Experienced Communications Legal Executive Theodore Weitz Joins ITXC as VP, General Counsel.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2001 ITXC (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier Corporation, Princeton, NJ, www.itxc.com) The largest IP exchange carrier in the world. ITXC was acquired by wholesale telco provider Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004 and then by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Corp (Nasdaq:ITXC) today announced that Theodore Weitz has joined ITXC as VP, General Counsel. Mr. Weitz has 23 years of legal counsel experience in the communications and technology industries with companies including Tachion Networks, Inc., Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , Dialogic di·a·log·ic also di·a·log·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or written in dialogue. di a·log Corporation, Lucent Technologies Inc., and AT&T Corp. At these previous companies and now with ITXC, Mr. Weitz is responsible for global legal activities such as contracts and transactions, employment, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . "Ted is well-respected in the communications and technology industries for his legal knowledge and business acumen," said Tom Evslin, chairman and 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 ITXC. "His expertise is already benefiting ITXC as we continue our rapid expansion in the global telecom market." Over the last four years, ITXC has built the world's largest network for routing calls over the Internet. Originally, most of these calls were placed from the US and Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). to people in developing nations. As telecom markets around the world open to competition, more and more calls are being placed in countries that had previously only received calls from ITXC. Two-way global traffic over ITXC.net(SM) increases volume on ITXC's network, increases revenues for terminating carriers, and provides more competitive rates to ITXC carrier customers. Putting together solid, innovative legal agreements is important in establishing these new traffic patterns which take advantage of new technology. Today ITXC.net transports calls to more than 117 countries and provides quality that is equal to and, in some parts of the world, better than that provided by the legacy phone network. About ITXC: ITXC Corp (NASDAQ:ITXC) established and operates ITXC.net(SM), the largest global network for voice over the Internet with 559 points of presence in more than 318 cities and 117 countries, as of June 30, 2001. The company is the leading provider of worldwide Internet voice services with more than 2 billion minutes of use since the inception of ITXC.net in 1998. ITXC's patented BestValue Routing(TM) technology provides such high voice quality over the Internet that tier one carriers use ITXC for worldwide phone-to-phone traffic without indicating that the calls are actually going over the Internet. Customers include major traditional carriers and RBOCs who achieve lower costs for phone-to-phone calls while maintaining carrier quality, Web merchants who increase sales with ITXC Push to Talk(SM) buttons on Web sites and e-mail, as well as Internet-based Web-to-phone providers and voice portals. For more information, visit www.itxc.com. Forward looking statements: ITXC has included in this press release certain "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical information and include the analysis of historical data in this release. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the Company's forward-looking statements due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, among other things, unanticipated technological difficulties, the volatile and competitive environment for 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. , changes in domestic and foreign economic, market, and regulatory conditions, the creditworthiness Creditworthiness The condition in which the risk of default on a debt obligation by that entity is deemed low. Creditworthiness Eligibility of an individual or firm to borrow money. of our customers and other considerations described as "Risk Factors" in Exhibit 99 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2000 and in other filings by the Company with the SEC. ITXC is a registered trademark of ITXC Corp. ITXC.net, Push to Talk, and BestValue Routing are service marks and trademarks of ITXC Corp. 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