AVST - UC Platform for Higher Education Market

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ATLANTA, GA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 20, 2009 -- Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) will be showcasing its flagship Unified Communications platform, CallXpress 8, at the ACUTA 38th Annual Conference and Exhibition this week in Atlanta. Universities are continually looking for solutions to enrich student to faculty communications while preserving their communications infrastructure. As a result, over 800 educational institutions have selected CallXpress to stay mobile, increase productivity and improve their overall communications. AVST will be demonstrating CallXpress at booth # 900 on the show floor at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, from April 19 - 22.

CallXpress users such as System Administrators and IT Directors are also invited to attend AVST's User Group meeting. Here, the company will showcase its next generation CallXpress 8 platform that delivers unsurpassed interoperability, mobility and reliability. Attendees of this meeting will also participate in an interactive session with AVST's CTO, Tom Minifie, and other team members for an overview of the new platform and product roadmap. Led by Mark Reynolds, University of New Mexico, the user group meeting will be held on April 21, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Delivering on its commitment to educating the market on the benefits of Unified Communications, AVST is also participating in two breakout sessions during the ACUTA Annual Conference:


-- "Replacing Legacy Voicemail Solutions with Unified Communications"
presented by Hardy Myers, AVST President & CEO, Mark Reynolds, University
of New Mexico Associate Director, ITS Communications Network Services, and
Neil Wineman, University of Nebraska Lincoln Telecom Manager. This session
will be held on Monday, April 20, from 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. EDT.
-- "The Road to Unified Communications at UCLA" presented by Tom Minifie,
AVST Chief Technology Officer, and Janice Bundy, UCLA Associate Director,
Communications Technology Services. This session will be held on Monday,
April 20, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT.

ACUTA, which stands for the Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, is an international non-profit educational association serving colleges and universities. Representing nearly 2,000 individuals at 825 institutions of higher education with members ranging from small schools and community colleges to the 50 largest U.S. institutions, ACUTA's core purpose is to support higher education institutions in achieving optimal use of communications technologies.

Denny Michael, AVST's Vice President of Marketing, stated, "AVST is committed to the higher education marketplace and looks forward to this industry conference every year. Our solution is a natural fit for the ACUTA audience, making this the perfect place to co-strategize while providing attendees with a forum to share information and actively participate in the development of AVST's future offerings."

CallXpress 8 delivers a powerful suite of Unified Communications applications including advanced call processing, voicemail, unified messaging, personal assistant, fax, speech and notification capabilities to help colleges and universities become more mobile and productive. AVST is a Corporate Affiliate of ACUTA and has been acknowledged for its support of ACUTA's regional and national events over the last four years. For more information about AVST's products for the higher education marketplace visit the company's website at www.avst.com. For more information on the AVST CallXpress User Forum please visit www.avst.com/forum.

About AVST

Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) is a leading developer of communications solutions with over 10 million users that rely on its products and services to maximize their productivity. With nearly 30 years of innovation excellence, AVST is focused on delivering solutions that increase user and business productivity. Its flagship Unified Communications platform, CallXpress®, offers unprecedented interoperability and delivers advanced call processing, voicemail, unified messaging, personal assistant, and fax, speech, and notification capabilities. With CallXpress, an organization can protect and extend its existing data and telephony infrastructure investment -- now and into the future.

Headquartered in Orange County, Calif., AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Wash. and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices across the United States. AVST's Unified Communications solutions are sold and supported internationally by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. For more information contact Denny Michael, Vice President of Marketing, at 949-699-2300 or access the company's website at www.avst.com.