Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000
New Internet Telephony Company Lands E-Business Leader From Pegasystems, Inc. to Serve as CEO
Planet Exchange, a business-to-business, web-based provider of instant, real-time voice and video communications, today announced the appointment of Ron Rock, former senior vice president of Pegasystems Inc. (NADAQ: PEGA) e-Strategy division, as chief executive officer of Planet Exchange.
"This is a phenomenal coup for our company," said Brian O'Neill, Planet Exchange chairman and president of The O'Neill Group, a technology incubator that funds and delivers cutting-edge technology. "Ron brings years of experience and expertise in Internet customer relationship management and marketing to Planet Exchange. When we approached him, Ron immediately realized the power of our business model and our unique product offerings that surpass all other current services."
"Planet Exchange, unlike other Internet telephony providers on the market today, will offer online users an easy way to receive real-time video, instant messaging, and Internet telephony, all seamlessly integrated into one open-access platform. The company's PX World Communicator (TM) product will bring face-to-face communications to the Internet for the first time. The development of user-friendly video communications by Planet Exchange renders existing Internet telephony product offerings obsolete," said Ron Rock, CEO of Planet Exchange.
Planet Exchange offers the coolest and easiest Web-based, instant, real-time communications services for the entire planet. The company provides real-time video, Internet telephony, and instant messaging, all integrated into one open-access platform. Planet Exchange's unique services integrate all communications devices, including PCs, telephones and wireless devices, to provide real-time accessibility to members regardless of where or how they are accessing the Internet. The company currently offers PX World Communicator (TM), a product that incorporates Planet Exchange's Universal Address System (UAS (TM)) with their PC2Phone and Video Messaging systems. Future Planet Exchange offerings will include: PX Call4You (TM), PX Call Forwarding, Verbal Internet, and Wireless Platform.
For more information on Planet Exchange, please visit the Web site at
www.planetexchange.com .
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