| 摘要 |
An apparatus for providing telecommunications services to a business is described. The business does not need to purchase dedicated telecommunications equipment such as PBXs, or dedicated service such as CENTREX from a local telephone company. Instead, the business can contract with a provider of telecommunication services to serve as a distribution mechanism for information to the business' employees. The apparatus can include a database that includes contact information for people participating in multiple businesses. An administrative interface can be provided by the apparatus over the World Wide Web. This interface can allow the business to identify a subset of the people in the database as belonging to the business. The administrative interface may also support the creation of distribution lists based on logical groups of people as necessary to meet the businesses objectives. Message transmission means are provided for identifying the recipients of a message and transmitting the message to recipients on the distribution list. As necessary translation between formats can be provided. |
