Intel Dialogic / VxTel Agreement to Provide Carrier-Grade Building Blocks for Next-Generation Solutions.

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MIAMI, TECHSUMMIT 2000--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000

New Products Raise the Bar for Media

Gateway and Media Server Solutions

Intel Corporation's Dialogic subsidiary today announced that they have entered into an agreement with VxTel(TM), a supplier of silicon solutions for next-generation carrier networks, to supply the key building blocks to equipment providers for enhanced media gateways and media servers. These converged communications building blocks allow equipment manufacturers to offer highly scalable Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), Voice-over-ATM (VoATM), and Voice-over-DSL (VoDSL) products.

High-Density Solutions for Carrier Networks

VxTel has developed a unique signal-processing architecture optimized for VoIP, VoDSL, VoCable, fax and data applications. Intel Dialogic's media streaming platform architecture complements VxTel's scalable, programmable, high-performance voice signal processor, enabling OEMs to create high-density, and highly available multiservice converged communications systems.

Intel Dialogic and VxTel are working together to deliver next-generation scalability for solutions based on open standards. The agreement will enable "off-the-shelf" VoIP hardware, software, tools and platforms to significantly accelerate customer's time-to-market. First phase of products will offer DS3 level density cPCI gateway boards going up to OC3 in subsequent releases. Intel Dialogic with its consulting services organization will also provide custom solutions to OEMs. The voice and data products developed with this technology offer the best density, power, functionality, and universality in the open platform market. The agreement entails the development of solutions using VxTel's DSP technology along with Intel's Internet Exchange(TM) (IX) architecture and provides wire speed packet processing required for next generation solution.

Dialogic was one of the pioneers in the delivery of the very first open, standards-based gateway in 1996, shipped the first H.323 compliant gateway in 1997, and is a leader in providing high value, fully featured VoIP solutions. The new products from this agreement with VxTel allow Intel Dialogic to raise the bar on scalability.

A Winning Combination

The Intel Dialogic/VxTel relationship offers a winning combination of technology, experience, and a network of partners to enable next-generation network solutions. VxTel's innovative technology, coupled with Intel Dialogic's broad base of products, and over 15 years of experience serving the public network market, offers a unique advantage to customers. Intel Dialogic also offers a range of services including design consulting, server integration and reference systems.

With this agreement, Intel Dialogic is extending what was already the industry's broadest selection of building block solutions for service provider networks, including:

- A full range of high-performance, highly scalable SS7 solutions

- Robust media functionality for enhanced services

- Broad range of Internet telephony products for solutions such as IP telephony
gateways, IP-enabled enhanced services and Internet clients

- A family of network interface products supporting a wide variety of
protocols, approved for use in over 70 countries.

"Service providers clearly need the flexibility to adapt to the changing requirements of next generation infrastructures," said Megan Gurley, research analyst, The Yankee Group. "So far, open, standards-based solutions suitable for this environment have not offered the kind of scalability essential to make these solutions cost effective. Intel Dialogic's solutions bridges this gap and provides the mix of flexibility and scalability that service providers need in order to support converged communications."

According to the Probe Research Report 2000, the VoIP gateway port shipments will exceed 35 million by 2005 with year-to-year growth rate averaging 140 percent.

"Next-generation network applications for transport, access and enhanced services are accelerating. Intel is committed to supplying the service-provider community with the highest density and most fully featured building blocks that meet the stringent demands of carrier networks," explained Howard Bubb, president of Dialogic and vice president of the Communications Products Group, Intel Corporation. "Working with VxTel allows us to effectively address some crucial components of the new infrastructure by expanding our product line. We are impressed by VxTel's technical team and product solution. Our engagement with VxTel has helped us expedite development, enabling timely delivery of robust solutions to our partners."

"We are delivering silicon solutions for next-generation networks, and Intel Dialogic are the leaders in providing open platforms for OEMS," said Shri Dodani, CEO of VxTel. "Intel is clearly committed to serving the service-provider marketplace. We saw a natural fit between our architecture and the Intel Dialogic product line as a way to provide a total solution. There is tremendous synergy between our two teams, and we are expecting Intel Dialogic customers will benefit significantly from this strong alliance."

About VxTel

Founded in March 1999, VxTel, Inc. provides silicon solutions for next-generation broadband communications carrier networks. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California, with offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Irvine, California; Boulder, Colorado and Bangalore, India. VxTel's products use a unique signal-processing architecture optimized for voice, data, telecommunications and multimedia applications. By providing a key technology for carrier-class switches, VxTel will help accelerate the adoption and expansion of packet-based networks to deliver multi-services, such as voice and data.

About Dialogic

Intel Corporation's Dialogic subsidiary provides the critical building blocks and technical services that enable its customers to develop solutions serving the converging Internet and telecommunications market segments. Intel Dialogic products are used in voice, fax, data, speech recognition and synthesis, call center management, and Internet protocol (IP) telephony applications in both service provider and customer premise equipment (CPE) environments.

Dialogic and the Dialogic logo are registered trademarks of Dialogic. All other names products, and services mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations.