ECI Telecom Announces Release Version 3.0 of Its Advanced Command, Control and Real Time Accounting System for the IP Telephony Product Lines - ITX 1000/180

Business Wire, Feb 24, 2000

Business & Technology Editors

PETAH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000

ECI Telecom Ltd. (NASDAQ/NM symbol: ECIL) announces the commercial release of the ITX Convergent Support System (I-CSS) Version 3.0 further extending ECI Telecom's VoIP business support capabilities. The I-CSS product supports ECI Telecom's entire ITX Product Family including the ITX 180 and ITX 1000. ECI Telecom's I-CSS reaches beyond the traditional "back-office" to deliver a total business and real-time service management solution for IP Telephony. The advanced business management features of I-CSS Version 3.0 provide ITX customers the unrivaled advantage of supporting new Clearing House applications, bilateral settlements and E -commerce.

The I-CSS enables you to build, launch, and manage Internet telephony business services using the ITX Product Family. ECI Telecom's I-CSS combines the up-until-now separate telecommunications functions of order processing, operations, provisioning, customer support, real time accounting and settlement into a single integrated solution. The I-CSS delivers interactive command, control and real time accounting for IP Telephony services.

With the I-CSS, you can deliver basic and enhanced IP Telephony services including prepaid and credit calling card, land-line business and wholesale services. This innovative, open solution also enables you to integrate IP Telephony technology into your existing telecommunications infrastructure. ECI Telecom's ITX Product family, including the I-CSS, delivers end-to-end management, establishing ECI Telecom as a major provider of Internet Telephony solutions.

Availability

I-CSS Version 3.0 will be displayed at ECI Telecom's booth at CeBIT 2000, Hall 17, Booth C34-1. I-CSS Version 3.0 is commercially available now. Contact ECI Telecom World Wide Sales at www.ecitele.com for more information.

About ECI

ECI Telecom Ltd. is a provider of integrated network solutions for digital communications and data transmission systems. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports end-to-end digital telecommunications solutions for today's new services and converging networks. The Company's products create bandwidth, maximize revenues for network operators, expand capacity, improve performance and enable new revenue-producing services. In doing so, they enhance the capabilities of existing networks to support voice, data, video and multimedia services. ECI Telecom's equipment supports traffic in more than 500 service networks in over 145 countries.

This press release and additional information about the Company, are now available on ECI TELECOM's site on the World Wide Web: http://www.ecitele.com.

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