CARE to Use Donated VoIP Services for Communications

I just received this interesting news item from the George S. May International Company:

CARE to Use Fidelio VoIP Services for Communications With Worldwide Teams

May, a management consulting firm headquartered in Park Ridge, Ill., is making an initial in-kind donation of $30,000 in new VoIP equipment and services to humanitarian organization CARE. This project will result in deployment of Fidelio VoIP technology for voice communications and information sharing among CARE offices internationally.

In today's release, Israel Kushnir, president of G.S. May International, explains how CARE will use VoIP:

"The unique Fidelio approach to VoIP allows CARE to create its own Private Network. This network provides audio communications, plus access to any digital document or program on the computer that is being used for the call. The Private Network allows CARE to conduct conference calls, web seminar training and offers videophone capabilities. Fidelio also can be used to call any traditional land-line telephone or cell phone through the use of a low-cost online calling card."

Today's statement describes CARE as:

"... one of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty. In 70 developing countries, CARE helps poor communities create lasting solutions to their most threatening problems. CARE’s integrated projects include emergency relief, community rehabilitation and longer-term projects in areas such as education, health and small-business development."

AB -- 5/3/05