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Turkcell Leverages Intervoice Media Exchange Platform to Host Innovative Call Completion Service
Intervoice Secures New Contract with Turkcell for More Platform Capacity
DALLAS, July 30, 2007 -Intervoice, Inc. (NASDAQ: INTV) today announced that it has secured a contract with Turkcell (NYSE:TKC; ISE: TCELL) to expand their installation of the Intervoice Media Exchange platform. The new contract will provide additional capacity to enable the platform to host an innovative new service developed by Turkcell Technology that Turkcell has named KimAramis. KimAramis enhances the concept of missed call notification by moving it from an SMS notification only service to giving the caller the option to leave the absent subscriber a voice message as well as a text notification of the missed call. The service operates alongside the traditional voicemail service. While the expansion is only valued by Intervoice at approximately $1 million the Company is pleased to announce Turkcell's decision to expand their Media Exchange deployment. The Company anticipates recognizing revenues on the contract during its third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2007.
"We are very pleased that we can now further realize the benefits of our investment in Intervoice and the Media Exchange platform and are delighted that Intervoice was able to work with us to develop this application for our market in exacting timescales. We look forward to extending the scope and reach of our service on the Media Exchange platform," commented Cenk Bayrakdar; Chief Services and Product Development Officer of Turkcell.
Turkcell is Turkey's leading communication provider with international roaming partners in the largest number of countries in the world. Offering the highest quality and fastest mobile communications infrastructure in Turkey, Turkcell currently covers 88 percent of the world as Turkey's most global GSM operator with roaming agreements with 554 operators in 194 countries,and international operations in 6 different countries.
Jim Milton, Chief Operating Officer for Intervoice commented, "Intervoice is very pleased and honored to have secured this business with Turkcell which highlights both the solid working relationship we have with this customer and the powerful multi-application capability of the Media Exchange platform. We believe that by working with innovative operators and delivering real value added services on a single platform, the benefits of Media Exchange come to the forefront."
Intervoice Media Exchange is an open-standards IP-based, IMS-ready system that can function in either a SIP or TDM or mixed network environment. As a multimedia communications platform, it incorporates industry-leading technology and uses a fully programmable intelligent switch that allows instantaneous routing of customer calls, a unique function that provides a seamless migration from legacy voicemail systems to the new Media Exchange platform. The flexibility of Intervoice Media Exchange allows service providers to offer customers high levels of personalization, video, web and WAP access- all from a single subscriber account. Customers have easy access to these new services from landlines, mobile phones or the web. These applications and multiple access points allow providers to attract new subscribers, increase usage by current subscribers, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Intervoice recognizes that service providers have specific reporting needs to enable them to understand how services are being used and how they can be improved upon. The flexibility of Media Exchange's centralized reporting and analysis tool collects, aggregates, and generates call transaction data, traffic statistics, resource usage, and customer activity. By analyzing this data, service providers can benefit from improved system efficiency, enhanced customer satisfaction, and increased bottom-line profit.
About Intervoice
Intervoice is a world leader in unified communications, providing scalable, switch-independent software and professional services that power standards-based voice portals, multi-channel IP contact centers, and next-generation mobile-enhanced services. Since 1983, Intervoice solutions have been used by many of the world's leading banks, communications companies, healthcare institutions, utilities and government entities. With more than 5,000 customers in 75 countries, Intervoice helps enterprises and network operators stay competitive by offering their customers best-in-class services. The Intervoice Media Exchange platform, IP contact center software, IMS-enabled messaging products, and custom-built and packaged applications are available on-premise and, selectively, as managed or hosted services by Intervoice. For more information, visit www.intervoice.com.
About Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading GSM operator in Turkey with 32.2 million postpaid and prepaid customers as of March 31, 2007 operating in a three player market with a market share of approximately 60 percent as of December 31, 2006 (Source: The Telecommunications Authority). In addition to high-quality wireless telephone services, Turkcell currently offers General Packet Radio Service ("GPRS") countrywide and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution ("EDGE") in dense areas, which provide for both improved data and voice services. Turkcell provides roaming with 554 operators in 194countries as of June, 2007. Serving a large subscriber base in Turkey with its high-quality wireless telephone network, Turkcell reported US $1,295 million net revenues as of March 31, 2007 and US $4,700 million net revenues as of December 31, 2006 as per IFRS financial statements. Turkcell has interests in international GSM operations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Northern Cyprus and Ukraine. Turkcell has been listed on the NYSE ("New York Stock Exchange")
and the ISE ("Istanbul Stock Exchange") since July 2000 and is the only NYSE listed company in Turkey. 51.00 percent of Turkcell's share capital is held by Turkcell Holding, 7.46 percent by Cukurova Group, 13.07 percent by Sonera Holding, 4.07 percent by M.V. Group and 0.01% by others while the remaining 24.39 percent is free float.
