27th February 2001 - YAC, the leader in unified communications, and news giant Sky News today announced a partnership that enables YAC's 300,000 customers to receive UK, international, business and sports news via any phone around the world.

YAC Audiocast represents the future of news services by letting people call one number from anywhere around the globe to get the news they want, when they want it. By teaming up with the award-winning Sky News, users will have access to breaking stories from the channel's news, business and sports departments.

For the first time, people can get to listen to the latest news and sport through one number and they don't even need a WAP phone or connection to the Internet. Simply use any phone, landline or mobile, regardless of location.

All users have to do is either dial their free YAC Number (get yours at www.yac.com) and press 4 or dial the special YAC Audiocast Number of 07092 24 7 365.

Mike Feerick, CEO and Chairman of YAC Ltd, commented: "YAC's mission is to constantly provide its YAC Number customers with additional functionality that allows them to control their communications and information needs. We chose Sky News because it leads the competition in around the clock news coverage. Shortly YAC will be introducing personalised Sky news and sport to YAC Number customers".

Andy Ivy, Editor Sky News Radio, said, "Sky News is renowned for its continuous live coverage of breaking events and Sky's radio team can capitalise on that expertise. It means we can offer YAC's customers a quality news service - first and fastest".