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Ovolab previews Phlink 3 at Macworld Expo 2006.
San Francisco, CA (USA) - January 10, 2006 - OvolabR today announced the third major release of Phlink, its innovative and award-winning telephony software for Mac OS X, that will ship in February 2006.
Phlink 3 introduces innovative new features, including call snooping, support for Elgato's EyeTV and greater control over Phlink's functionality.
Call snooping
When call snooping is active, Phlink records all conversations that take place on the phone line, regardless of whether Phlink has answered the phone or not. This is an extremely useful new feature that allows users to keep a record of all conversations for later playback.
"You no longer need to scribble down notes on a piece of paper," says Alberto Ricci, Ovolab's CEO. "Just as you can keep a copy of all outgoing email, Phlink can record all your calls."
Call snooping works with any call that takes place on the phone line, including conference calls. Call recordings are stored as audio files on the user's Mac: they can be labeled, annotated, browsed and sorted using Phlink, and they are even indexed for Spotlight searches.
EyeTV support
Users of Elgato's popular software for digital video recording can now schedule recordings remotely over the phone, by simply calling home and typing a secret code on the telephone keypad. If you forgot to tell EyeTV to record your favorite show, simply call Phlink and tell it to record it - at the desired time, on the desired channel!
"We are impressed with Phlink's flexibility," said Dr. Markus Fest, President and founder of Elgato Systems. "The seamless EyeTV integration adds another very interesting option for remotely scheduling EyeTV recordings."
Greater control
Also new in version 3.0 of Ovolab Phlink are an improved preferences window which allows greater customization of the software, group calling features, easier voice mailbox setup, and support for Intel-based Macs.
Macworld Expo attendees can preview version 3 of Phlink this week, by visiting Ovolab at booth #407 in the Special Interest Pavilion.
Pricing and Availability
Ovolab Phlink 3.0 will be released in the second half of February 2006, at a suggested retail price of $149.95.
Users of version 2 of Phlink will be able to upgrade to version 3 for $39.95.
As a special offer to Macworld Expo visitors, Phlink is available for purchase on the show floor at the discounted price of $139.90, which also includes a free upgrade to version 3.
Ovolab Phlink is available from resellers and retail stores worldwide, including the Apple Store (Europe): please visit the Ovolab web site at http://www.ovolab.com/phlink/ for more information.
About Ovolab Phlink
Ovolab Phlink turns your Mac into a powerful answering machine and telephone information center. Widely used in the home, home office and in businesses, it greets callers with personalized greetings, plays caller-specific ringtones, forwards voicemail messages by email, and much more. Ovolab Phlink gives a professional touch to your telephone line: it's the perfect choice for shops, home offices and small businesses, and allows families to make their telephone part of their digital lifestyle.
About Ovolab
Founded in 2002, Ovolab is based in Torino, Italy. More than ten years of experience in Mac software development to create the software that enhances your creativity. Because creativity is the beginning of it all.
For more information visit www.ovolab.com.
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