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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TO PROVIDE COST SAVINGS FOR CUSTOMERS
InfoAccel Will
Provide Long-Distance Calling and Other Services over the Internet
for Tekson's China Customers
San Jose, CA and Beijing, China - May 16, 2000 - InnoMedia™, Inc., a leading supplier of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) appliances and business solutions, today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Tekson, one of China's top Internet Service Providers. Tekson will offer InfoAccel™, InnoMedia's award-winning Internet telephony card, to its customers at a nominal price, in exchange for a one-year subscription to its Internet service. Users of InfoAccel can make long-distance telephone calls free of charge when calling other InfoAccel users, and they can also talk and surf the Internet simultaneously, on a single phone line. As an added value, Tekson intends to offer its customers free long distance calls to major cities within China.
"This partnership is truly a win-win for both parties," said Mr. Kai Wa Ng, chairman, CEO and co-founder of InnoMedia, Inc. "Tekson will now be able to offer its customers the benefits of voice-over-IP, including reduced or free costs for services. InnoMedia will gain tremendous exposure throughout China for its products."
Under the partnership, InnoMedia and Tekson will develop a web-based call center with click-to-call capabilities so that Tekson customers need only click on an icon to place their call. Internet gamers with InfoAccel will be able to talk while playing games by simply clicking the icon.
A unique chatting function and web site for Tekson's InfoAccel customers is also in development. InfoAccel users will be able to identify one another by a tag while chatting online so that they can move their chat from mail to voice just by clicking on the appropriate icon.
Tekson initially will make InfoAccel available to its customers in Guandong province, China, and expects to offer InfoAccel to customers throughout China over the next two to three months. The services will be marketed under Tekson's brand name, but advertising and packaging will carry the "Powered By InnoMedia" logo, promoting InnoMedia's advanced VoIP technologies.
About InfoAccel
InfoAccel is a PC plug-in VoIP card that easily installs into a PC, uses
a regular touch-tone corded or cordless telephone, and any type of Internet
connection (internal or external dial-up modems, ADSL modem, cable modem,
or your local area network) to make FREE long-distance calls over the
Internet to other InfoAccel users. It is easy to use - pick up the phone
and dial - and delivers superior voice quality. InfoAccel has already
received many industry awards, including an Editors' Choice Award and
Product of the Year Award from Internet Telephony Magazine.
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.
About Tekson
Tekson Company Ltd. was founded in December 1995 through a joint-investment
by Guangdong Data Communications, Guangdong South Information Communication
Company Ltd., Suntek Group and Guangdong Data Communication Engineering
Company Ltd. Tekson is the first and largest ICP (IAP) in China and has
been dedicated to development and consultancy in computer communication
and information. Tekson's objective is to boost the national information
industry, build a multi-media information network and provide a high-quality
information service. For more information about Tekson, please refer to
http://www.gdtekson.com/tekson/
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InnoMedia, InfoAccel, the InnoMedia logo and the Powered By InnoMedia logo are trademarks of InnoMedia Incorporated.
