LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services, today announced expansion of its Onebox(r) and eVoice Receptionist(tm) product lines into Mexico. Coverage includes the following cities: Acolman, Aguascalientes, Mexico City, Celaya, Guadalajara, Huejotzingo, Irapuato, Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Puebla, Queretaro, Salitillo, San Luis Potosi, San Martin and Toluca. With the addition of Mexico, these services are now available through local telephone numbers in 16 different countries.
j2 now provides its customers the ability to establish a cost-effective virtual presence in any of these 15 markets within minutes. Onebox and eVoice Receptionist simplify communications by providing customers one central location for managing voicemail, contacts and numerous other office needs. Users can access these services via the Internet, telephone or email. An additional feature that simplifies global business is "one button" call return, which allows customers of these services to reply to a voicemail without having to remember complicated international dialing and country codes.
With the availability of local Mexican telephone numbers, Onebox and eVoice Receptionist customers can now provide their business associates with an inexpensive way to call them via a local in-country phone number, avoiding expensive long distance charges. These local telephone numbers also enable customers to create the perception of a local in-country office -- impressing overseas prospects and clients -- without actually having a physical presence in that country. Together with available professionally recorded automated attendant greetings in Spanish and 14 other languages, Onebox and eVoice Receptionist provides the perfect communications solution for small- to mid-size businesses that want to make a large impression.
About j2 Global Communications
Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans more than 3,000 cities in 45 countries on six continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand names eFax(r), eFax Corporate(r), eFax Developer(tm), Fax.com(tm), Send2Fax(r), eFax Broadcast(tm), jBlast(r), jConnect(r), Onebox(r), Onebox Receptionist(tm), RapidFAX(tm), eVoice(r), eVoice Receptionist(tm), YAC(r) and Electric Mail(r). As of December 31, 2007, j2 Global had achieved 12 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and 6 consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.
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