TERADYON, ISRAEL – February 11, 2003 B.O.S. – Better On-line Solutions’ (Nasdaq: BOSC) affiliate Surf Communication Solutions (Surf) yesterday announced that Telrad Connegy, an international leader in the field of converged telecommunication systems for small to medium business enterprises, has selected Surf’s SB-600MTM board and SMP software for its UNITe and Kochav VoIP-enabled PBX. Connegy chose the SB-600M for interfacing between its classical PBX systems and IP Networks. This enables scalable addition of IP-based handsets and connection of PBXs over IP networks.
“After evaluating options of various vendors, we have concluded that Surf’s Voice and Fax over IP board provides the clearest migration path to enhanced VoIP services. The SB-600M board enables the addition of those IP-based services, while preserving the broad set of features and voice quality that our 40,000-PBX strong customer base is currently enjoying.” said Dr. Opher Yaron, VP of R&D at Telrad Connegy. “Surf’s DSP software expertise enabled it to design a scalable and robust board that best suits Telrad Connegy’s UNITe and Kochav systems equipment. Through TL9000-certified manufacturing and adherence to the latest standards, the SB-600M perfectly fits with Connegy’s stringent quality criteria.
“We have been leveraging on our carrier-grade expertise and history of Universal Port deployments to add value to enterprise-based OEM applications. The SB-600M is part of a family of single DSP and DSP-farm boards that utilize a uniform API.TM, Surf’s proven host API, greatly lessens the integration pains for new customers who run diverse operating systems on varying processors,” said Giora Snipper, V.P Sales at Surf. “We are proud that Surf’s SB?60x family of DSP boards was chosen by Telrad Connegy as a scalable solution for the diverse needs of their enterprise customers.”
About B.O.S.
Through its wholly owned subsidiary, BOScom, the Company develops, produces and markets technologically complex, multi-functional, cross-enterprise communication and networking products. Marketed under the BOS?NOVA brand, these products are renowned for their simplicity of use, quality, and reliability. The IP Telephony line offers innovative convergence migration solutions that leverage a corporation’s existing equipment infrastructure. The legacy line provides solutions for IBM midrange-to-PC and LAN connectivity and GUI emulation, and printing solutions that are operating system-independent. B.O.S. was established in 1990 and became a public company traded on the Nasdaq National Market in 1996 (Nasdaq:BOSC), and on the Tel Aviv Stock Market in 2002 (TASE:BOSC).
About Surf
Founded in 1996, SURF Communication Solutions is a leading developer and supplier of software and hardware, developed for embedded network convergence systems, which enables flexibility, scalability, and high density to products processing dial-up Modem, Fax, and Voice services over Packet Telephony networks. Surf’s products are integrated into embedded data communication equipment, developed by original equipment manufacturers in the telecommunications, telephony, data communications and wireless industries. Surf is a privately held company, headquartered in Yokne’am, Israel, with offices in the United States and Europe. To learn more about Surf, visit www.surf-com.com.
About Telrad
Telrad Connegy, formed by the merger of Telrad Tenecs and Congruency, is a telecommunications corporation with a business history extending more than 50 years. Telrad Connegy is a key provider of converged enterprise telephony and hosted applications platforms in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia and Israel offering comprehensive communications solutions for businesses of all sizes. Telrad Connegy develops and markets advanced Next Generation Enterprise and Service Provider Communications Systems including Voice over IP (VoIP), IT Convergence, Enterprise Wireless Solutions, CTI Applications, Messaging and PDA connected capabilities. Telrad Connegy’s product line includes the UNITe system, a family of sophisticated enterprise communications solutions designed to fulfil the telecommunication needs of modern business organizations, and the CNS 3200e, an award-winning software solution that enables the delivery of advanced VoIP telecommunications (i.e., IP Centrex) and enhanced services (i.e., personalized Web content delivered to IP phones) for distributed and hosted LAN telephony. To learn more about Telrad Connegy, visit www.telradconnegy.com.
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