Edited from press release issued. I thought this might be of interest to Mac Users.

Parliant Corporation today releases PhoneValet Home Edition: an intelligent telephone assistant that incorporates all of the features a busy family could want to organize their calls!

PhoneValet Home Edition simplifies life for busy households and families by announcing callers aloud and delivering personal voice mail by email.

When the caller's name is announced aloud, the right person answers or the call goes to voice mail. Ring tones identify special callers - a fun feature that really pays off for identifying important calls. Teach PhoneValet about repetitive junk callers and it answers them right away, politely declines the call and hangs up - minimizing interruptions, frustration and wasted time.

While PhoneValet Home Edition includes key family-friendly features, PhoneValet Message Center is still recommended for small business. Message Center includes a larger voicemail system with automated attendant, supports multiple lines, records calls and more.

A free 30-day trial of PhoneValet Home Edition is downloadable at the company website. It is priced at $49.95 and PhoneValet Anywhere, which adds web access and network call announcements, is $22.50 when purchased at the same time.

PhoneValet Home Edition uses the modems found within many G4 and G5 systems (download a free modem test at phonevalet). It also works with Apple's external USB modem on all G4, G5 and Intel Macs. It automatically shares the modem with dialup Internet. Mac OS X 10.4.11 or greater, and a regular phone line (or a cable or VoIP line that uses standard phones) is necessary. Some features (e.g. call announcements, ringbones) require Caller ID service.