DENVER, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ACT Teleconferencing Inc. (Pink Sheets:ACTT), a worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and WebDialogs, a leading provider of online meeting and communications solutions, today jointly announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer state-of-the-art web conferencing services to ACT's international customers.
ACT will market WebDialog's cutting-edge web product globally under its own private label, ReadyConnect Web Meeting. This is the first of WebDialog's products that ACT plans to offer to its customers. Both companies intend to jointly introduce additional innovative web conferencing products in the future.
"WebDialog's web conferencing technology expands the products offered through our global reservationless platform ReadyConnect. With the addition of ReadyConnect Web Meeting, we offer our customers an integrated multimedia product that is available on demand," commented ACT Teleconferencing President and Chief Executive Officer, Gene Warren. He continued, "Our reservationless platform ReadyConnect is extremely simple to use and provides the user with media-rich conferencing features. We plan to introduce other innovative conferencing products to provide our customers with state-of-the-art communication tools."
Offered in a basic presentation format, as well as a premium fully-collaborative version, ReadyConnect Web Meeting provides users with integrated audio and web conferencing. The premium product offers document, application and desktop sharing, real-time text chat, polling, recording and replay. Its integration with Outlook allows hosts to add both audio and web conferencing when scheduling a meeting. Participants dial into the voice conference and then join the web conference through any standard web browser. No downloads or installation of software is required.
"We are pleased to be a part of ACT's ReadyConnect platform," said Lou Guercia, President and Chief Executive Officer. "At WebDialogs, we pride ourselves on delivering high quality, easy to use web conferencing services that are accessible to users of all skill levels and easy to integrate for our partners. We welcome the opportunity to further expand our global presence by partnering with a worldwide leader, such as ACT."
About WebDialogs
WebDialogs, Inc., based in Billerica, Mass., is a leading provider of online meeting and communication solutions, which increase the productivity, effectiveness and quality of online interactions. WebDialogs delivers its practical and affordable web conferencing and communication solutions to enterprises, service providers, application software companies and equipment providers. For more information, visit www.webdialogs.com or www.unyte.net.
About ACT Teleconferencing
Established in 1990, ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. is a leading independent worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and services to corporations, educational organizations, and governments worldwide. ACT's integrated global audio and video conferencing platforms provide uniform international services, customized uniform billing, managed services, and local language services. The Company's headquarters are located in Denver, Colorado, with operations in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and the U.S., as well as several virtual locations, including Japan, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Poland and South Africa. ACT's Internet address is www.acttel.com.