Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine Selects Product of the Year Winners for 2000

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2000

Business Editors

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2000

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM))'s INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, the leading publication in the burgeoning IP telephony industry, is pleased to announce the selection of industry-leading companies and products as Product of the Year winners for 2000. The complete list of winners will be published in the January issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY.

"It's no easy task selecting appropriate companies for this honor, and the job seems to get more difficult with each passing year," admitted Rich Tehrani, TMC president and group editor-in-chief for INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "While there are a number of companies who have appeared on our annual list in the past, there are a tremendous number of newcomers. But a single thread binds all of these companies together, and that is their commitment to quality, constant innovation, and their dedication to keeping this industry moving forward."

The INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year award honors companies and products that have distinguished themselves as truly the best of the best in IP telephony. Each winner offers a cornerstone product that now serves as the standard for the industry.

Added Greg Galitzine, editorial director for INTERNET TELEPHONY, "It's rather incredible to note that an industry as young as ours has advanced so far into the mainstream in such a short time. When two years ago we were touting the state-of-the-art of a two-line VoIP gateway board, this year's list includes IP telephony service providers who claim over 11 million registered users; gateways and routers that can achieve throughput in the terabit range; and IP-based switches that are classified as Class 5 switch replacements. Not bad for two years of hard work."

Winners were selected based on a year-long process involving briefings at trade shows, discussions during on-site visits, interviews supplementing research for magazine articles, hands-on tests and demos, and, finally, a thorough review of formally submitted Product of The Year applications. The January issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine is due to publish on January 8, 2001. A complete list of winners will also be available on that date at the INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine Web site www.itmag.com.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine

The convergence of voice, video, fax, and data has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. Internet telephony has been proven to drastically reduce long-distance costs and continues to provide unprecedented opportunities for service providers, resellers, developers, and end users alike. INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) is the only magazine that focuses on providing the information that will help you take advantage of this exciting technology. Launched as a quarterly publication in January 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine has been published monthly since October 1998. Still the only BPA-audited publication dedicated solely to coverage of next-generation, IP-based telecommunications, INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services they need to take advantage of Internet telephony.

About Technology Marketing Corporation

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) of Norwalk, CT, produces Communications SolutionsTM EXPO, INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO, Communications ASP(R) Conference & EXPO, and Customer Interaction SolutionsTM Conference & EXPO. Since its inception in 1972, TMC has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events in high technology and telecommunications. INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO Miami 2001 will be held February 7-9, 2001 at the Hotel Intercontinental Miami. The event is sponsored by INTERNET TELEPHONY(R), Communications SolutionsTM, and Communications ASP(R) magazines, and TMCnet.com. For more information, visit www.tmcnet.com.