Interstar Technologies Joins Forces with Comstor To Serve the European Market; Major Cisco Distribution Partner Adds XMediusFAX To Its Product Portfolio.Business & Technology Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2002 Interstar Technologies is pleased to announce its partnership with one of Europe's largest Cisco networking distributors, Comstor, to market its boardless T.38 Fax-Over-IP solution, XMediusFAX. "Our partnership with Comstor is a significant step in our global marketing strategy. Through Comstor's extensive European distribution network, our leading-edge technology is penetrating new, key vertical markets," stated Guy Blanchette, Interstar's President 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. . "This is a growing relationship that will reward both sides for years to come." While Interstar has had European resellers for several years, this agreement marks their first large-scale distribution deal in the EEC EEC: see European Economic Community. . Said Blanchette, "There is a vital synergy between Comstor and ourselves. XMediusFAX adds significant value to Cisco Systems' voice-over-IP solutions. Comstor's reseller partners will be able to offer a complete range of communications products encompassing data, voice, email and fax." "Comstor are delighted to be working with Interstar to bring another critical component of the IP Telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. solution to the market," commented Paul Cunningham Paul G. Cunningham (born 1937) is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. , Service Director for Comstor UK. "Interstar's sustained innovation in IP fax server technology, combined with Comstor's proven logistics model and market development strategy delivers increased opportunities for revenue growth and profitability for Cisco IP Telephony solutions providers." "As an addition to Comstor's line of IP Telephony solutions, Interstar brings one of the business-critical links that to date have been missing," said Robert Britt, Sales Director of Cisilion, a Surrey, UK-based Cisco Premier Partner and a Comstor customer. "XMediusFAX will encourage our customers to move towards complete Cisco IP telephony solutions, significantly enhancing both their business capabilities and their return on investment in Cisco equipment." About XMediusFAX XMediusFAX is the world's first Fax-Over-IP server that uses the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. T.38 protocol to transmit faxes using Voice-over-IP gateways, allowing organizations to use their VoIP infrastructure to fax-enable their entire network. No additional hardware is required. With XMediusFAX, fax, email, data, and voice traffic can share one IP network, a breakthrough in simplified communications architecture and promising greatly reduced costs for enterprise customers. XMediusFAX runs on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. / 2000 Professional Server. The solution can support an unlimited number of users; is infinitely scalable in a multi-server environment; and seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. email. XMediusFAX allows users to fax directly from business applications such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, Corel WordPerfect Suite See WordPerfect Office. , Lotus SmartSuite, and more. XMediusFAX has twice won the Internet Telephony Expo Best Of Show award. About Interstar Technologies Montreal, Canada-based Interstar Technologies is a leading developer of advanced fax solutions, and an emerging player in the IP communications market. Interstar started the fax server revolution in 1996 with LightningFAX and reinvented the fax server in 2002 with XMediusFAX. Interstar is committed to bringing the best electronic messaging technology in the world to enterprise customers, financial institutions, governments and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners through its innovative, award-winning software offerings. Interstar's software is used by Fortune 500 and Government organizations worldwide. Interstar's partners include Cisco Systems, 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) , Microsoft, Lotus, Sun Microsystems, Pitney Bowes, and Imagistics. For more information, visit us at www.faxserver.com. About Comstor Headquartered in Gloucestershire, England, Comstor is a major Cisco distribution partner with a mission to lead the way in network distribution through technical excellence and customer care. The company was formed in 1994, and has offices in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, France, Singapore, Sweden, and the US. In addition to IP Telephony and Unified Messaging solutions, Comstor also offers Cable and Memory solutions, Routers, and more. For more information about Comstor, please visit www.comstor.co.uk. Interstar Technologies, LightningFAX, XMedius and XMediusFAX are trademarks of Interstar Technologies Inc. All other products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners in the U.S., Canada, and/or other countries. |
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