DENNIS, Mass., March 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC(TM)) INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine, has named the Intertex IX67 Internet Gate as a Product of the Year winner for 2004. The prize was awarded for the IX67's unique SIP support for VoIP in a broadband router/firewall.
The IX67 is a powerful firewall and NAT router that handles broadband and fixed Internet connections with bi-directional bandwidths over 20 Mbps and includes multiple routable Ethernet ports as well as hardware accelerated VPN capability. Several options are available: high-speed 802.11g wireless access point, VPN including IPsec, L2TP and PPTP, SIP gateway to the telephone network, port for analogue telephone and the Intertex IP-PBX SIP Switch.
The IX67 has a unique support for SIP, the Internet standard for live person-to-person communication, which will create the next significant expansion of Internet usage after email and web surfing. IP telephony or VoIP is one usage of SIP. The IX67 comes with a built-in SIP proxy and registrar that can be used as a stand-alone SIP server and also allows SIP communication to traverse the firewall. Thus, all LAN users can safely communicate with other users in the open SIP world using voice, video, presence, instant messaging and more. With most other firewalls and NAT routers, SIP communications often rely on unreliable and insecure methods, if SIP communications are possible at all, and often only allow connection within a closed VoIP island. The IX67 typically handles 30 simultaneous external SIP telephone calls as well as many more internally on the LAN.
"We are very happy to receive this INTERNET TELEPHONY award and that our products are recognized to have a leading role in the future IP telephony industry. We feel that we have succeeded to combine broadband access, security, usability and support for SIP in one attractive product for the SOHO market," said Martin Feuk, VP of Intertex.
The IX67's FXS port allows analogue telephones to be used as IP telephones and its FXO port is a gateway between SIP based IP telephony and the traditional telephony network. This gateway is useful for handling emergency `911' calls and it acts as local back up for the IP telephony as well as integrates calls received on the ordinary telephone line with the IP telephony system.
With addition of the optional SIP Switch software, the IX67 becomes a complete telephony solution for the small office with unique functions and cost savings. The SIP Switch combines the best of traditional telephony, VoIP (Voice over IP) and live Internet communication and adds PBX functionality. The SIP Switch can connect to the ordinary telephone network via one or several available VoIP providers, allowing for drastically reduced long distance telephony costs.
The IX67 was first shown at the Internet Telephony show in Miami a few days ago and will be displayed at the Voice on the Net (VON) show in San Jose this week.
About Intertex Data AB
Intertex Data AB was founded in 1982 by current CEO Karl Erik Stahl. The company develops and markets communication and security products. Currently, the focus is on next generation broadband access products following the SIP standard and live person-to-person IP communication. The products include feature rich ADSL modems and firewalls prepared for SIP based IP Telephony, Presence, Instant Messaging and Video Conferencing. Intertex has won several International awards for creative product design as well as business excellence.
Intertex's media contact is Howard Kendall at phone (508) 385-6335 and howard.kendall@intertex.se. For further information, see www.intertexdata.com. Click Resources/PR for picture download.