Intertex Awarded 2002 “Product of the Year” ByTechnology Marketing Corporation’s INTERNET TELEPHONY^® Magazine  

The Intertex IX66 Internet Gate Singled Out For Its Technological Excellence and Vision

 HOLLIS, NH, (December 19, 2002) — Intertex announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC™)’s INTERNET TELEPHONY^® magazine, named the Intertex IX66 Internet Gate as a Product of the Year winner for 2002. INTERNET TELEPHONY^® magazine is the premier publication in the rapidly growing IP telephony industry.

 The Intertex IX66 Internet Gate is a series of fully featured, powerful broadband firewalls, with optional built-in ADSL modem including a NAT-router, a packet filtering firewall with stateful inspection. As the only broadband router in the world, the IX66 includes SIP-support in form of a built-in SIP proxy and SIP registrar dynamically controlling the firewall. SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is an IETF-standard for person-to-person IP communication over the Internet. SIP is used for IP telephony, presence, instant messaging, voice and video conferencing. All these functions are integrated in Microsoft® Messenger for Windows®.

Previously, SIP has only been possible to use universally over the Internet when both parties have been directly connected without any firewall or NAT/router in between. With Intertex router and firewall, the SIP functionality is already built-in and IP telephony and other SIP communication work all the way to and from the users on the private protected LANs. 

”We are very happy that our efforts have been honored by the INTERNET TELEPHONY award and that our products are recognized to have a leading role in the future IP-telephony industry. Our aim has been to combine security, usability and support for SIP in one product and we feel that we have managed to solve this problem in a way that is attractive to the SOHO market,” said Martin Feuk, VP of Intertex.

“The IX66 Internet Gate is a clear leader in the security sector of the IP telephony industry. We’re proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2002,” said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY^® magazine.

 According to INTERNET TELEPHONY^® magazine editorial director Greg Galitzine, “Intertex deserved the honor of Product of the Year due to a proven commitment to producing quality products.”

 “The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process, and we spent many hours studying the applications we received from vendors, as well as looking through materials we collected on our own over the past year,” said Galitzine.

“The INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Awards are an important tradition and the perfect way for us to honor companies developing cutting-edge products and services,” added Marc Robins, TMC’s Vice President of Publications and Trade Shows.

 A full list of Product of the Year winners will appear in the January issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY^® magazine.

About Intertex

Intertex Data AB was founded in 1982 by current CEO Karl Erik Stahl. The company develops and markets communication and security products. Currently, the next generation broadband access products focusing on the SIP standard and person-to-person IP communication are being introduced. The products include featured ADSL modems and firewalls prepared for IP Telephony, Presence, Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing and Home Appliance Control. Intertex has won several International awards for creative product design as well as business excellence.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY^® 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.                                                                                                             

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