RingCentral Selected to Empower PC Communications for Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PC and Modem Customers; Software Lets European Users Call and Fax From Their PC

Business Wire, Oct 5, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000

RingCentral, the leading creator of PC-based fax and telephony communications software, announced a partnership to provide Fujitsu Siemens Computers with RingCentral, the company's OEM telephony and fax software. RingCentral, which will ship with modems and consumer PCs in the European market, allows users to place and control calls, messages and faxes from their desktop.

"Our European users are very interested in having call control that is more sophisticated than that provided by a traditional telephone handset. By including RingCentral with our modem products, we are able to arm them with the latest PC-based telephony features," said Michael Plougmann, Fujitsu Siemens Computers' vice president, Consumer Division. "We selected RingCentral for reliability, richness of feature set and ease of use. But what impressed us the most was RingCentral's support of multiple languages. This is a critical component for our diverse European marketplace."

Ring Central Telephony and Fax Features

RingCentral has been repeatedly selected for bundling by leading OEM manufacturers and ships in over 20 countries and 18 languages worldwide. The software empowers users with sophisticated messaging and fax functions, accessed through a photorealistic telephone interface on the PC.

RingCentral provides point and click calling and answering of incoming calls, each marked with callerID. Users can set up multiple mailboxes, complete with auto-attendant and music on hold, and call in to retrieve messages. Users can forward calls and messages, and RingCentral's sophisticated answering machine even sends pager notification of important calls. It includes MAPI E-mail Integration and a text-to-speech e-mail reader.

RingCentral's fax features allow for drag and drop faxing, fax broadcasting, fax attachments and fax polling. Users can route faxes to other phone numbers, and the software comes with editable cover pages. The RingCentral fax editor lets user insert graphics, signatures and notes.

"We relish the opportunity to serve Fujitsu Siemens Computers and its customers. We are committed to providing the best, easiest-to-use telephony control interfaces available -- our products free people to interact with their phone calls as easily as they would email," said Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral president and CEO. "Over 10,000,000 units of RingCentral have shipped so far, a testament to its usability and popularity. We will continue to develop and deliver the most advanced telephony control tools available to the OEM channel."

About RingCentral

Founded in 1993, RingCentral, Inc. is the leading supplier of PC-based fax and telephony communications software. It markets and distributes its software directly to consumers and to PC and modem manufacturers. RingCentral's partners include Acer, IBM, Toshiba, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Fountain Technologies and Diamond Multimedia. With over 10,000,000 units of its telecommunications software shipped throughout the world, RingCentral continues to grow its market share by aggressively developing and distributing cutting-edge telecommunications software products for consumers and small businesses worldwide. RingCentral is a privately held company and based in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, please visit www.ringcentral.com.

About Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the new IT force in Europe, was formed through a joint venture between Fujitsu Computers (Europe) Limited and Siemens Computer Systems, and commenced operations on 1st October 1999. The company is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and has its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With extensive European manufacturing facilities, customer-focused companies in 25 European countries, and more than 7,200 experienced employees, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is aiming to be the number one computer company in its home market, Europe. Fujitsu Siemens Computers provides the world's most complete portfolio of best-in-class IT products including notebooks, PC and workstations, Intel- and UNIX-based Servers, mainframes and Enterprise storage solutions. Its world-leading technology creates solutions to business problems and enhances individual's lifestyle. Developed and manufactured in Europe, the product portfolio benefits from the technologies and worldwide sourcing networks of the parent companies. In addition to an enviable customer base which includes most of the top 1,000 largest enterprises in Europe, the company's assets include: relationships with more than 2,000 of the leading VARs, distributors and retailers with over 100,000 outlets serving millions of customers; a sales organization with more than 2,500 sales professionals; and the combined strengths of the parent companies -- with a global network of service and integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated to the product portfolio. Home page: www.fujitsu-siemens.com.