[September 12, 2000]

Quicknet Technologies Acquires Equivalence, Creators Of The OpenH323 Project

Quicknet Technologies, Inc., a provider of low-density Internet telephony products, announced the purchase of Australia-based Equivalence Pty. Ltd., the creators of the OpenH323 project. The acquisition expands Quicknet's ability to supply custom interfaces between OpenH323 with their hardware and software.

OpenH323 is an Open Source implementation of the ITU H.323 protocol that provides interoperability between users, gateways and gatekeepers. The OpenH323 Project is an Open Source development project with over one thousand companies and individuals around the world that contribute to the source code via the Internet.

"The acquisition of Equivalence and the talent behind the OpenH323 project adds tremendous value to Quicknet by allowing us to deliver a richer and lower cost set of solutions to our customers," said Stacey Reineccius, President and CEO of Quicknet Technologies, Inc., "Through this combination, Quicknet can deliver higher value, higher performance, lower cost and more feature rich software solutions for the exploding voice and fax over IP marketplace. With support for Windows and Linux, OpenH323 provides a fantastic platform for a wide variety of application, product and device development with an unbeatable price point - free."

"We are very excited at being able to continue working with Quicknet on OpenH323 based technology" said Craig Southeren, Managing Director of Equivalence Pty. Ltd. "Quicknet has a demonstrated commitment to Open Source through the inclusion of their telephony driver code in the standard Linux kernel, and our relationship with them will now ensure that OpenH323 will continue as an Open Source project. With Quicknet, we can continue to explore and develop the full potential of OpenH323 in both the commercial and Open Source arenas with the resources needed for the task."

Quicknet has confirmed that this acquisition does not affect the Open Source nature of the OpenH323 project, and is committed to continuing the success of OpenH323 as a collaborative effort. Quicknet has incorporated the OpenH323 stack into its flagship software product, the Internet SwitchBoard 4.0 and will be providing commercial support for software and product developers seeking the most effective use of OpenH323 in their projects. Developers interested in obtaining support agreements can contact Quicknet Technologies at developersupport@quicknet.net.

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