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 Net2Phone Forms Office of the President
Stephen Greenberg joins the company to oversee this newly expanded
department to manage company’s rapid growth, investments, new ventures,
and international expansion
Newark, NJ - August 25, 2000 --- Net2Phone Inc. (NASDAQ: NTOP)
today announced that it has formed the Office of the President to
manage the company’s robust growth as well as its recent investments
and expansion efforts.
Stephen Greenberg, special counsel to Net2Phone, will head the
Office of the President, and will staff the department under Howie
Balter, CEO of Net2Phone and Cliff Sobel, Chairman of Net2Phone.
Mr. Greenberg, who has worked closely with Net2Phone since its Initial
Public Offering in July 1999, was instrumental in consummating AT&T’s
32% investment in the company as well as other major strategic agreements.
Mr. Greenberg brings 34 years of legal and corporate experience
to the Company.
The Office of the President will manage Net2Phone’s rapid expansion
into online and offline markets as the company continues to focus
on areas of growth. Additionally, the Office will manage the company’s
recent strategic investments, including those in SpeechWorks and
Webex, who have recently seen successful public offerings.
Jonathan Fram, who has been with the company for one year, has
accepted a CEO position with another company on the West Coast.
Net2Phone, Inc 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. Net2Phone's strategic investors include Softbank,
America Online, GE/NBC, and Yahoo!. Additionally, AT&T has acquired
a 39 percent voting stake in Net2Phone. 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 October 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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