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Plug-and-Play
InfoAccel™ USB Enables Users to Place IP Telephone Calls and Surf
the Internet Simultaneously
Internet Telephony Conference & Expo, San Diego, CA — October 5, 2000 — InnoMedia™, a leading supplier of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) appliances, business solutions and services, today announced InfoAccel USB, a unique, portable, hot-swappable device for Internet telephony. The latest addition to the award-winning InnoMedia family of VoIP products, the plug-and-play InfoAccel USB simply connects to the USB port on a laptop or PC, providing the convenience and voice quality of conventional telephones, with the cost savings of Internet telephony for the office, home or while traveling.
InfoAccel USB's unique talk-and-surf capability allows users the flexibility and efficiency of placing phone calls over the Internet and browsing the Web simultaneously. The device allows users to maintain their Internet connections and place calls anywhere in the world, or receive calls from other InfoAccel users. In addition, the pocket-sized InfoAccel USB offers advanced features, including a buddy list, voice e-mail, follow-me services and free global roaming, which allows you to be reached anywhere in the world at the same InfoAccel number.
"The future of telecommunications belongs to VoIP, and we are proud to be at the forefront of this revolution," said Kai Wa Ng, CEO and co-founder of InnoMedia. "Our InfoAccel USB device enables users to fully realize the flexibility and cost-efficiency of high-quality IP telephony technology, without the garbled sounds, echoes, or gaps that are typical of software-based VoIP applications."
The InfoAccel USB makes enormous cost-savings possible. Users can place Internet calls free of charge to other InfoAccel users anywhere in the world. In addition, users can call any telephone in the United States and over 200 countries around the world through InnoSphere™, InnoMedia's quality managed global IP telephony termination network for as little as: 2 cents per minute to Hong Kong; 5 cents per minute to the USA and UK; 8 cents per minute to most of Western Europe and 9 cents per minute to Australia and Japan. These rates apply any time of day, there is no monthly service or setup charge.
"We believe that the appliance portion of the VoIP market is emerging as a very important segment, and with the introduction of the InfoAccel USB, InnoMedia further establishes itself as a leader and innovator in this space," said Pete Dailey, partner and global business manager, Frost & Sullivan. "By 2005, we predict that IP phones and appliances will generate $2.2 billion in annual revenue, reflecting 12.8 million units shipped for the year." Based on InnoMedia's advanced patent-pending VoIP technology and powerful on-board Digital Signal Processor (DSP), the device provides a dramatic improvement over conventional Internet telephony solutions. InfoAccel USB brings digital voice quality to the Internet, minimizing the latency and echoes usually associated with VoIP telephony.
The fully standards-based InfoAccel USB is H.323 Version 2.0 (Voice-over-IP), G.723.1 (speech compression) and G.168 (echo cancellation) compliant. Unlike software-based Internet phone applications that use the computer's sound card, the full-duplex audio system allows users to talk and listen at the same time and does not penalize the PC's CPU or memory. InfoAccel USB requires a Pentium-based or equivalent computer, 16 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, and Windows 98, 2000 or ME.
The InfoAccel USB is available immediately for OEM partners. For sales and OEM inquiries in the USA and Canada, contact Avi Rapaport, vice president of sales, at arapaport@innomedia.com; in Asia and Europe, contact Lim Jew Tim, director of sales, at jewtim_lim@innomedia.com.sg. For more information about InfoAccel, visit InnoMedia's exhibition at the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo (Booth 61), or visit the InnoMedia web site (www.innomedia.com).
About InnoSphere
InnoSphere is a quality managed global IP telephony termination network.
InnoMedia has established points of presence around the world, equipped
them with InfoGate™ Gateways, and arranged access to local and long
distance services at favorable rates. As a result, InnoSphere enables
users of InnoMedia products to place low-cost, high-quality international
phone calls to conventional phones at some of the lowest rates available
in the industry.
About InnoMedia
Founded in 1995, InnoMedia is a privately held multinational organization
with operations in the United States, Singapore, Taiwan and China. InnoMedia
provides end-to-end IP telephony solutions for consumers, enterprises,
service providers and OEM customers. The company's integrated family of
products and its quality-managed network services enable enhanced telecommunications
services by employing the power of the Internet. For more information
on InnoMedia, visit the company's web site at www.innomedia.com.
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InnoMedia, InfoAccel, InnoSphere, InfoGate and the InnoMedia logo are trademarks of InnoMedia Incorporated.
