AltiGen Partners With Aculab to Provide LAN Based PBX Solutions for Key European Markets.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2000 --AltiGen and Aculab Team Up in a Global Partnership Delivering Innovative Computer Telephony Solutions Compliant with International Signaling Protocols-- AltiGen Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATGN ATGN Additive Truncated Gaussian Noise ), the leading provider of next generation Telecom Servers with advanced Voice over IP (VoIP) capability, and Aculab plc, a world renowned leader in the research, development and manufacture of computer telephony solutions and components, announced today the integration of their solutions, delivering unsurpassed LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Based PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). systems compliant with European standards. Utilizing Aculab's wide range of available protocols and proven modular digital access technology, AltiGen has integrated the Aculab Euro ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. PRI/E1 solution into the award winning AltiGen AltiServ(R) platform to provide digital trunking fully compliant with signaling standards for the United Kingdom. The AltiGen/Aculab platform delivers an affordable, flexible and highly scalable solution targeted at the small and medium sized enterprise (SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. ) market. The availability of the integrated AltiGen/Aculab platform is targeted for second quarter (Q2) of this year in the UK, and will serve as a window to other key European markets where product launches throughout the year are planned. "By teaming up with Aculab and leveraging their proven digital access technology with AltiGen's feature rich and time tested AltiServ(R), we are able to enter European markets at a much faster rate and provide a comprehensive solution," says Anthony Spielman, VP Marketing, AltiGen Communications. "This is yet further proof of our commitment to deliver our Year 2000 Intersect Vision at a global level, and our continuance as the leading provider of integrated voice and data solutions for SMEs." Aculab's time-tested Euro ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI PRI: see Institutional Revolutionary party. (Primary Rate Interface) An ISDN service that provides 23 64 Kbps B (Bearer) channels and one 64 Kbps D (Data) channel (23B+D), which is equivalent to the 24 channels of a T1 line. ) and Basic Rate Interface (BRI See ISDN. BRI - Basic Rate Interface ) high-density products in both ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). expansion card formats will be integrated with AltiGen's AltiServ(R). Support will initially focus on PRI/ISA, to be followed shortly thereafter with support for BRI and PCI. U-Law to A law conversion is yet another area where Aculab's feature-rich offerings will be combined with AltiGen's AltiServ(R) for a powerful international CT solution. DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive daughter cards will provide the telecommunications interface to European ISDN that has A-Law encoding, and will convert of AltiGen's voice processing capabilities from U-Law to A-Law. AltiGen's AltiServ(R), delivers advanced PBX functionality, corporate-strength voicemail, auto attendant and Automatic Call Distribution (ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. ), in addition to advanced capabilities such as an integrated Voice over IP gateway, extensive "follow me" features, client call control, Internet integration and unified messaging with support for Microsoft(R) Exchange(R). AltiGen's AltiServ(R) was recently honored with the 1999 Editor's Choice Award by PC Magazine, for its reliability and full feature support for both Voice over IP (VoIP) and circuit switched PBX, winning the award for the second time this year. AltiGen also received two Frost & Sullivan 1999 Market Engineering Awards in the server-based PBX market category, for Customer Focus and Product Innovation, for the second year in a row. "Aculab consistently seeks to satisfy the speech resource and global digital connectivity requirements of developers and system integrators. Our partnership with AltiGen reinforces this commitment and we are looking forward to supporting the extension of their award winning AltiGen AltiServ platform in Europe," says Faye Matthews, Marketing Specialist, Aculab. AltiGen Background AltiGen Communications, Inc., is the leading supplier of next-generation telecom servers that give small to medium sized businesses and branch offices integrated communications systems for streamlined operations and enhanced productivity. AltiGen's telecom server uses both the Internet and traditional phone lines interchangeably and allows businesses to integrate their phones, databases and PCs into one powerful web-enabled communications network. AltiGen products are Y2K compliant, are available from authorized resellers and come with a one-year warranty. AltiGen's AltiServ(R) has been recognized for excellence with more than two dozen industry awards since its introduction in 1996, including two 1999 Editor's Choice Awards from PC Magazine and Internet Telephony Magazine's 1999 Product of the Year Award. For more information, call 1-888-ALTIGEN in the US or direct at +1-510-252-9712, email Tracy Oliver at toliver@altigen.com or visit the AltiGen website at www.altigen.com. Aculab Background Through a customer-focused approach to development, Aculab have produced a computer telephony (CT) product portfolio that satisfies the speech resource and global digital connectivity requirements of developers and system integrators. CT applications utilizing Aculab's components can handle real-time telephony, through an extensive range of resources and signaling systems. For further information please contact Faye Matthews at Aculab plc., Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, call +44 (0) 1908 273 800, email faye.matthews@aculab.com, or visit the Aculab website at www.aculab.com Offices: Aculab UK (Head Office), Lakeside, Bramely Road, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK1 1PT, UK. Aculab USA, 132 Harrison Avenue, Panama City FL 32402, USA. Aculab Germany, Arabella Westpark Centrum centrum /cen·trum/ (sen´trum) pl. cen´tra [L.] 1. a center. 2. the body of a vertebra. cen·trum n. pl. cen·trums or cen·tra 1. , Garmischer Str. 8, D-80339 Munich, Germany. Aculab Australia, Suite 702, 434 St Kilda Road, Melbourne  St Kilda Road is a street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. , 3004, Victoria, Australia. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding AltiGen leveraging its leadership in multimedia (including voice) over Internet protocol solutions to rapidly expand into new product areas. These statements reflect management's current expectations. However, actual results could differ materially as a result of unknown risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, risks related to AltiGen's limited operating history. For a more detailed description of these and other risks and uncertainties affecting AltiGen's performance, please refer to the information set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in the final prospectus Final Prospectus A legal document stating the price of a newly issued security, the delivery date, and other facts that are important for investors. Notes: The final prospectus must be given to every investor who purchases a new issue of registered securities. dated October 4, 1999 related to AltiGen's initial public offering, a copy of which can be obtained from CIBC World Markets CIBC World Markets is the investment banking division of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. It helps governments, large companies, and other large institutions obtain capital and credit and is a primary dealer in U.S. Treasury securities. , Oppenheimer Tower, World Financial Center, New York, New York; telephone number 212/667-7000. |
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