An apparatus for storing predetermined multimedia information is provided. The apparatus includes a telephony messaging platform and first and second storage locations contained in the telephony messaging platform. The predetermined multimedia information is stored in at least the first storage location and the second storage location such that a first multimedia portion of the predetermined multimedia information is stored in the first storage portion and a second multimedia portion of said predetermined multimedia information is stored in the second storage portion. In addition, the telephony messaging platform receives at least one multimedia command from an access device of a user. Then, the telephony messaging platform selectively reproduces one of the first multimedia portion and the second multimedia portion as a selected multimedia portion based on the one multimedia command. Afterwards, the telephony messaging platform outputs the selected multimedia portion to the access device.