IP
Applications Strengthens North America-Wide Offering
with Purchase of Voyager [September 1, 2004]
VANCOUVER,
Sep 1, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- IP
Applications (TSX Venture: IAP), announced today that
it is strengthening its solutions offering by agreeing
to purchase certain assets of Voyus Canada Inc. and
Voyus Remote Services ('Voyus'), a remote IT, help desk
and online support provider.
Under the acquisition agreement, IP
Applications will acquire customer contracts, proprietary
software ('Voyager') and operating assets of Voyus'
customer support center, including a complement of key
personnel. The Voyus customer contracts currently generate
approximately $220,000 CDN in revenue per month.
Mark Sampson, President and CEO of IP
Applications, said "This acquisition significantly
increases our competitive advantage by enabling us to
deliver on our objective of becoming a single point
of contact for all our customers. By continuing to build
an increasingly more comprehensive suite of services,
we can offer a true end-to-end solution and better control
the quality of our service delivery. The Voyager software
will allow us to better understand the needs of our
customers, and the end users they serve, and assist
us in developing new IP-based services to meet escalating
day-to-day demands of Internet end users."
Ed Shapero, CEO of Voyus, said, "Both
IP Applications and Voyus are focused on putting the
customer first to ensure a continuum of service exists
throughout the transition phase and beyond. We are taking
all necessary steps to ensure that our customers are
not impacted by this change in ownership structure.
By adding Voyus' customer support software and knowledge
base to IP Application's comprehensive suite of outsourced
Internet solutions, our customers will be able to significantly
improve the Internet experience for their end users."
The integration of Voyager software
and technical help desk capabilities into its Internet
services delivery platform will enable IP Applications
to create a fully integrated services delivery, management,
billing and support proposition for ISPs, Carriers and
CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers) across North
America.
The purchase price of $850,000 CDN,
subject to adjustment, is payable in cash and closing
is subject to regulatory approval. Transaction completion
is anticipated by the end of September 2004.
In conjunction with this transaction
and to finance ongoing expansion, IP Applications has
arranged a non-brokered private placement by Pender
Growth Fund (VCC) Inc. of 3,750,000 common shares at
a price of $0.20 per share for proceeds of $750,000.
No finder's fee will be payable. The closing of the
private placement is subject to the approval of the
TSX Venture Exchange. The company currently has cash
on hand of approximately $1,100,000 CDN.
About IP Applications
IP Applications provides comprehensive outsourcing solutions
that enable service providers to deliver high quality
Internet services. A leading provider in the industry,
IP Applications has an enviable customer list, providing
secure Internet business solutions to Sprint, Telus,
Excel Telecom, Skycable, AOL and Navigata.
IP Applications meets Internet service
providers' needs by combining its customer-branded web-based
provisioning, management and billing software with a
full range of end user services including: authentication,
email, personal web hosting, spam blocking, content
filtering, email virus scanning, network acceleration,
information portal, North American network and call
center coverage.
A single point of contact and trusted
supplier, IP Applications backs every services contract
with an industry leading Quality of Service guarantee
written into every Service Level Agreement. Customers
are provided around-the- clock access to a team of experts
and all of IP Applications solutions are monitored 24
hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, from
its Carrier Class Data and Network Operations Center.
Exclusively focused on responding to the growing requirements
of businesses that provide Internet services, and their
end users, IP Applications delivers solutions, which
are functional, robust, reliable, easy-to-integrate
and compatible with other back-office systems.
About Voyus
Voyus provides a complete suite of Managed IT Services,
which reduce overall costs and increase productivity
for its IT Integrator partners' customers. Voyus' technology
completely automates the entire desktop and server management
process, simplifying IT management and reducing technical
support challenges for its partners. Managed Services
include technical Help Desk, 24 x 7 remote monitoring,
remote control, online support and on-site support through
its partnerships with IT Integrators.
Investor Relations Contact: Shay Prasad,
CFO
Toll Free: 1-877-604-7277 ext. 127 or Direct: (604)
523-2567
Email: sprasad@ipapp.com
Forward Looking Statements
The press release may contain forward-looking statements.
Actual events or results may differ materially from
those described in the forward-looking statements due
to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
statements are based on management's estimates, beliefs
and opinions. The company assumes no obligation to update
forward looking statements.
Signed,
"Shay Prasad"
Shay Prasad
Chief Financial Officer
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept
responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE IP Applications Corp.
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