Interactive Intelligence Wins INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award

Business Wire, Jan 29, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS -- Interactive Intelligence Inc. (Nasdaq:ININ), a global developer of business communications software, received INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine's 2006 Product of the Year award for the company's enterprise IP telephony system, Vonexus Enterprise Interaction Center([R]) (EIC).

Interactive Intelligence was honored for its commitment to quality and the further development of the IP telephony industry, according to Rich Tehrani, TMC president and editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONYmagazine.

"The Vonexus EIC product exemplifies quality and innovation with its standards-based, all-software architecture that gives enterprises a complete IP telephony solution with real-time voice/data applications, along with bundled, pre-certified hardware and end-point device options, all designed for maximum interoperability and reduced costs," Tehrani said.

Vonexus EIC includes a number of productivity-enhancing applications for corporate, remote, home-based and mobile employees, including SIP-based switching, automatic call distribution, interactive voice response, auto-attendant, conferencing, fax services, unified messaging, Web chat and more. It also includes the widest range of pre-integrated plug-ins for Microsoft Dynamics products, such as CRM and Great Plains; Microsoft Office products, such as Outlook, Word and Excel; as well as Office Communications Server.

"We built Vonexus EIC as a standards-based, application-rich IP PBX designed specifically for mid-size enterprises that don't want to invest in expensive and time-consuming computer telephony integration projects, yet still need the kind of sophisticated converged voice/data solutions deployed by their larger competitors," said Joseph A. Staples, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Interactive Intelligence. "We appreciate the recognition of EIC by TMC and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine."

Vonexus EIC is sold through the Interactive Intelligence global channel of more than 250 value-added resellers, and through the company's direct sales force. For more information about Vonexus EIC, visit http://www.inin.com/Products/EIC/eic.asp.> INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year award recipients are selected by magazine editors based on application submissions, which require the release of a new or upgraded product within the past 12 months.

A full list of Product of the Year award winners will be published in the February 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, which can be accessed online at http://www.itmag.com.

Published by Technology Marketing Corp. (TMC) and first issued in February 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY was the first magazine dedicated to providing information about IP communications technologies. Today, INTERNET TELEPHONY offers its 55,000 dedicated readers content ranging from solutions-focused editorials to product and service reviews from TMC Labs and Miercom.

About Interactive Intelligence

Interactive Intelligence Inc. (Nasdaq:ININ) is a global provider of business communications software and services for contact center automation and enterprise IP telephony. Interactive Intelligence was founded in 1994 and has more than 2,500 customers worldwide. Recent awards include the 2006 Network World 200, CRM Magazine's 2006 Rising Star Excellence Award, Network Computing Magazine's 2006 Well-Connected Award, and Software Magazine's 2006 Top 500 Global Software and Services Companies. Interactive Intelligence employs approximately 450 people and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company has five global corporate offices, with additional sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Interactive Intelligence can be reached at 1 317.872.3000 or info@inin.com; on the Net: http://www.inin.com.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the company's SEC filings.

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