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| Cygnal Technologies installs enterprise-wide VoIP system at Luscar Ltd. |
| Advanced telephony system connects 10 remote mining locations |
| Nov 3, 2005 |
MARKHAM, ONTARIO, Nov 3, 2005 – Cygnal Technologies Corporation (TSX:CYN) announced that it recently completed the implementation of a sophisticated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony system throughout Luscar Ltd.’s 10 Canadian locations. In addition to being easier to use, manage and upgrade, the new system will eliminate long distance charges and reduce telecommunications line costs by more than half at Luscar’s mining sites. The project generated approximately $500,000 of revenue for Cygnal.
Luscar required a single telephony solution to replace the disparate and aging phone systems that connected its Edmonton head office with its remote mining sites. The company wanted to take advantage of modern technologies to reduce its total cost of ownership and improve employee productivity across the enterprise.
With its expertise in both data and voice networks, Cygnal was able to perform a detailed analysis to confirm that Luscar’s existing data network could support a robust VoIP system, thereby leveraging the client’s existing communications investment. Cygnal designed and installed an enterprise-wide telephony system based on the Avaya S8500 server. The 10-location system essentially operates like a single-site platform – consistent with Avaya’s strategy to “flatten and consolidate” the management of infrastructure.
Luscar technical staff can now administer the entire system from a single location. All applications are centralized, allowing for easier and more cost-effective upgrades to keep the system current as new technologies are developed. For the first time, traveling employees will face the same user experience at every Luscar location.
About Luscar Ltd.
Luscar Ltd. is the largest producer of low-sulphur thermal coal in Canada. The company operates 10 surface mines located in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan producing bituminous, subbituminous and lignite thermal coals. Luscar has the capacity to produce more than 40 million tonnes of coal annually – more than 50 percent of Canada's total coal production. Luscar is owned by the Luscar Energy Partnership, a 50-50 partnership of Sherritt International Corporation and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
About Cygnal
Cygnal Technologies Corporation is a leading Canadian provider of network communication solutions including the design, installation, maintenance and management of wired and wireless communication networks. The Company offers a full range of technologies and solutions for service providers and enterprise customers. Cygnal has expertise in voice, video and data solutions over traditional and next generation converged technologies.
Cygnal Technologies Corporation is headquartered in Markham, Ontario and supports end-user customers and business partners through 14 offices across Canada, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Burlington, Brampton, Toronto, Sudbury, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax. Cygnal common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CYN.
No stock exchange or regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of information contained herein. Certain information included in this news release is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. When used in this news release, the words "believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things, the impact of price and product competition, the ability of the Corporation to make acquisitions and/or integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner, general industry and market conditions and growth rates, the impact of consolidations in the telecommunications industry and stock market volatility. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see the reports filed by Cygnal Technologies with applicable Canadian securities administrators. Cygnal Technologies disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Rutherford
President, Cygnal Network Solutions
Cygnal Technologies Corporation
905-944-6500
trutherford@cygnal.ca
Jeff Codispodi
Investor Relations
The Equicom Group Inc.
416-815-0700 ext. 261
jcodispodi@equicomgroup.com
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