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AltiGen Partners With Flextel to Deliver Carrier Class Telecom Quality for Mission Critical E-commerce Business Applications
January 12, 1999
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Global Partnership Between Flextel SpA and AltiGen Brings Small and Medium Sized Businesses Increased Telecom Quality, Performance and Reliability
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Fremont, CA - AltiGen Communications (NASDAQ: ATGN), the leading provider of next generation Telecom Servers
with advanced Voice over IP (VoIP) capability, and Flextel SpA, the breakthrough supplier
of fully redundant and scalable computer platforms, announced today a partnership to
deliver open standard and carrier class telecom quality, performance and reliability, for
LAN based PBX solutions.
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The partnership provides a joint offering
focusing on small and medium sized businesses (SMBs), by combining AltiGen's AltiServ®
platform, a full-featured Windows NT® server-based PBX that is affordable, flexible and
highly scalable with Flextel's FTL800/1200 All-in-One platforms.
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AltiGen's AltiServ®, in addition to providing
PBX functionality, delivers full IP feature support, corporate-strength voicemail, auto
attendant and automatic call distribution (ACD). AltiServ® also provides advanced
capabilities such as an integrated VoIP gateway, extensive "follow me" features,
client call control, Internet integration and unified messaging with support for
Microsoft® Exchange®.
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By housing the AltiServ® system in Flextel's
FTL800/1200 platforms and capitalizing on its (patented) features, customers can receive
redundant, scalable and mission critical Windows NT platforms with an open architecture
combining Information Technology (IT) standard compatibility and telecom standard
compliance. Flextel's All-in-One platform features a Collapsed Networking Architecture
(CNA), which overcomes IT systems limitations when handling multimedia traffic. All system
elements are hot swappable and fully redundant. Flextel's fault tolerant architecture-
supporting up to six CPUs in a single chassis, with two being utilized for this
offering-may be configured so that in the event of a CPU failure, another CPU will
automatically take over, thus providing unsurpassed reliability.
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The result of the joint AltiGen - Flextel
offering, is a phone system that provides SMBs with the carrier class quality and
reliability they need in order to survive in today's fast paced, technology focused
business climate. Customer shipments are targeted for the second quarter (Q2) of this
year.
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"This is a logical progression for the
AltiServ® platform," says Anthony Spielman, Vice President, AltiGen. "Our
combined offerings are feature-rich, providing businesses with a communications system
which facilitates and enhances their success. The integrated AltiGen - Flextel platform
offers users a highly reliable, reasonably priced system that covers the highest demands
inherent to mission critical applications in the SMB market."
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"This partnership brings to the market
advanced solutions for Windows NT based systems with a superior level of reliability,
performance and scalability," says Alessandro Dondolini, CEO of Flextel. "Our
All-in- One design allows SMBs to start with the right configuration and subsequent
optimization of installation, system design and additional functionality at an attractive
price level."
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SMBs are increasingly conducting business over
the Internet, with E-commerce becoming a core part of their activities. Call center and
help desks, supporting numerous forms of multimedia, represent the heart of many SMBs, and
are considered truly mission critical. The AltiGen - Flextel integrated offering allows
SMBs to take advantage of the latest in Computer Telephony (CT) and Voice over IP (VoIP)
with the benefits of Windows NT. The combined AltiGen - Flextel system bridges the
convergence between circuit and packet switching at a competitive price and at performance
and reliability levels demanded by today's most mission critical applications.
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AltiGen Background
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AltiGen Communications, Inc., is the leading
supplier of next-generation telecom servers (server-based telecommunications systems),
that give small-to-mid-sized businesses and branch offices integrated communications
systems for streamlined operations and enhanced productivity. AltiGen's telecom server
uses both the Internet and traditional phone lines interchangeably and allows businesses
to integrate their phones, databases and PCs into one powerful web-enabled communications
network.
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AltiGen products are Y2K compliant, are
available from authorized resellers and come with a one-year warranty. AltiGen's
AltiServ® has been recognized for excellence with more than two dozen industry awards,
including two 1999 Editor's Choice Awards from PC Magazine and Internet Telephony
Magazine's 1999 Product of the Year Award.
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For more information on AltiGen, contact Tracy
Oliver, Marketing Communications, at 1-888-ALTIGEN in the US or direct at +1-510-580-7943,
via email at: toliver@altigen.com, or visit the AltiGen website at www.altigen.com.
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Flextel Background
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Flextel is based in northern Italy, as a spin
off of Olivetti Management, with venture capital and financial backing from, amongst
others, Fintech, the venture capital wing of Telecom Italia. Flextel develops redundant,
scalable and mission critical computer systems. Flextel's open architecture combines
Information Technology (IT) compatibility with telecom standard compliance and features
Smart High-Speed Switching functionality. Flextel's mission is to enable the creation of
cost-effective carrier grade solutions for multimedia applications and services in a cost
effective and innovative manner. For more information on Flextel, contact Peter Spieker,
Vice President, Partner & OEM Relations, via email at: p.spieker@flextel.it , or visit
the Flextel website at www.flextel.it.
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Safe Harbor Statement
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This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including, without limitation, statements regarding AltiGen leveraging its leadership in
multimedia (including voice) over Internet protocol solutions to rapidly expand into new
product areas. These statements reflect management's current expectations. However, actual
results could differ materially as a result of unknown risks and uncertainties, including
but not limited to, risks related to AltiGen's limited operating history. For a more
detailed description of these and other risks and uncertainties affecting AltiGen's
performance, please refer to the information set forth under the caption "Risk
Factors" in the final prospectus dated October 4, 1999 related to AltiGen's initial
public offering, a copy of which can be obtained from CIBC World Markets, Oppenheimer
Tower, World Financial Center, New York, New York; telephone number (212) 667-7000.
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