NEW YORK - M5 Networks, an outsourced IP phone system provider, launched M5Scribe, a voicemail transcription service. M5's partnership with SimulScribe, a provider of voicemail-to-text services, will give clients the ability to receive voicemail messages as text, along with the original audio file, on any mobile communications device and/or email account.

"Sometimes I prefer to read versus listen, and M5Scribe gives me the flexibility to work the way I want while still allowing my callers to reach me in a way that's convenient for them," says M5 client Guy Spier, CEO of Aquamarine Capital Management. "I can screen my messages without listening to tedious voicemails, automatically flag important topics and conveniently reroute messages that require additional resources to handle. This service allows me to seamlessly move from voicemail to email and interact with people in a more efficient manner."

M5 offers this functionality as part of its full-service voice solution. With this integration, M5 clients can use their email to see their voicemail messages without dialing into a voicemail system or having to play a file from their email.