Antennas America Subsidiary, Winncom Technologies, Signs Agreement With Lucid Voice Ltd. to Distribute Voice-over-IP Products.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SOLON Solon, Athenian statesman Solon (sō`lən), c.639–c.559 B.C., Athenian statesman, lawgiver, and reformer. He was also a poet, and some of his patriotic verse in the Ionic dialect is extant. At some time (perhaps c.600 B.C. , Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Winncom Technologies Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Antennas America, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ANTM ANTM America`s Next Top Model (TV show) ), announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Lucid Voice Ltd. to market and distribute Lucid's Voice-over-IP (VoIP) -based broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. solutions. Trademarked IPico, the Lucid products will enable Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and Internet Telephony Service Providers (communications) Internet Telephony Service Providers - (ITSP) Companies providing IP Telephony. to deliver cost-effective integrated voice and data services with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) over IP networks. The system uses ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. standard voice codecs for toll-quality voice at a low data rate, and is compliant with third-party Telco gateways through SIP & H.323. The IPico product line combines VoIP telephony, IP routing, Bandwidth Management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. , and Firewall services in a single device, making it an ideal choice for ISPs and other Service Providers. It also provides means of wireless connectivity via an integrated PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. slot designed to accommodate an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11 wireless adapter. Unlike other VoIP gateways on the market, IPico uses a patented QoS algorithm, which eliminates latency and packet loss inherent in some VoIP networks, and ensures excellent quality voice transmission even under heavy network loads. Winncom expects to begin shipments to its domestic and international customers in September. "The IPico product line will fit perfectly into our business philosophy of delivering complete wireless solutions for ISPs and CLECs," stated Gregory Raskin, president of Winncom Technologies Corp. "We chose Lucid because it delivers a feature-packed combination of integrated data and voice services at a very appealing price," added Mr. Raskin. "We are pleased to have Winncom Technologies as our distributor," stated Eran Shpak, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lucid Voice. "Winncom brings expertise and reseller channel strength in a market where we feel this product has tremendous potential. Through Winncom, we are looking to grow and expand our reach into the wireless channel," added Mr. Shpak. About Winncom Technologies Winncom Technologies Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Antennas America, Inc. (OTCBB:ANTM), is based in Solon, Ohio. The company specializes in design and distribution of wireless networking products for data and voice to VARs and system integrators. Winncom Technologies offers a wide selection of unlicensed and licensed wireless products from leading manufacturers, including access points, bridges, routers, client adapters, modems, T1/E1, and DS-3, as well as system accessories including antennas, amplifiers, frequency converters, lightning arrestors, environmental enclosures, and custom cable assemblies. In addition to product sales, Winncom also offers a full range of support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for resellers, from system design to site surveys and turn-key project implementation. To learn more about Winncom Technologies, visit their Website at www.winncom.com. About Lucid Voice Lucid Voice Ltd., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , is based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. The company is revolutionizing Voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks and breaking new ground in the development and marketing of Internet Protocol (IP)-based data and telephony solutions. Lucid's state-of-the-art solutions combine Quality VoIP Telephony and Data Services into a single box to provide functionality of a router, gatekeeper, and call manager. This one-box solution significantly reduces the cost of voice and data communications, allowing businesses to make maximum use of their communications networks. The Lucid Voice products are fully compatible with analog telephones and fax machines, and use existing communication links to support Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint topologies for nearly all types of business applications. Compliance with SIP & H.323 standard protocols ensure that Lucid Voice products will interoperate with equipment from a wide range of vendors. To learn more about Lucid Voice and its Ipico(R) products, visit their Website at www.lucidvon.com. About Antennas America Antennas America, Inc., headquartered in Wheat Ridge, Colo., with its Winncom subsidiary located in Solon, Ohio, is a high-technology company that designs, develops, manufactures, services and distributes a broad range of products for the wireless industry. The Company's wireless solutions and products are marketed through the Company's internal sales force and through numerous reseller distribution channels to support the infrastructure of the growing wireless market. For more information about the Company and its products, please visit our web sites at www.antennas.com and www.winncom.com. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell securities and does not purport to be an analysis of the Company's financial position. This Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and assumptions upon which forward-looking statements are based are reasonable it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for additional statements concerning important factors, such as demand for products, manufacturing costs and competition, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations. |
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