Messaging International Plc Qwest launches Text-to-Landline service with TeleMessage

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 14, 2008 -
Messaging International Plc (‘the Company’)
Qwest launches Text-to-Landline service with TeleMessage

Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messaging services, has, through its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd, signed an agreement with a leading US based communications group, Qwest, to launch its Text-to-Landline service.

The Text to Landline application allows Qwest customers to create and send text messages to Qwest and other home phones. The home phone recipient can then respond using their own voice back to the Qwest wireless customer. The Qwest wireless customer will also receive a status text message informing them if the message was delivered to a live person or a voicemail system and a reply text message if the home phone recipient replies.  

Messaging International CEO Guy Levit said, “This is another hugely exciting deal for TeleMessage and reiterates the importance of the Text-to-Landline technology we have developed. Whether the application is used by teenagers to contact their parents when running late or business professionals when time is short but the message is crucial, Text-to-Landline is increasingly being seen as a must-have service.”

Qwest subscribers pay standard text message rates for Text to Landline messages and Messaging International will receive a percentage of this.

For further information visit www.telemessage.com or contact:
Guy Levit  Messaging International Plc  Tel: + 972 3 9225252
Isabel Crossley   St Brides Media & Finance Ltd   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Mark Percy  Seymour Pierce Limited  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000

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Messaging International Plc
Messaging International joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective of becoming a leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market.  Its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platform media messaging management systems and applications.  These are designed to enable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receive and manage voice messages, email, SMS, IM and MMS across various media platforms.  It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mail notification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to SMS capabilities, all illustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number of contracts with major blue chip companies including Sprint Nextel, Rogers Wireless and T-Mobile.

Qwest
Qwest offers a powerful combination of award-winning broadband, video and voice solutions for residential customers, businesses and government agencies. Customers coast to coast turn to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network to meet their evolving communications and entertainment needs. Qwest employees are the driving force behind the company’s nationally recognized Spirit of Service. For more information on Qwest please visit www.qwest.com.