Convergent Solutions Enhance the Delivery of Mobile Technology and Multimedia
24 Octubre 2008 - 9:06AM
PR Newswire (US)
Thanks to Quentris and Dilithium, Elephant Talk Communications will
be able to offer its users new, interactive multimedia services
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elephant
Talk Communications, Inc. (OTC:ETAK) (BULLETIN BOARD: ETAK) , an
international telecom and multimedia content distributor, today
announced that the combined forces of Quentris and Dilithium will
enable Elephant Talk Communications to expand its
telecommunications services through the launch of converged
multimedia services. The goal of this innovative solution is to
offer the users voice and video communication using their mobile
phone or Internet connection. This is an important step in the
development of converging multimedia applications and is setting a
new standard in telecommunications. The solution will offer
Elephant Talk customers a whole range of services such as
multimedia communications services, interactive voice and video
portals (IVVR) and content applications (video on-demand or
streaming). The new services will be accessible using a 3G mobile
phone as well as a Flash-based Internet or PC application. The
proposed platform will enable Elephant Talk to expand its future
offering with new services such as video surveillance and security,
mobile to PC conferencing, video blogging and user-generated
content video. "The purchase of this State-of-the-Art 3G Video
Gateway and ViVaS software, which enables interactivity, 3G and
Flash streaming for all kinds of (live) content, and our own
compression technique, completes our product portfolio," said
Martin Zuurbier, CTO and COO of Elephant Talk. "In combination with
Premium Rate Services and Streaming Content, we believe we will tap
new markets. Elephant Talk's overall goal is to create a great
customer experience, including live customer service agents,
without investing in huge servers, CTI-applications and complicated
configurations. The new solution supports a wide number of devices
and operating systems, with unlimited voice and live video access
regardless if the target audience is using a cell phone, PC or
laptop." Mr. Zuurbier continued: "Watching a video or TV program,
taking a call, participating in a live conference, dialing a
number, contacting a customer service department, playing an
interactive game, voting in a TV show, receiving instant
information, making a video call -- everything is possible through
one single solution. The user-friendliness, time-saving
functionalities and inviting interactive menus and visualizations
make the solution accessible for all kinds of customers. Logging
features will allow data collection from customers worldwide, and
the overall service level will increase. And, most importantly,
communication costs will be considerably reduced." About Elephant
Talk Communications, Inc. Elephant Talk Communications is an
international telecom operator and system integrator to the
multimedia industry, facilitating the distribution of all forms of
content, as well as mobile and fixed-telecom services, to global
telecommunications consumers. The company provides traditional
telecom services, media streaming, and distribution services
primarily to the business-to-business (B2B) community within the
telecommunications market. Elephant Talk is also a Mobile Virtual
Network Enabler (MVNE), an outsourcing partner for both Mobile
Network Operators (MNO's) as well as for Mobile Virtual Network
Operators (MVNO's). Elephant Talk currently operates sophisticated
networks in over a dozen markets in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the
Middle East. For more information visit:
http://www.elephanttalk.com/. About Quentris, Group GDF SUEZ
Quentris is the center of competence for communication technology
of GDF SUEZ Energy Services in Belgium. Working closely with other
companies of GDF SUEZ Energy Services, (among other Fabricom GTI
and Axima Services in Belgium and Ineo Com in France), Quentris
offers solutions and services based on the integration and
convergence of Data, Voice and Image network technologies. Its
activities focus on wired and wireless networks, securing networks
and business applications as IP Telephony, Unified Communications
and Contact Centers. Being an independent partner, Quentris is the
ICT alternative for the public and private sectors. The majority of
employees are specialised and certified engineers. Quentris has an
installed base in Belgium and in other European countries.
http://www.quentris.com/ As the European leader in multi-technical
services, GDF SUEZ Energy Services offers global solutions to its
customers in the industry, the infrastructure and the tertiary
sectors, from the design, realisation and maintenance of
installations to energy and utilities management and long-term
multitechnical management. GDF SUEZ Energy Services employs 76,000
people and achieved revenues of euro 14 billion. GDF SUEZ Energy
Services is a business line of GDF SUEZ, one of the leading energy
providers in the world. About Dilithium Dilithium is the global
leader in high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and
broadband networks to any device. Dilithium provides the most
comprehensive and innovative mobile video solutions, with unmatched
breadth of deployments in 50 countries reaching 800 million
subscribers. Dilithium pioneered 3G video communications and our
technologies are deployed by the major network operators, content
owners, aggregators and equipment providers. For more information
please visit, http://www.dilithiumnetworks.com/. Forward-Looking
Statements Except for the historical information contained herein,
this press release and the statements of representatives of
Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (the "Company") related thereto
contain or may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking
statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve
significant risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include,
without limitation, statements with respect to the Company's plans,
objectives, projections, expectations and intentions and other
statements identified by words such as "projects", "may", "could",
"would", "should", "believes", "expects", "anticipates",
"estimates", "intends", "plans" or similar expressions. These
statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of
the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. The Company undertakes no duty to update these
statements. Actual results will vary, and may vary materially, from
those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of
reasons, including, without limitation: (i) risks and uncertainties
associated with the integration of the assets and operations the
Company has acquired and may acquire in the future, (ii) the
Company's possible inability to raise or generate additional funds
that will be necessary to continue and expand the Company's
operations, (iii) the Company's potential lack of revenue growth,
(iv) the Company's potential inability to add new products and
services that will be necessary to generate increased sales, (v)
the Company's potential lack of cash flows, (vi) the Company's
potential loss of key personnel, (vii) the possibility of
telecommunications rate changes and technological changes, (viii)
the potential for increased competition and (ix) other
unanticipated factors. Many of these risks are beyond the Company's
control. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions
which could cause actual results to differ from management's
current expectations are contained in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section of
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, entitled "Risk
Factors." PRESS CONTACT Quentris Isabelle Linard Marketing &
Communications Manager Tel: +32 2 727 12 33 E-mail: Dilithium
Networks Karen Birnie Tel: +1 707 792-3927 E-mail: Elephant Talk
Communications Steven van der Velden Tel : + 31 20 653 59 16
E-mail: Or, Investor Relations: Jon Cunningham RedChip Companies,
Inc. 1-800-733-2447, Ext. 107 DATASOURCE: Elephant Talk
Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Quentris: Isabelle Linard, Marketing
& Communications Manager, +32-2-727-12-33, ; Dilithium
Networks: Karen Birnie, +1-707-792-3927, ; Elephant Talk
Communications: Steven van der Velden, +31-20-653-59-16, , or,
Investor Relations: Jon Cunningham, RedChip Companies, Inc.,
+1-800-733-2447, Ext. 107, Web Site: http://elephanttalk.com/
http://www.dilithiumnetworks.com/ http://www.quentris.com/
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