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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1869)	11/13/1998 6:22:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Respond to of 3178

eicon technology/ eicon teams with comfax & net2phone to provide internet faxing and voice November 13, 1998 MONTREAL, M2 PRESSWIRE/ Eicon Technology (TSE: EIC; ME: EIC), a global leader in remote access solutions, today announced partner agreements with comfax ("dot-com-fax"), and Net2Phone. Under the terms of the agreements, Eicon will integrate comfax's Internet fax software and Net2Phone's Internet telephony software into its DIVA line of ISDN remote access products. Eicon customers will now be able to communicate from their desktops over comfax's and Net2Phone's global network of Internet fax servers and Internet voice gateways, bypassing traditional long-distance telecommunications networks. Using these services, users will eliminate the need for fax servers, fax service bureaus and dedicated phone lines, significantly reducing the costs associated with long distance telephone calls. Eicon will include the Internet-based fax and voice software with its DIVA and DIVA PRO ISDN interface cards, which are distributed through its extensive distribution network of value added resellers (VARs) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. Eicon's DIVA family of ISDN products offers the industry's broadest range of ISDN solutions, providing remote users with fast, reliable connections to the Internet and corporate LANs, as well as the ability to send or receive faxes and connect to analogue devices. "By partnering with comfax and Net2Phone, Eicon is providing its customers with high-quality, low-cost fax and voice alternatives via the Internet," said Ken Gingrich, Eicon's Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Operations. "These value-added benefits complement Eicon's strategy to provide the most comprehensive communications tools available to our customers. " "The combination of advanced remote access devices from Eicon with our Internet- based communications service is a powerful new step in office communications technology," said Ben Feder, CEO and president of comfax. "The partnership with Eicon enables us to provide their customers around the world with state of the art, cost-effective Internet faxing capabilities. " About Eicon Technology Corporation Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of remote access products for personal computers. The company develops, markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting PC-based servers and desktop and notebook PCs to corporate networks, host computers and the Internet. The products are sold in more than 70 countries through an extensive distribution network and original equipment manufacturers. Eicon Technology shares are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange under the symbol EIC. Information about Eicon and its products are available at eicon.com. About comfax, Inc. comfax, The Internet Fax Company, provides low-cost, outsourced faxing services over the Internet. Headquartered in New York City, the company operates a global Internet fax backbone that facilitates high-quality faxing 24 hours a day. For more information about comfax call 1-888-9-COMFAX, or visit the company's Web site at comfax.com.