Context Connect Awarded UK Patent for Directory Services
Newburyport, Massachusetts – January 13, 2005 – Context Connect, Inc. (“CCI”), a leading provider of directory based connectivity services, today announced it has been awarded U.K. Patent No. GB2376112 – A System and Method for Directory Services and eCommerce Across Multi-Provider Networks. The patent is focused on the ability to ‘find and connect’ individuals without requiring or needing the actual contact number (e.g., phone... [Read More...]
CEO Ahn Testifies Before US House of Representatives on Wireless Directory Assistance
Newburyport, Massachusetts – September 29, 2004 – The following is the testimony of Sunny Ahn Before the U.S. House Of Representatives on Wireless Directory Assistance: Thank you Mr. Chairman and Members of this Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today on the topic of Wireless Directory Assistance. My name is Sunny Ahn and I am the CEO of Context Connect, Inc. Over the past four years Context Connect has developed,... [Read More...]
Context Connect Awarded US Patent for Context Association
Boxford, Massachusetts – May 4, 2004 – Context Connect, Inc. (“CCI”), a leading provider of fixed line and wireless directory services, today announced it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 6,731,927 for context association with directory assistance, specifically the ability to ‘find and connect’ individuals without requiring or needing the actual contact number (e.g., phone number). The patent describes methods for providing connectivity... [Read More...]
Context Connect Announce Agreement with British Telecom (BT) in the United Kingdom
Boxford, Massachusetts – May 29, 2003 – Context Connect, Inc. (“CCI”), a leading provider of next generation directory assistance and directory solutions, has signed an agreement with British Telecom (BT) in the United Kingdom. The CCI Solution enables consumers to find mobile subscribers through a directory assistance (DA) or directory enquiry (DQ) platform. The rollout of CCI’s DQ/DA to Mobile Solution is the primary focus and intention... [Read More...]
Context Connect Announce Agreement with Cable & Wireless (C&W) with CCI Directory Platform
Boxford, Massachusetts – May 28, 2003 – Context Connect, Inc. (“CCI”), a leading provider of next generation directory assistance and directory solutions, has signed an agreement with Cable & Wireless (C&W) in the United Kingdom to trial the CCI Directory Platform. The CCI Solution enables consumers to find mobile subscribers through a directory assistance (DA) or directory enquiry (DQ) platform and provides Enterprises with an effective... [Read More...]
Context Connect Announces Fourth Round of Funding
Boxford, Massachusetts – April, 2 2003 – Context Connect, Inc. (“CCI”) announces the closing of the first tranche of a Series B investment round with participation from all existing investors including, SITEL Corporation (NYSE:SWW) and Equity Resources Group, an investment firm based in Cambridge, MA. Over the next ninety days CCI expects to raise additional funds to complete this round of funding. The proceeds from the funding will be used... [Read More...]
Context Connect Allocated Additional Directory Enquiry Numbers in the UK – 118860 and 118870
London, United Kingdom – March 31, 2003 – Context Connect, Inc. announced that it has been allocated 11 88 60 and 11 88 70 Directory Enquiry Numbers in the UK. Since Dec 2002, the UK DQ market has been deregulated with a number of players entering the directory enquiry marketplace, thus ending BT’s monopoly of the DA/DQ market (the 192 DQ service) in the UK. The experience of directory enquiry deregulation in other European countries has... [Read More...]
Context Connect Allocated 118282 Directory Enquiry Number in the UK
London, United Kingdom – May 23, 2002 – Context Connect, Inc. announced that it has been provisionally allocated 11 82 82 following Oftel’s recent Directory Enquiry (DQ) Lottery procedure. The decision by Oftel, the British Telecommunications Regulator, means that BT’s monopoly of the DA/DQ market (the 192 DQ service) will no longer exist. The numbers allocation process is the first step in leveling the playing field for directory... [Read More...]
Context Connect opens London Office
Los Altos, California - February 2, 2002. Responding to demand for its DQ services in Europe, Context Connect has established a London Presence at 10 Stratton Street in Mayfair. In addition the company Head Office will relocate to Boston over the next few months to be better able to service its European Clients. Context Connect also has software development centre in New Zealand capitalizing on the low cost of development in the region and to focus... [Read More...]
Former Chairman of BellSouth Australia and Director of Optus Joins Context Connect Board of Advisors
Los Altos, California, May 26, 2001 - Context Connect, Inc. (“CCI”), a leading provider of wireline and wireless directory services, today announced that Terry Winters has joined its Board of Advisors. Mr. Winters is the former Director of Optus and Chairman of BellSouth Australia and New Zealand. “Adding a senior executive of Terry Winters’ experience and stature will help accelerate the rollout of our connectivity solution to wire... [Read More...]
