Tel-Net Offers VoIP to New England SMEs

July 31, 2002 -- Tel-Net Inc. and AltiGen Communications announced on Tuesday that they will consummate their partnership by offering integrated IP-based telephone systems to small and medium sized businesses.

Tel-Net says that partnering with AltiGen allows the company to offer customers integrated IP-PBX telephone systems and multi-media contact center solutions, using both the public telephone network and the Internet to reduce the cost of transferring data.

"Being able to offer AltiGen solutions to businesses in New England is important because in this unsettled and tight economy, people are not buying technology-based products for the bells and whistles they offer," says Gary Anderson, president of Tel-Net. "Businesses are looking for technologies and services that save them money by helping them run more efficiently and increase their ability to compete. By using AltiGen's phone technology to combine voice and data communications, these businesses will see vast savings in their long-distance phone bills, increased efficiency in their overall communications, and increased profitability."

The companies� combined solution uses VoIP technology to transmit telephone calls over the Internet, allowing businesses to use their Internet connection as a telephone line and data-sharing tool to connect remote offices and personnel.