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Technology Stocks : VocalTec (VOCL) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don Walster who wrote (1641)	7/10/1998 10:40:00 AM
From: Peter Piper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2349

Does this mean that they may be late in getting versions 4.x and 5.x ready? " fundamental issues related to the timing of VocalTec's transition from the 3.X gateway product line to the 4.X and 5.X product lines (which are based on the new Ensemble architecture)." Peter Piper (your electronic plumber)

To: Don Walster who wrote (1641)	7/10/1998 7:11:00 PM
From: STK1	Respond to of 2349

Subject: ITXC Newsletter Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:55:44 -0400 From: Barbara Callaway <bcallaway@itxc.com> Following is an annotated version of the first issue of the ITXC Newsletter. For a complete version, please check our website at www.itxc.com/newsev.html <http://www.itxc.com/newsev.html> . If you do not wish to receive future issues of this newsletter, please let us know via email (jevans@itxc.com) <mailto:jevans@itxc.com)> . ============================================================== ITXCSM Corp Quarterly Update Internet Telephony eXchange Carrier ============================================================== Vol. 1, Issue 1 July, 1998 CONTENTS 1. Lucent, VocalTec and ITXC Are Firmly Committed To Interoperability - Words from the CEO 2. A Quick Entrance into IP Telephony Service: Sell Termination to WWeXchangeSM Service 3. How to Become an ITXC Affiliate 4. How To Select an ISP 5. What to Look For In a Billing Platform 6. What Are ping and traceroute Tests? 7. Internet Telephony 1.01 Seminar 8. Visit ITXC at Tradeshows and Conferences 1. Lucent, VocalTec and ITXC Are Firmly Committed To Interoperability - Words from the CEO Tom Evslin, CEO and Chairman, ITXC Corp Our big news this issue is also good news for the whole IP telephony industry: ITXC, VocalTec and Lucent announced a three-company effort that will result in first-ever interoperability between gateways from different vendors. The plan is to have VocalTec and Lucent gateways actually "speaking" to each other on ITXC's WWeXchangeSM Service by this fall. Until now, service providers, like ITXC and its customers, who provide IP telephony services to end users have been faced with the unpleasant choice of either being limited to buying IP telephony products from a single vendor or operating wasteful, parallel equipment networks. If you are an IP telephony provider - whether a reseller, a facilities-based telephone company, an ISP, or a new Internet telephony service provider - this announcement is good news. You will soon be able to specify a second procurement source after choosing an initial gateway vendor. Moreover, ITXC can deliver your traffic to our full network of termination providers regardless of the type of origination gateway. 2. A Quick Entrance into IP Telephony Service: Sell Termination to WWeXchangeSM Service A very quick way to enter the fast growing Internet telephony industry is by operating a gateway and selling call termination by the minute as a Termination ITSP for ITXC's WWeXchange Service. Benefits Immediate Source Of Revenue No Selling Required Low Credit Risk, Low Business Risk Simple Administration Quality Standards and Requirements Not everyone qualifies to provide termination for WWeXchange. In order to become one of our providers, you need to meet stringent quality standards and minimum service levels. How ITXC Can Help You Get Started Turnkey Gateway Solutions Deployment and Testing Support Documentation ISP Selection Pricing Termination Setting the Price Volume Discounts Determining Your Coverage Area 3. How to Become an ITXC Affiliate The ITXC Sales Team is currently looking for companies that are already in the communications business to terminate Internet telephony calls around the world. If your company is a facilities-based telephone company, a call-back or call-turnaround company, a wireless or cable company, a prepaid calling card company or a large ISP and already have facilities or customers, please review the Quality Standards on our web site (www.itxc.com <http://www.itxc.com> ). If your company decides to begin offering Internet telephony calls and is able to comply with these Standards, please complete and return the Application Form and our Sales and Deployment Teams will begin to work with you immediately. 4. Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is perhaps the most important component in providing high-quality IP voice transmission. There are many different levels of access providers, typically referred to as Tiers (i.e., their proximity to the Internet "Backbone"). Be sure that you have investigated the following areas before selecting your ISP. Backbone Interconnectivity Network Operations Center (NOC) Bandwidth 5. What to Look For In a Billing Platform Many billing software companies are considering, or are already, adding IP to their next important release. While the current billing environment is still the "traditional" telecommunications style, they are beginning to change. Originator and Terminator Billing Concerns Transaction Volume Real-time vs. Batch Gateway Integration Rating Flexibility Auditing and Revenue Integrity Features Accounting System Support/Integration Originator Billing Concerns Account Management Features Billing Cycle and Invoice Options Subscriber Fraud Management Capabilities Flexible Bill Payment Options/Integration with Credit Card Clearinghouse 6. What Are ping and traceroute Tests? ping Packet Internet Groper (ping) is a program used to test whether a particular network destination is online by repeatedly bouncing a "signal" the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request packet-off a specified address and showing how long that signal takes to complete the round trip. If you get no return signal, the site is either down or unreachable. If only a portion of the signal is returned, it indicates some trouble with the connection that will slow down performance. traceroute traceroute shows the full connection path between your site and another Internet address (note that the route to a host may differ from the route from a host). It shows how many hops a packet requires to reach the host with the time required for the packet to get to each intermediate host or router. 7. Learn How to Make Money Selling or Terminating Internet Telephony Calls ITXC and other industry vendors invite you to attend a one-day seminar that will give you the tools to enter the lucrative Internet telephony business quickly. Learn from industry experts how to price Internet telephony calls, how you can get paid for terminating calls, how to choose a gateway vendor, how to bill your customers, how to offer international calling through your local company, and much more. We will share real-life examples and give you the facts needed to succeed in these new markets. For more detailed information, please visit our web site at www.itxc.com/telephony101 <http://www.itxc.com/telephony101> . 8. Visit ITXC at Tradeshows and Conferences The ITXC Team will be at numerous tradeshows and conferences in the upcoming months. If you are planning to attend any of these shows, please come by and meet us. Speak with us about your Internet telephony plans and discuss how you can join the growing ITXC network and offer international calls with very little financial investment. For a detailed schedule, please visit our web site at www.itxc.com/events.html <http://www.itxc.com/events.html> . ________________________________________________________________________ ___ NOTE: You can retrieve the full text of any of the following summarized stories by going to ITXC's web site (www.itxc.com) <http://www.itxc.com)> . Also, if you do not wish to receive future issues of this newsletter, please let us know via email (jevans@itxc.com) <mailto:jevans@itxc.com)> . ________________________________________________________________________ _____ Copyright c 1998 ITXC Corp. All Rights Reserved. ITXC and WWeXchange are service marks of ITXC Corp