Cirilium Power-Suite Awarded "Product of the Year"; Internet Telephony Magazine Recognizes Cirilium's Contribution To Voice and Data Convergence.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000

Cirilium Corp., a VoIP technology provider originally founded by Hypercom Corp. (NYSE: HYC) and Inter-Tel Inc. (NNMS: INTL), Monday announced that Internet Telephony(R) Magazine has awarded "Product of the Year" to Cirilium's Power-Suite.

Internet Telephony Magazine's Product of the Year award is designed to recognize innovative products and services that have made a positive impact on the convergence of voice and data.

"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.

"These awards, selected by the editors of Internet Telephony Magazine and the engineers of TMC Labs, are designed to honor those companies, such as Cirilium for their Power-Suite solution, as they continue to forge ahead with the development of the next generation of global telecommunications."

"We're very proud to have been recognized by a leading trade publication such as Internet Telephony Magazine," said Paul Wallner, Cirilium's president and chief executive officer. "Cirilium's Power-Suite is the first Voice over IP solution to combine a carrier-class media gateway with back-office software and Web voice-enabling services.

"This complete offering helps service providers and enterprises introduce new revenue generating services and reduce costs. Our mission is to continually build upon the already strong Power-Suite solution so we are able to enhance our customers' current and future business operations."

Power-Suite is fully compatible with several industry standards and has proved to be interoperable with other vendors' platforms, including Cisco, Oki and Komodo.

In addition to supporting voice transport applications, Power-Suite also provides Web services, such as Touch-to-Talk, Interactive Web Push and Web Phone. Voice-enabling a Web site with these technologies allows businesses to improve on-line customer service, decrease shopping cart abandonment and increase sales opportunities.

Internet Telephony's full article on Product of the Year winners will be included in its January 2001 issue, which is expected to be distributed Dec. 26, 2000. In addition, winners will be posted on the Internet Telephony Magazine's Web site at www.tmcnet.com/it/.

About Cirilium

Combining its expertise in telecommunications, computer telephony and packet-switched application design, Cirilium delivers a host of VoIP solutions for service providers and enterprises. Power-Suite, Cirilium's IP Telephony offering, provides everything users need to establish and manage converged networks.

Power-Suite consists of three components: the Media Gateway Package, which includes the media gateway and call manager; the NetControl Center, which provides the functions necessary to control and monitor a VoIP network -- gatekeeper, network manager, IVR and back-office package; and the Application Center, which offers interactive e-commerce applications such as Touch-to-Talk, Web Push and Web Phone technologies.

Power-Suite components can be installed as a total solution or individually, with pricing computed on a per-port basis depending on configuration. Cirilium, a privately held company, is based in Phoenix and has offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Malaysia. For more information, contact Cirilium at 480/829-8888 or http://www.cirilium.com.