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Citel Receives Internet Telephony Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year AwardSEATTLE --(Business Wire)-- Citel, the VoIP Migration Company(TM) (LSE AIM: CITE.L), today announced that INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named the Citel EXTender IP6000 recipient of the 2006 Product of the Year Award. For enterprises with remote branch offices and call centers, the EXTender IP6000 enables one of the most cost-effective paths to IP telephony deployment available today. "INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow Citel with the 2006 Product of the Year Award. Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "Citel has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future." Citel's EXTender and PBXgateway product suite distributes the features and applications of a centralized PBX over an IP network, eliminating the need to deploy and support multiple PBX and Key systems at remote branch offices and call centers. Telecom operating expenditures are significantly reduced, and business operations improved, by providing single voice mail and call center applications, central reception, and four-digit dialing throughout the enterprise. The EXTender IP6000 enhances the value proposition of the popular EXTender line with even greater flexibility at a lower price. As the business case evolves and the enterprise migrates to full IP telephony, the EXTender IP6000 can be software upgraded to connect to an IP PBX or Hosted IP telephony service provider, while maintaining the existing PBX handsets and wiring infrastructure at each location. This phased migration path allows enterprises to immediately realize the cost and operational advantages of a centralized PBX platform today, then complete the full migration to IP telephony in the future, without ever having to "rip and replace" existing infrastructure. "The EXTender IP6000 provides a future-proof way for enterprise customers to gain the benefits of voice-over-IP today, by fully leveraging existing infrastructure and avoiding large investments in new equipment," said Michael Robinson, CEO, Citel. "We're proud to receive this recognition from INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine." A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. (www.itmag.com) About Citel plc. Citel enables SMBs, large enterprises and service providers to realize the cost and productivity benefits of IP telephony while at the same time leveraging their existing PBX infrastructure. Businesses with single or distributed locations and PBX vendors can now deploy next-generation IP applications and services at their own pace, with little business disruption. Service providers can deploy hosted IP telephony services quickly, without having to "rip and replace" existing enterprise PBX handsets and LAN cabling. Citel is a publicly traded company with corporate headquarters in Seattle, and development offices in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) and Nottingham, England (UK). For more information, visit www.citel.com. The contents of this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements which can be generally identified as such because the context of the statement will include the words such as Citel plc "expects", "should", "believes", "anticipates" or words of similar import. Such forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including the financial performance of Citel plc which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Citel plc to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. This Press Release does not constitute or form any part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment therefore. Copyright 2006, Citel plc. All Rights Reserved. Citel and The VoIP Migration Company are trademarks of Citel. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
