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Technology Stocks : IDT *(idtc) following this new issue?* -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FreedomForAll who wrote (2839)	3/17/1999 3:39:00 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30916

"The implications of this partnership are tremendously powerful in that it distinguishes our Internet browser by bridging the gap between the Internet and the conventional phone system," said Mike Homer executive vice president and general manager of Netscape's Netcenter division. "Net2Phone has the potential to voice-enable the World Wide Web and brings powerful PC-to-phone services to our Netcenter and Netscape Communicator customers." "We believe the future of telephony is linked to the Internet. By providing integration of PC-to-phone with one of the top leaders in the industry, *Net2Phone will further* establish itself as the premier provider of Web-based communications," said Howie Balter, chief executive officer of Net2Phone. "Our partnership with Netscape provides significant value to the Web experience." The powerful combination of Netscape Communicator, Net2Phone and the Netscape Netcenter portal will offer consumers a convenient and low cost way to keep in touch with friends, family and business associates. By incorporating Net2Phone into Netscape's suite of services, Web users with one phone line can place phone calls and surf the Web at the same time. In addition, because calls are placed directly through the Internet, consumers will realize substantial savings of up to 95 percent. Net2Phone will be fully integrated into Netcenter with premier positioning in Netscape Contact and in the SmartUpdate and the Browser Plug-ins pages. "We believe that Net2Phone is a leading technology provider in the IP telephony space," said Marc Andreessen chief technology officer of Netscape. "We are looking forward to the technology benefits that this strategic relationship brings to Netscape." "This is a tangible win-win for both parties. It is a significant endorsement of IDT's technology, as well as its network, and places Net2Phone directly on millions of desktops," said Hilary Mine, executive vice president of Probe Research. "Equally important, it provides Netscape with the competitive advantage of an immediate, operable and global IP telephony solution."** As the leading provider of Internet telephony (Frost & Sullivan, May 1998), Net2Phone has routed millions of calls from computers to telephones around the world, enabling users to use the Web as a full service communications tool. Introduced in 1996, Net2Phone was the first service to bridge the Internet with the public switched telephone network. Net2Phone's myriad of services have become a communications option for individuals and businesses worldwide. cheers