Settlement for Zoom Reached In REFAC Patent Suit

Business Wire, May 7, 1998

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1998--Zoom Telephonics, a leading manufacturer of faxmodems and other wide area network PC communications products, announced today that the REFAC patent infringement suit against Zoom Telephonics has been settled by Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. The suit, initiated by REFAC in March of 1996 in the United States District Court, related to U.S. Patent No. 4,876,541.

"We are pleased to get this matter behind us, and we appreciate the way Rockwell stood behind their indemnification of Zoom," said Frank Manning, CEO and President of Zoom. "Intellectual property has become an increasingly important part of our business, and it's important to work with suppliers who honor their commitments. Rockwell did so promptly and capably, as they have in the past."

Zoom Telephonics designs, produces, and markets faxmodems, ISDN products, full-motion digital cameras, and other products that link people and their personal computers through the world's largest network, the international telephone network, and connected networks including the Internet and corporate local area networks. Zoom Telephonics is publicly traded on Nasdaq (Nasdaq:ZOOM). Zoom products are produced in Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.) and sold worldwide. The Zoom website is http://www.zoomtel.com

CONTACT: Zoom Telephonics

Frank Manning

Peter Kramer

(617) 423-1072