NORCROSS, Ga., Jan. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EasyLink Services International Corporation ("EasyLink" or "Company") (Nasdaq:ESIC) (www.easylink.com), a global provider of comprehensive cloud-based messaging services and e-commerce solutions, today announced that one of the largest utility systems in the Eastern United States has selected EasyLink's Voice and SMS Notifications Service for emergency notifications.
In the event of inclement or dangerous weather conditions, EasyLink Voice Notifications allows the utility system to reach its customer base of over one million within 24 hours or less with emergency notifications and instructions. EasyLink's Voice Notifications service tracks and reports message delivery rates, and enables the utility the ability to change or add messages as frequently as required based on changes in local weather conditions with no limits on system scalability.
EasyLink Notifications Service is a cloud-based service that allows customers to setup and trigger interactive voice, email, SMS, and fax messages for a multitude of business applications including alerts, reminders, delivery notifications, status changes and collections through a simple web interface. Customers have the ability to view message delivery details in near-real time.
"Utilities of any size can benefit from EasyLink's Notifications Service for facilitating customer preparedness in the event of an emergency," said Kevin Maloney, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing of EasyLink Services. "EasyLink's cloud-based Notifications Service proactively delivers messages in multiple formats, which serves to improve customer satisfaction."
EasyLink Services International Corporation (EasyLink) (Nasdaq:ESIC), headquartered in Norcross, GA, offers a comprehensive portfolio of cloud-based business messaging and transaction services that can bridge the most challenging technology gaps while creating significant cost efficiencies across an organization. From Desktop Fax and Production Messaging to EDI, Managed File Transfer, Document Capture and Management, Notifications and Secure Messaging we help companies drive costs out of their operations. For more information on EasyLink, visit www.easylink.com.
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