Deutsche Telekom and Bogen's Speech Design Unit Give SMS a Voice.

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RAMSEY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001

Bogen Communications International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOGN) ("Bogen") today announced that its wholly-owned Speech Design subsidiary has provided Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT) with a platform to deliver mobile SMS (Short Message Services) to any fixed-line telephone.

The service enables the hugely popular SMS messages, previously only viewable on a mobile phone's screen, to be received by traditional, fixed-line telephones. When a mobile user sends a message to a non-mobile number, it is recognized automatically by the network and routed to Deutsche Telekom's new SMS-to-voice platform, based on Speech Design's Thor system. Thor calls the fixed-line number and reads the message using text-to-speech technology.

As announced earlier this year, Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications company, has selected Speech Design's Thor platform as the basis of its next-generation messaging offerings. The innovative SMS-to-voice service is the third added-value messaging product launched under this cooperation (the other installations being Deutsche Telekom's Vanity Number Service and T-Net-Box services, offering customers unified access to voicemail, email, and faxes from any location).

Kasimir Arciszewski, Speech Design's Managing Director and Jan Martens, Managing Director of Speech Design's Carrier Systems division, jointly stated, "We are extremely happy with the development of our strategic Deutsche Telekom relationship. The Thor platform has proven itself not only as a robust and scalable unified messaging system, but also as a flexible architecture for other enhanced services that enable innovative carriers to generate additional revenue streams. Having launched three commercial services with Deutsche Telekom in a short time frame further strengthens our credentials in the carrier marketplace. The SMS-to-voice service is particularly attractive since it rides the SMS success wave and combines easy deployment in existing networks with a quick return on investment."

Bogen Communications International, Inc., based in Ramsey, New Jersey and Munich, Germany, develops, manufactures, and markets telecommunications peripherals, sound processing equipment, and Unified Messaging products and services. Bogen's products are sold to commercial, industrial, professional and institutional customers worldwide.

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including general market conditions, new technological developments, competition, potential acquisitions and divestitures, the availability of financing alternatives, changes in strategy of Bogen' customers or strategic partners, and other risks. Certain of these risks, factors and other considerations are detailed from time to time in Bogen's reports on file at the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Bogen's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.