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Vistula
Announces that Telstra Europe Ltd Completes Implementation
of Vistula’s V-Cube Platform
Vistula Announces that Telstra
Europe Ltd is To Launch Diverse Range of Hosted VoIP PBX Services
in Q4
For Immediate Release
New York - September 6, 2005 - Vistula
Communications Services, Inc. (OTCBB: VSTL) announced today
that Telstra Europe, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telstra
Corporation, Ltd. ((ASX:TLS)), Australia’s leading communications
company, has formally signed off on the technical implementation
of Vistula’s V-Cube platform, which was the final clearance
stage before full product launch by Telstra in the UK.
V-Cube™ is the central VoIP engine that Telstra is using
to launch its range of Hosted VoIP PBX services to client
groups in the UK and Ireland.
Telstra is on target for its VoIP products going live in October
of this year, although some customers have been using the
services successfully since June.
Dave Thorn, Chief Executive Officer of Telstra Europe, said
“We set ourselves an extremely aggressive launch target
and are delighted with the progress we have made in creating
our product set in line with the requirements of our Sales
and Marketing divisions. We have been working hand in hand
with Vistula’s engineers for some months and feel that
we have achieved everything that the company promised. We
look forward to the next phase when we bring our paying customers
on-line. We already have a healthy pipeline of enquiries for
our service due to its feature rich applications and market
leading price point and expect to make a series of customer
announcements shortly.”
Rupert Galliers-Pratt, Chairman and CEO of Vistula, commented
– “This is a significant event for Vistula with
V-Cube reaching its go-live status with a major Tier 1 carrier,
we are obviously delighted with the progress to date and look
forward to Telstra’s success in the UK and Irish markets.”
About Telstra Europe
Telstra Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation
(ASX:TLS). It has been operational in Europe for over 13 years,
providing leading edge voice, mobility and data solutions
to many of the world’s largest corporations and value-added
resellers and partners. It is a full telecoms service provider,
supporting over 10,000 enterprise customers in the UK, and
owns and operates a 1,400 km all-SDH network passing through
major UK cities. It has switches and data nodes in London,
Birmingham, Cambridge and Manchester and 20 co-location points
throughout the UK. Telstra Europe sells an extensive range
of domestic and international services to medium sized business
and multinational corporations in the UK.
Telstra Corporation is a full service global telecommunications
company. It has been ranked as the 5th best performing telco*
in the world.
*Source: commNow, international telecom research October 2003
About Vistula
Vistula is a telecommunications company providing hosted,
managed VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services to carriers,
service providers and transit network operators. Vistula features
solutions that enable telecommunications providers to rapidly
deploy VoIP services over converged infrastructure through
an integrated applications suite. Vistula Communications trades
on the OTCBB under the symbol: VSTL.
"Forward-Looking Statements''
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which
reflect management's expectations regarding future events
and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual results,
performance or achievements may differ significantly from
the results, performance or achievements discussed in or implied
by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause
such a difference include material changes in our business
or prospects, difficulties obtaining financing to fund our
operations, failure to establish brand recognition for our
products, failure to retain existing customers or attract
new customers, failure to compete effectively in our industry,
general market and economic conditions, and other factors
that are detailed from time to time in Vistula Communications
Services’ SEC reports, including those detailed in our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2004. Vistula Communications Services disclaims any intent
or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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