevite lets anyone record and send a
voice message, then ring all intended recipients’
phones simultaneously and play the message upon pickup (or leave it on
voicemail or an answering machine for those who don’t
answer). Security and abuse-prevention features ensure that Phonevite is
a convenient and desirable service for users and recipients alike.
Phonevite To Go makes the Phonevite concept even more valuable by
providing access from any mobile phone, anywhere in the United States
and Canada. Phonevite To Go users are given a “To
Go” number that they assign to a specific
phone number distribution list. The “To Go”
number gets saved to the phone’s contact
list; whenever the person wishes to issue a message to that group, he or
she simply dials the “To Go”
number, records the message, confirms it—and
the message is immediately delivered to everyone on the list.
“Phonevite To Go, like Phonevite itself, is
the ideal solution for issuing party invitations, notifying a softball
team of site or time changes, announcing the birth of a new baby—the
possibilities are endless,” said John Nahm,
co-founder and CEO of Phonevite, Inc. “Phonevite
is all about saving time and making life easier for individuals and
groups—and now, with Phonevite To Go, we’ve
matched the appeal of one-to-many calling with the mobility and
immediate access of wireless calling.”
Presented as a free service, Phonevite currently allows users to send
pre-recorded messages to up to 25 people. A premium plan, designed for
churches, schools and other larger community organizations, supports
call lists of up to 2,000 numbers for a price of US $0.05 per successful
call. In addition, non-profit organizations and schools who register
with Phonevite can receive a 20% discount on the price of the calls.
“Using Phonevite To Go on a mobile phone,
larger organizations can be prepared to send time-sensitive messages
from anywhere,” said Nahm. “We
think this will prove to be invaluable for emergency situations, when an
Internet-ready computer may not be accessible.”
Exclusive Venue
As one of Twiistup 4’s 11 “Showoff”
invitees, Phonevite is able to introduce itself to attendees of one of
Southern California’s elite technology
extravaganzas. Twiistup, according to its sponsors, was created to fill
a need for a fun, tech-focused event that would showcase up-and-coming
companies, while providing a casual environment for discovery and
networking. Each of the first three Twiistups, as well as Twiistup 4,
has been a complete sell out, with a waiting list of tech mavens wanting
in.
Twiistup 4 is being held today only at the Viceroy Hotel on Santa Monica’s
Ocean Avenue. To subscribe to onsite blogs of Twiistup 4, go to www.twiistup.com/feed.
For more about Phonevite and Phonevite To Go, or to sign up to use the
service as a free or premium user, visit www.phonevite.com.
About Phonevite™:
Phonevite™ is a patent-pending,
cutting-edge Internet telephony and broadcasting service that allows
people to reach their groups instantly over the phone. Based on
its convenient, easy and cost-efficient Internet telephony technology,
Phonevite offers a range of telephone calling and messaging
products/services that make life easier for everyone. Based in
San Jose, California, privately-owned Phonevite was founded by
executives responsible for the award-winning Dialpad VoIP service, which
was acquired by Yahoo!.
Information Source: Business Wire
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