AVST Unifies Communications for Higher Education Market

PALM SPRINGS, CA, Jan 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) will be showcasing its
flagship Unified Communications platform, CallXpress(R), at the ACUTA
Winter Seminar and Exhibition this week in Palm Springs, California.
Having deployed CallXpress in nearly 800 educational institutions, AVST
is highly experienced in automating and making communication more
efficient for students, faculty and staff within an educational
environment. AVST will be demonstrating CallXpress at booth #310 on the
show floor at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Palm Springs,
from January 11 - 13.

ACUTA, which stands for the Association for Communications Technology
Professionals in Higher Education, is an international non-profit
educational association serving colleges and universities. Representing
over 1,700 individuals at nearly 800 institutions of higher education
with members ranging from small schools and community colleges to the 50
largest U.S. institutions, ACUTA's core purpose is to support higher
education institutions in achieving optimal use of communications
technologies.

"One of AVST's main priorities is educating higher education
administrators about the options available for upgrading to advanced
communications systems," noted Denny Michael, AVST's Vice President of
Marketing. "The innovative features and capabilities of CallXpress appeal
to education campuses of all sizes. ACUTA's audiences are a natural fit
for AVST's technology, and it is important that they learn about and
fully understand all of the communications options that are available to
them, in order to make the best choices for their unique environments."

CallXpress delivers world-class call processing, voicemail, unified
messaging, fax, notification and speech-enabled personal assistant and
automated attendant capabilities to help colleges and universities become
more productive. Staff can manage voice, fax and e-mail messages from any
location at any time -- via laptop, telephone, cell phone or the
Internet. In addition, the platform is the ideal solution to replace
legacy voicemail systems as well as support the latest IP-PBX
integrations. CallXpress was developed to offer quick and painless
conversions to next generation technology through speedy implementation,
simple administration and maintenance and telephone user interface
emulations that are already familiar to users, resulting in minimal
training.

AVST is a Corporate Affiliate of ACUTA and has been acknowledged for its
support of ACUTA's regional and national events over the last three years.
For more information about AVST's products for the higher education
marketplace visit the company's website at www.avst.com. For more
information on the AVST CallXpress User Forum please visit
www.avst.com/forum.

About AVST

Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) is a leading developer of
communications solutions for businesses of all sizes. Through its
world-class unified communications platform, CallXpress(R), AVST offers
the industry's most powerful suite of second generation communications
solutions including advanced call processing, voice messaging, unified
messaging, fax, notification, and speech-enabled personal assistant
(including automated attendant and hands-free mobile worker access).

The CallXpress unified communications platform is designed to facilitate
the enterprise migration from legacy TDM call processing and voicemail
solutions to IP-enabled unified communications by delivering the
interoperability, scalability, feature depth and flexibility, and
administrative capabilities that enterprise IT and Telecom teams are
demanding.

Headquartered in Orange County, Calif., AVST maintains facilities in
Seattle, Wash. and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices across
the United States. With more than 40,000 systems installed worldwide,
AVST's unified communications solutions are sold and supported
internationally by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. For
more information contact Denny Michael, Vice President of Marketing, at
949-699-2300 or access the company's website at www.avst.com.

Media Contact:
Dena Grigas
Lages & Associates
(949) 453-8080
dena@lages.com

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