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 Net2Phone Receives Accolades from Leading Market Research Firms
"Net2Phone's commercial success in PC to Phone market is
crucial in making the PC an all encompassing communications platform
of tomorrow," - iLocus
iLocus reports Net2Phone controls 72% market share for PC-to-phone
services
NEWARK, NJ - June 27, 2001 --- Net2Phone Inc. (NASDAQ: NTOP) today
announced that it has received accolades from two of the top market
research firms covering the Voice over IP industry.
iLocus, a market research group dedicated to the IP telephony industry,
reported that Net2Phone leads the PC-to-phone market, handling about
72% of both traffic and revenue of the global PC-to-phone market.
In its report entitled "PC-to-Phone: An Industry at Crossroads,"
analyzing the current state of the PC-to-Phone industry with a focus
on its future prospects, iLocus states that Net2Phone is the acknowledged
industry leader.
"Net2Phone's commercial success in PC to Phone market is
crucial in making the PC an all encompassing communications platform
of tomorrow," said Roderick Beck, analyst at iLocus. "Net2Phone
has clearly emerged as the leader in the PC-to-phone space with
72% of the market share. Its success reflects its dominant position
in the online marketing channels, and its pursuit of a traditional
paid retail telephony model as opposed to the mistaken free banner
advertising approach."
Frost & Sullivan awarded Net2Phone the Market Engineering Strategic
Alliance Leadership ward, based on its strategic positioning. This
award is given to the company that has demonstrated excellence in
strategic alliance leadership within their industry, improved its
market position based on the development of strategic alliances
with firms in competing or related markets, signifying a company's
strategic excellence in developing partnerships and alliances that
result in better customer service, increased profit potential, improved
corporate performance and/or augmented market share. According to
its World VoIP Services Market reported published in May, Net2Phone's
strategic alliances should have a significant impact on the company's
profitability.
"We are honored that iLocus and Frost & Sullivan, both
highly respected sources for market information, have presented
us with such praise," said Howie Balter, CEO of Net2Phone.
"We believe our customers, who have been benefiting from
Net2Phone's services for five years, are the truest proof positive
and validation of our company's success, and look forward to providing
more valuable services to customers worldwide for years to come."
About Net2Phone
Founded in 1995, Net2Phone is a leading provider of voice and
enhanced services over IP networks to consumers, businesses and
carriers worldwide. With millions of users around the world, Net2Phone
enables toll-quality calls between computers, telephones, and broadband
devices utilizing IP networks. Recognized as the first company to
bridge the Internet with the public switched telephone network,
Net2Phone has routed more than 1.5 billion minutes of traffic over
its award-winning network. Traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol
NTOP, Net2Phones strategic partners and investors include
AT&T, America Online, and Yahoo!. Net2Phone also offers enhanced
hosted service solutions, including voice recognition, for businesses
around the world. For more information about Net2Phone's products
and services, please visit www.net2phone.com.
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