
Net2Phone Ranked First in Internet Telephony Market Share Market research firm Frost & Sullivan names Net2Phone the leader once again
Hackensack, NJ - January 4, 2000 - Net2Phone (NASDAQ: NTOP)
has been named the leader in Internet telephony services measured
by minutes routed by Frost & Sullivan for the second time in a row.
Net2Phone is the recipient of the 1999 Market Engineering Leadership
Award in the IP telephony industry.
"Net2Phone is clearly the trend-setter in the Voice over IP retail
market. It is a company that the analyst community as well as other
market participants are keeping a close eye on in anticipation of
its next move," said John Cha, Industry Analyst for Packet Telephony
and Voice/Data Convergence. "Net2Phone has positioned itself as
the leader in the IP telephony services market through its flagship
PC to Phone product.
"Net2Phone's visions to make PCs a standard telecommunications
device led to innovative e-tail business solutions, effective branding
strategies, and strategic partnerships to take advantage of the
tremendous opportunity in the IP telephony market.
According to Frost & Sullivan's report on Global IP Telephony
Service Markets, "Net2Phone's strategic partners, which include
AOL, Compaq, and Prodigy will help Net2Phone maintain their leadership
position in the IP telephony retail market. Net2Phone will continue
to increase traffic on their network through innovative products
such as Click2Talk."
Net2Phone has also received commendation from IDC as the leader
in Internet telephony minutes routed in their August 1999 report
on Voice over IP services and were listed in the Top 25 Companies
of the Silicon Alley Network. The Company's PC-to-phone service
recently was awarded Product of the Year by Internet Telephony Magazine.
"We are honored to be recognized as the world's leader in Internet
telephony services by experts who continue to validate our early
entry into the marketplace with leading edge products and services,"
said Howie Balter, CEO of Net2Phone. "Through continued expansion
internationally, we expect to continue to be the dominant player
in IP telephony worldwide."
Frost & Sullivan is an international marketing consulting and
training company that monitors the telecommunications industry for
market trends, market measurements and strategies. This ongoing
research is used to complement a series of research publications,
such as no. 5855-61 World IP Telephony Equipment Markets, and is
used to support participants with customized consulting needs. Free
executive summaries are available to the press.
Net2Phone is a leading provider of voice-enhanced Internet communications
services to individuals and businesses worldwide. Net2Phone enables
people to place low-cost high quality calls from their computer,
telephone, or fax machine to any telephone or fax machine in the
world. Net2Phone develops and markets technology and services for
IP voice and e-commerce solutions for the web and other IP networks.
For more information about Net2Phone's products and services, please
visit www.net2phone.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking
statements include, among other things, Net2Phone's expected operating
performance for the three months ending January 31, 2000 and thereafter.
Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among
others, the inherent uncertainty of financial estimates and projections,
the competitive environment for Internet telephony, changes of rates
of all related telco rates and services, legislation that may affect
the Internet telephony industry, and Net2Phone's ability to operate
the services described on a large scale commercial level.The forward-looking
statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Net2Phone
assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements,
or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. Investors should consult
all of the information set forth herein and the other information
set forth from time to time in Net2Phone's reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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