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For Immediate Release
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August 20th, 2009
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Calgary, Alberta
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(TSX Venture Exchange: “IVI”)
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Issued Common Shares: 28,466,167
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Ivrnet Announces Engagement by First Contact
Calgary, Alberta – August 20, 2009 – Ivrnet Inc. (TSX Venture: IVI) is pleased to announce that it has been engaged by First Contact, a specialist in outbound calling programs and contact management services for political candidates, to develop software and provide hosting.
Over the next year, the contract value is for a base $160,000 plus variable hosting fees. This will allow Ivrnet’s new customer to enhance its’ voter communications portal, automated call center technology, and voter contact systems. It will also afford greater downstream opportunities for them and Ivrnet to deploy such technology into the broader commercial arena, for use by corporations, governing bodies and communities. Typical applications include those interested in accessing to new tools in order to better communicate with, survey and obtain feedback, from their constituents and customers.
David Snell, Ivrnet’s President and CEO stated, “We are very pleased to be helping First Contact move their already successful business into commercial markets. Current economic conditions demand more efficient business processes for both profit and nonprofit organizations, which Ivrnet and First Contact are well positioned to provide.”
The project will include a two to four month development phase to deploy new technologies, and a longer term operational agreement to host and operate web and telephone integrated contact tools for the commercial market.
“We see Ivrnet as a long term partner in the development of our client Web portal, integration of customized third-party applications and secure host to our portal and large databases of client information”, said Mike O’Neill, President of First Contact. “We are increasingly positioned as a creator of proprietary technologies and Ivrnet’s extensive experience in software development relating to voice and telephony applications makes them an ideal provider.”
About Ivrnet Inc. – Ivrnet is a communications company that develops and operates intelligent software applications, delivered through traditional phone networks and over the Internet. These applications facilitate automated interaction; personalized communication between people; mass communication for disseminating information to thousands of people concurrently; and personalized communication between people and automated systems. Ivrnet's applications are accessible through nearly any form of communication technology, at anytime from anywhere in North America via voice, phone, fax, email, texting and the Internet.
About First Contact (Ontario 1999) Inc. – First Contact www.callfirstcontact.com is a leading provider of voter contact management services to Canadian political candidates with more than 550 candidates elected since 1997.
For additional information please visit our website at www.ivrnet.com, or contact:
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David L. Snell
Ivrnet Inc.
President and CEO
(403) 538-4540
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Mike O’Neill
First Contact
President
(647) 519-1264
eMail: mike@callfirstcontact.com
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