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Rapid Link Selects SysMaster to Enhance Retail VoIP Service Offering

Posted on: Thursday, 2 February 2006, 09:00 CST

Rapid Link, Inc. (OTC BB: RPID) announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement with SysMaster Corporation to utilize the SysMaster platform to enhance Rapid Link's retail internet telephony (VoIP) offering.

The SysMaster platform enables Rapid Link to extend its legacy retail products onto a common VoIP network platform. Rapid Link's goal is to allow all access methods both traditional and new to utilize VoIP. The benefit is that users choose their preferred environment including cellular, landline as well as broadband, giving them broader ability to access the Rapid Link network and gain the economic benefit that VoIP provides.

"Last year Rapid Link focused on realigning itself into the VoIP retail sector, shifting its effort from non-strategic lower margin wholesale business towards the higher-margin retail VoIP marketplace," commented John Jenkins CEO of Rapid Link. "We believe 2006 will be a year where positive momentum is gained throughout the year bringing an array of products and services targeting the VoIP retail customer segment."

"SysMaster will provide Rapid Link with a proven VoIP solution, enabling it to more efficiently manage its global offering," stated Gene Cohen, VP of Operations and Engineering. "The solution will seamlessly integrate Rapid Link's existing network architecture and provide greater reliability and security for our clients and distributors."

About Rapid Link, Inc.

Founded in 1997 as Dial Thru International Corporation, Rapid Link provides value-added Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication services to customers, both domestically and internationally. Rapid Link is a leading niche market provider that has focused on the US military and other key niche markets through its proven, high-quality Internet telephony products, services and infrastructure for service providers, businesses and individuals worldwide.

The Company's VoIP offerings include multiple service plan options which reside on Rapid Link's state of the art IP network. The company offers PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone, phone-to-phone calling on their unique set of IAD's -- Internet Access Device's -- that provide a new low cost phone service that is delivered through a broadband connection. Rapid Link's back office provides, billing, operations management, marketing support, inventory management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales force automation, commission management, trouble ticket reporting. Customers can manage their telecommunications services in a real-time environment through the company's tested back office support structure.

Rapid Link's network spans more than 15 countries on five continents. For more information, please visit www.rapidlink.com.

Except for historical matters contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect Rapid Link's business and prospects and cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ are the inherent uncertainty of financial estimates and projections, the competitive environment for Internet telephony, Rapid Link's limited operating history, changes of rates of all related telecommunications services, the level and rate of customer acceptance of new products and services, legislation that may affect the Internet telephony industry, rapid technological changes, and other risk factors contained in Rapid Link's (formerly Dial Thru International, Corporation) periodic reports on Form 10-KSB and Forms 10-QSB on file with the SEC and available through http://www.sec.gov.

About SysMaster Corp.

SysMaster Corporation is the leading VoIP billing and call routing solutions provider with the most VoIP business platform installations worldwide. Utilizing SysMaster equipment, providers deliver high-quality telephony services to small and medium enterprises, multinational businesses and more than 100 million consumers. SysMaster Corporation is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. For more information call 1-877-900-3993 in the US, 510-420-8837 outside the US, or visit www.sysmaster.com.

 Contacts: David Hess President and COO Rapid Link, Inc. Tel. 310-566-1701 www.rapidlink.com  Friedland Corporate Investor Services, LLC Jesse Blum Tel. (303) 468-1287 www.friedlandcapital.com

SOURCE: Rapid Link, Inc,

Source: MARKET WIRE

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