HearMe(R) Partners with Leading CRM Supplier Auric Technology

Desktop Video Conferencing Solution to Integrate with Newly Launched
OctopusCity.com

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- HearMe(R), a leading provider of web-
based video conferencing and online collaboration solutions, today announced
it has partnered with Auric Technology (Auric) to integrate its desktop video
conferencing into Auric's new contact manager, OctopusCity.com.
OctopusCity.com is the first contact management software of its kind;
allowing users to stay connected with friends and associates through address
books that automatically update when linked members change their contact data.
OctopusCity.com, which can synchronize with PDA's, Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo,
Hotmail and many other email applications, is integrating with HearMe to
provide customers with complementary communication tools.
"Partnering with OctopusCity.com allows us to increase our distribution to
OctopusCity.com's potential user base, offering them a cost-effective and
flexible desktop video conferencing solution to communicate in real time,"
said Hannah Rothman, Senior Marketing Director of HearMe. "Additionally,
OctopusCity.com provides our users with new contact management tools that we
previously hadn't offered. The partnership creates a strong platform that
allows users of both companies to stay in touch."
HearMe's web-based video conferencing system empowers small businesses,
distance educators and mobile work forces to conduct meetings in real time at
an affordable price. The solution provides video/audio conferencing, desktop
and application sharing, and online browser based meeting rooms. HearMe also
has the most user-friendly interface and advanced video conferencing
capabilities in the market. It allows an unlimited number of users to actively
participate in a meeting.
"HearMe's real-time video conferencing solution has great synergy with
what we think OctopusCity will become," noted Jean Pierre Benatar, CFO of
Auric Technology. "Our goal is to allow our users to stay connected no matter
what, and HearMe adds a new layer of connectivity with its easy to use desktop
video conferencing, letting meeting participants communicate via voice and
video."
For more information about HearMe, please visit www.hearme.com.
About HearMe(R)
HearMe, a division of Paltalk, is a web-based video conferencing and
online collaboration solution. It empowers SMB's, corporations, and distance
educators to participate in fully scalable voice and video conferences.
Utilizing cutting edge video technology to provide real time motion of up to
15 frames per second, participants of a HearMe-hosted meeting can share video
in addition to documents and desktop applications. With built-in VoIP
capabilities, HearMe eliminates the need for a conference phone bridge line,
decreasing costs for SMB's and enterprises alike. This also allows all
participants a hands-free conferencing experience. HearMe's offering enables
companies to connect their mobile workforce, distance educators, and
organizations to work more efficiently regardless of geographic location.
About Auric Technology
Auric Technology is well recognized as an industry leader and supplier of
On Demand CRM software. Our services and products have been used by both large
and small companies and have helped them to optimize their business
performance and establish a strong base in today's highly competitive market.
OctopusCity.com, our latest product addition, lets individuals manage their
address books, contacts and email from one place. Its smart, self updating
address book and its powerful One Sync(TM) technology are changing the way
people manage their contact network. Visit www.octopuscity.com for more
information.
SOURCE HearMe

Todd Barrish of Dukas Public Relations for HearMe, +1-212-704-7385,
todd@dukaspr.com