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AltiGen Communications Awarded 2003 'Product of the Year' by Technology Marketing Corporation's Internet Telephony Magazine

Posted on: Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 06:00 CST

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AltiGen(R) Communications, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of next generation IP PBX telephone systems and IP contact center solutions for small to midsize businesses, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s Internet Telephony(R) magazine, named AltiServIP(TM) PBX as a Product of the Year winner for 2003. Internet Telephony is the premier publication in the burgeoning IP telephony industry.

AltiGen's AltiServIP PBX product suite, which includes AltiServ1(TM) IP and AltiServ2(TM) IP, support standards-based IP, traditional phones and trunks and include powerful standard features such as call-processing, packet and circuit switching automated attendant, email server for unified messaging and call detail reporting. Also included in each system is AltiGen's award-winning voice mail functionality, one-number access ("Follow Me") and Zoomerang(R), an automated call return assistant service.

"We are extremely pleased with this industry recognition, as it further validates AltiGen's efforts to continuously provide new and innovative IP telephone system solutions to the small and mid-sized business market," said Jim Puchbauer, Director of Marketing for AltiGen Communications.

AltiServ1IP is targeted at 8 to 50 users at single or branch offices that need an easy to implement, feature-rich IP phone system. AltiServ2 IP is an all-IP phone system with built-in redundancy that supports organizations of 12 to 200 users per system chassis and up to 600 users with multiple chassis networked together.

"AltiGen's AltiServIP PBX product suite is clearly deserving of leadership status in the IP PBX phone system sector of the IP telephony industry. We're proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2003," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of Internet Telephony.

According to Editorial Director Greg Galitzine, "The Product of the Year awards exemplify the best that this industry has to offer. AltiGen has demonstrated a commitment to quality, and a commitment to the further development of the IP telephony industry through its IP PBX telephone systems. AltiGen deserves this great honor, and I look forward to seeing other innovative solutions from them as they continue to contribute to the future of IP telephony."

A full list of Product of the Year winners will appear in the January 2004 issue of Internet Telephony magazine.

About AltiGen Communications

AltiGen Communications, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of IP telephony and contact center systems. The company designs, manufactures and markets next generation, IP PBX telephone systems and IP contact centers that use both the Internet and the public telephone network to enable an array of applications that take advantage of the convergence of voice and data communications. AltiGen Communications products are available from authorized resellers. AltiGen's AltiServ has been recognized for excellence with more than 35 industry awards since 1996. Deloitte & Touche(R) has named AltiGen, as the 111th fastest growing company in the U.S. AltiGen Communications remains the leading manufacturer of delivered next-generation business telephony for the SMB market and is a certified Microsoft(R) Gold ISV.

For more information, call 1-888-ALTIGEN or visit the Web site at http://www.altigen.com/.

About Internet Telephony(R) magazine

The convergence of voice, video, fax, and data has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. Internet telephony has been proven to drastically reduce long-distance costs and continues to provide unprecedented opportunities for service providers, resellers, developers, and end users alike. Internet Telephony is the only magazine that focuses on providing the information that will help you take advantage of this exciting technology. Launched as a quarterly publication in January 1998, Internet Telephony magazine has been published monthly since October 1998. Internet Telephony provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services they need to take advantage of Internet telephony.

About TMC(R)

Since 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and telecommunications. TMC publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions(R) and Internet Telephony(R), and two online publications, Planet PDA(TM) Magazine and BiometriTech(TM) Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs(TM), and provide factual and unbiased product reviews. TMC also produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & Expo, Planet PDA(R), The Enterprise PDA(R) Event and BiometriTech(R) Conference & Expo. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at http://www.tmcnet.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding the continued market acceptance of Voice over IP solutions in the small-to-midsize marketplace, and the continued market acceptance of our AltiServIP PBX phone system solutions. These statements reflect management's current expectations. However, actual results could differ materially as a result of unknown risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, risks related to AltiGen's limited operating history. For a more detailed description of these and other risks and uncertainties affecting AltiGen's performance, please refer to the Company's recent 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003. AltiGen assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

AltiGen Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Erin Reasoner of Eastwick Communications, +1-650-480-4057, orerin.reasoner@eastwick.com, for AltiGen Communications, Inc.; orMichael Genaro of TMC, +1-203-852-6800, ext. 142, or mgenaro@tmcnet.com

Web site: http://www.tmcnet.com/

Web site: http://www.altigen.com/

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