BOS' IP Telephony Solution Plays Integral Part in Revolutionary New International Communications System.Business Editors TERADYON, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 TeleLynkTM Chosen by Italian ITSP (Internet Telephony Service Provider) An ISP or telephone company that provides VOIP phone calls. The term was popular for a while in the late 1990s, but has not been widely used. See IP gateway and ITXC. ITSP - Internet Telephony Service Providers for its Excellent Voice Quality in Initial Contract Worth $800K Better On-line Solutions (Nasdaq:BOSC), a leading provider of Voice over IP and IT products for enterprises and e-business solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement with IP.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. Italy Ltd., a new communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. (ITSP, Internet Telephony Service Provider An ITSP (Internet Telephony Service Provider) offers an Internet data service for making telephone calls using VoIP (Voice over IP) technology. Most ITSPs use SIP, H.323, or IAX (although H.323 use is declining) for transmitting telephone calls as IP data packets. ) to provide its TeleLynkTM IP Telephony solution as an integral part of IP.COM's push to revolutionize the Italian communication systems by taking advantage of Voice over IP technology. The joint venture combines BOS' advanced software/hardware IP Telephony solution with IP.COM's independent network of fiber-optic cables to offer advanced communication services at a competitive price. From any telephone set, in the office or at home, a standard telephone conversation can be routed via the Internet and fiber-optic cables to the final destination in any call category (local, national, international or to any portable telephone). The initial roll-out of BOS TeleLynk gateways in the IP.COM project will take place during Q4/2000 and continue through Q3/2001. The multi-functional network provides improved voice quality, the capability of using a single network to transfer information of various types (voice, data, video), and a substantial decrease in costs. "IP.COM's decision to choose our IP Telephony solution over those of well-known brands attests to the excellent voice quality our product provides," stated Israel Gal, 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 BOS. "Our patent-pending technology guarantees superior quality of service over the Internet, making IP telephony a viable solution for both corporate and home use." IP.COM has exclusive rights to a privately-owned 45,000 kilometer fiber-optic network: it includes a cable connecting 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 , London and Milan with a network covering 22 countries. In addition, exclusive agreements have been achieved with Astm Telecomnicazioni, a company that operates a fiber-optic cable infrastructure that runs along the Turin-Milan highway. IP.COM's service, which is already active in Great Britain and is soon to be implemented in other European countries, is prepared to handle all requirements of European companies. IP.COM's goal is to reach 8 million customers in Italy by the year 2007, approximately 20% of the market, and business revenues of $4.4B. About BOS BOS specializes in VoIP, telephony access solutions and remote 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. connectivity. The Company also develops, produces and markets solutions for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) mid-range-to-PC and LAN connectivity, including Internet/intranet, emulation gateways and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , as well as printing solutions that are operating-system independent. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of BOS, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties detailed in BOS' periodic reports and registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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