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GlobalTouch Telecom Enters into Agreement with WorldGate to Purchase Ojo(TM) Personal Video Phones
GlobalTouch Telecom Enters into Agreement with WorldGate to Purchase Ojo(TM) Personal Video Phones; Ojo to Be Available to VoIP Customers: Companies to Work Closely to Provide Video Telephony to a Broad Range of Customers
LOS ANGELES & TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2006--WorldGate Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: WGAT), a leading provider of personal video phones, and GlobalTouch Telecom, the leading provider of proprietary, vertically-integrated VoIP platforms, today announced they have entered into a resale and supply agreement providing for the purchase of WorldGate's Ojo(TM) and Ojo(TM) Shadow personal video phones. The companies also plan to work together to combine efforts on strategic business opportunities for existing and prospective customers.
"We have been evaluating Ojo for some time and are confident its style and superior performance make it a great product to complement our integrated platform for our customer base, partners and various distribution channels," said Gregory O. Welch, CEO at GlobalTouch Telecom. "We believe this is a product which will help us to attract new customers as well as satisfy our existing ones, as the addition of this exceptionally high quality video expands our existing video application offering, and truly differentiates our services".
Ojo is the first broadband video phone to feature a friendly and intuitive display that facilitates realistic, face-to-face, personal communications experiences over DSL and cable broadband networks. Customers can simply connect their Ojo personal video phone to their broadband networks to experience true-to-life video phone calls.
Aside of its products and services targeted to residential and enterprise customers, GlobalTouch is geared towards putting you in the VoIP business. GTT provides your own VoIP business with an affordable, fully integrated, ASP platform that delivers competitive VoIP services. These services include hosted IP PBX with ACD, IP Fax, softphone, and all network services (DIDs, LNP, 911) and great termination rates that enable you to build a profitable VoIP business. CLECs, Resellers, ISPs and MSO Cable providers can create a turnkey VoIP service offering in less than 60 days from one company.
"The opportunity to align Ojo with such a well-respected and strong player in the new world of communications is a big step for Ojo. We have already seen the effects of this new relationship in the customers GlobalTouch has introduced us to. We will continue to work together to take advantage of our mutually beneficial relationships," said Hal Krisbergh, Chairman and CEO at WorldGate. "The impressive list of customers for whom GlobalTouch is providing their platform gives us a key advantage in exposing Ojo to various service providers".
GlobalTouch Telecom's management team has considerable experience in the telecommunications field and has crafted its products to respond to the needs of a wide range of providers of communications products. Ojo has successfully integrated into GlobalTouch's platform. The companies will be offering customers a very cost effective, easily implemented solution to satisfy their video communication needs.
More information on WorldGate and Ojo Personal Video Phones can be accessed at www.WGATE.com.
For more information, visit www.globaltouchtelecom.com, www.gttvoip.com and www.siptalk.com
ABOUT WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
WorldGate Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes personal video phones. WorldGate's products will be marketed to consumers through cable, DSL, VoIP and satellite service providers as well as through retail stores worldwide under the Ojo brand name. Ojo personal video phones offer high quality, real-time, two-way video communications with video messaging and an optional cordless handset. Ojo is easy to install, and is as easy to operate as a regular telephone; it plugs into a broadband connection, no PC is required, and uses the existing phone number. Ojo (PVP 1000) also makes conventional (or VoIP) voice-only phone calls using the existing household telephone service. Ojo's iconic and functional design features an eye-level screen and camera, a self-viewer, a full-duplex speakerphone, photo-based caller ID and phonebook and one-touch controls for video and voice privacy. Ojo video phone is designed to conform to industry standard protocol (SIP) and utilizes enhancements to the latest technology for voice and video compression (H.264) to achieve superior quality at data rates as low as 100 Kbps. WorldGate has been awarded a patent for its distinctive design and has patents pending for its specialized technology. This unique combination of functional design, advanced technology and use of broadband networks provides real-time video communication experiences that bring families and friends closer together, and for the first time provides consumers with a high-quality, affordable video phone. More information on WorldGate and the Ojo video phone can be accessed at www.wgate.com.
WorldGate is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol WGAT. WorldGate and Ojo are trademarks of WorldGate Service Inc. Any other trademarks used in this document are the property of their respective owners.
ABOUT GLOBALTOUCH TELECOM, INC.
GlobalTouch Telecom, Inc. offers the industry's leading proprietary, vertically integrated VoIP platform. The company built every aspect of its technology from the ground up, creating a one-stop single vendor VoIP solution. The product comprises an all-inclusive, private label (white label) offering for carriers, MSOs, Resellers, PTTs, ILECs, ISPs, CLECs and marketing companies. The platform can be completely customized and rolled out in 60 days or less. The ASP product enables low CAPEX/OPEX offerings for both enterprise and residential deployments. Since GlobalTouch Telecom developSd, owns and operates all aspects of its VoIP technology, it gives the company the flexibility to create, leverage and market its own innovations and applications versus having to resell 3rd party technology.
Press:
23-31 Communications
Jay Morakis, 646-442-3363
JMorakis@23-31.com
or
WorldGate Communications
Jim McLoughlin, 215-354-5455
JMcLoughlin@WGate.com
or
GlobalTouch Telecom
Peter Stoop, 310-861-4781
PStoop@gloabltouchtelcom.com
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