Voyant Technologies Spins-Off From Frontier

Vommunications Westminster, Colo. (PROTEXT) - New Company Unveils Vision andStrategy for Intelligent Voice Applications. Online StreamingPress Conference for Official Launch. Voyant Technologies, Inc., a new company that provides theleading platform for intelligent voice applications, todayannounced its spin-off from Frontier Communications, theintegrated communications unit of Frontier Corporation (NYSE:FRO). Formerly Confertech Systems, Voyant Technologies beganoperations on Aug. 5, 1999. Voyant helps telephony service providers integrate theInternet into their voice product portfolio and helps Internetcompanies take advantage of intelligent voice applications. TheVoyant platform leverages both data and video to support allintelligent voice applications, including on-demand conferencing,data collaboration and advanced multimedia applications, such ase-Learning and Web marketing. Later this year, Voyant will unveilfurther details of its Internet applications strategy. "Voyant has emerged with a next-generation communicationsplatform," said Bill Ernstrom, Voyant Technologies CEO. "We areone of the few companies that understands the Internet andtelecommunications, enabling us to deliver on the promise ofconvergence. Our intelligent voice platform allows our telecomcustomers to leverage the flexibility of the Internet, andInternet customers to capitalize on the reliability of voice. "Voyant's new independence from Frontier puts the company in astrong position to extend its market share by attracting othertelecommunications providers. At the same time, Voyant is now ina position to leverage its experience in telephony to advance itsInternet strategy. Voyant has a history of voice innovation. The companydeveloped the first digital conferencing bridge and is a leaderin intelligent voice applications. Building on expertise in theAdvanced Intelligent Networking (AIN) and SS7 routing, Voyant ishelping telecom and Internet companies develop and deliver voiceservices to their customers over the Web. "Voyant's proven record of innovative, reliable and scalabletechnology, coupled with their unique approach to the Internet,has positioned them as the leader in the industry," said DonPoulter, Frontier-ConferTech president. "Our customers demandservice quality and Voyant's technology contributes greatly tothis requirement." Voyant was also the first to develop and launch a fullyautomated reservationless conferencing system. This system,called ConferenceNow!, delivers control to the end-user andenables instant, multi-point conferencing and collaborationwithout an operator. ConferenceNow! is built on an openapplication program interface and is customizable for portals andother Internet companies looking to provide intelligent voiceservices. Voyant currently has more than 200 customers around the world,including Internet portals, telecom service providers and largeenterprises. Voyant provides its robust platform to customers inmore than 22 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan,Korea, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. In its first daysas a new company, Voyant signed two new customers, Bell Atlanticand Conference America. Some of Voyant's largest customersinclude Frontier, SBC and VStream. VStream, an innovator in Web-enabled communications, choseVoyant for its reliability and scalability. "VStream needed areliable audio platform to augment our Internet communicationsservices," said Paul Berberian, president and CEO of VStream."Voyant helps us deliver the latest in true convergence." Voyant will discuss its vision and strategy today in a liveInternet briefing at 10 a.m. MDT/12 p.m. EDT. To participateplease visit www.vstream.com, select "Conference Now" and then"Participant." The conference ID is 4442956. There will be a 25-minute presentation followed by a 20-minute question-and-answersession with Voyant executives. About Voyant Technologies Voyant Technologies, Inc. provides the leading platform forintelligent voice applications. Formerly a division of FrontierCommunications, Voyant became an independent company in August1999. Voyant's business model delivers true value to companieslooking to deliver intelligent voice services. The company helpstelephony service providers integrate the Internet into theirvoice applications and helps Internet companies deliverintelligent voice to their customers. For more information aboutVoyant, visit www.voyanttech.com or call 888-447-1087. About Frontier Communications Frontier Communications, a unit of Frontier Corporation, is aleading Internet Protocol (IP) applications and communicationsservices provider. Frontier recently agreed to merge with GlobalCrossing Ltd. The combined company will own and operate the firstseamless global IP network with more than 77,000 ultra-highbandwidth fiber miles connecting 159 major cities in 19countries. For more information, visit www.frontiercorp.com orwww.frontiercarrier.com. About VStream Founded in April 1997, VStream is a leading Internetcommunications provider. The company offers a suite of services,including live and on- demand Webcasting, audio/visualconferencing and voice-to-e-mail services. The company's newestoffering, Beep, is a free voice-to-e-mail service that allowsanyone to publish voice on the Web and send it to any e-mailaddress in the world by simply using their telephone. VStreamleverages streaming technologies developed by Microsoft WindowsMedia Technologies and RealNetworks RealPlayer. For moreinformation, call 800-VSTREAM or visit www.vstream.com. All company names, brand and product names appearing in thisnews release are registered trademarks or trademarks of therespective holders. ots Original Text Service: VoyantTechnologies, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:Lisa Holmes of Voyant Technologies, Inc. (USA) 303-633-3162, oremail, lisa.holmes@voyanttech.com; or Evelyn Nazro of CunninghamCommunication, Inc. (USA) 512-347-2392, or email,enazro@ccipr.com, for Voyant Technologies, Inc. Web site:http://www.frontiercorp.com

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