AltiGen Wins Communications Solutions Expo's Best of Show Award and Internet Telephony Magazine's 1999 Product of The Year Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000 Awards Demonstrate AltiGen's Continued Commitment to IP Telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. Market AltiGen Communications (Nasdaq:ATGN ATGN Additive Truncated Gaussian Noise ), the leading provider of next generation Telecom Servers and Voice over IP telephony products announced today the receipt of the Communications Solutions Expo's (formerly CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. (TM) Expo) Best of Show Award and Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. Magazine's 1999 Product of the Year Award. The Product of the Year Award was bestowed on AltiGen's AltiWare IP product in the VoIP Enabled PC-PBX category for the second year in a row. The two honors were awarded through Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ). "The Internet Telephony Product of the Year award allows us to honor exemplary products across a broad span of the marketplace," said TMC president and group publisher Rich Tehrani. "As the industry matures, we're finding more than just products and services on the market -- entire solutions are being offered. We are pleased to honor the Product of the Year winners today, as they lay the groundwork for the next generation of global telecommunications." Internet Telephony Magazine's Product of the Year Award is designed to honor innovative products and services that have contributed to the growth of the Internet telephony industry and to educate the industry about the top offerings in the market. "These awards are indicative of our ongoing commitment to the growing needs of small and medium size businesses," states Anthony Spielman, VP of Marketing for AltiGen. "Our Intersect Vision 2000 with its integrated voice over IP (VoIP) features continues our ongoing commitment in strengthening our clients' success through scaleable, low-cost business solutions, once available only to large companies." Communications Solutions Expo's Best of Show Award chose AltiGen for aiding the development of next generation communications solutions and for contributions to the CTI, call center, and Internet Telephony industries, with an emphasis on technologic innovation and product feature sets. "Our editors selected AltiGen for their innovation and vision, as well as the outstanding impression they made on our exhibit floor," said Rich Tehrani, the president and group publisher of Technology Marketing Corporation and co-chairman of Communications Solutions Expo. "AltiGen's AltiWare 3.5 has made Communications Solutions Expo the leading forum for the datacom/telecom industry. The continued success and growth of AltiServ will make our net show an even bigger success." AltiGen Background AltiGen Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATGN), is the leading supplier of next-generation telecom servers that give small- to mid-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 The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . AltiGen products are fully Y2K compliant Capable of correctly processing any data that deals with a date beyond the year 1999. See Y2K problem. , are available from authorized resellers and come with a one-year warranty. AltiGen's AltiServ has been recognized for excellence with more than two dozen industry awards in two years, including two Editor's Choice awards from PC Magazine and an Analyst's Choice Award from PC Week Magazine. For more information, call 1-888-ALTIGEN or visit the website at http://www.altigen.com. 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 See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching 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 Oct. 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, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York; telephone number 212/667-7000. |
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