XMediusFAX Singled out for Its Technological Excellence and Vision

Norwalk, CT, January 8, 2003

Interstar Technologies announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC™)’s INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine, named XMediusFAX as a Product of the Year winner for 2002. INTERNET TELEPHONY® is the premier publication in the rapidly growing IP telephony industry.

"At Interstar, we believe that innovation is the best measure of our global leadership in the IP Telephony industry,” said Guy Blanchette, President and CEO of Interstar Technologies. “Our innovative XMediusFAX solution continues to gain recognition as organizations realize its positive impact on their bottom line. We are excited to have earned this award from INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine”

XMediusFAX is a revolutionary Fax-over-IP server solution that fax-enables enterprise networks without the need for expensive computer-telephony interface boards or leased analog lines. XMediusFAX transmits faxes directly over IP networks, using existing Voice-over-IP gateways. Keeping fax transmissions digital over IP networks for the greatest possible distance, XMediusFAX intelligently re-uses VoIP infrastructure and virtually eliminates fax-related long-distance toll charges, which typically add up to 25% of enterprise communications costs. XMediusFAX also integrates directly into existing enterprise messaging systems, allowing users to receive faxes directly in their email inboxes, and with e-commerce solutions for EDI, faxback and transaction processes.

“XMediusFAX is a clear leader in the Fax Server sector of the IP telephony industry. We’re proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2002,” said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY®.

According to INTERNET TELEPHONY® editorial director Greg Galitzine, “Interstar Technologies deserved the honor of Product of the Year due to a proven commitment to producing quality products.”

“The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process, and we spent many hours studying the applications we received from vendors, as well as looking through materials we collected on our own over the past year,” said Galitzine.

“The INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Awards are an important tradition and the perfect way for us to honor companies developing cutting-edge products and services,” added Marc Robins, TMC’s Vice President of Publications and Trade Shows.

A full list of Product of the Year winners will appear in the January issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine.

About Interstar Technologies

Interstar Technologies started the fax server revolution in 1996 with LightningFAX and reinvented the fax server in 2002 with XMediusFAX. Interstar is committed to bringing the best electronic messaging technology in the world to enterprise markets, financial institutions, governments and OEM partners through its innovative, award-winning software offerings.

Interstar maintains technology partnerships with Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems, IBM, HP, Lotus, Pitney Bowes, Brooktrout, Groupe SAGEM, and Onset Technology. Interstar’s products are available for Microsoft Windows, IBM AIX, Red Hat Linux and Sun Solaris, and are distributed worldwide through a global network of resellers, system integrators and OEM partners. For more information, visit Interstar’s web site at www.faxserver.com.

About INTERNET TELPHONY Magazine

The convergence of voice, video, fax, and data has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. Internet telephony has been proven to drastically reduce long-distance costs and continues to provide unprecedented opportunities for service providers, resellers, developers, and end users alike. INTERNET TELEPHONY® is the only magazine that focuses on providing the information that will help you take advantage of this exciting technology. Launched as a quarterly publication in January 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine has been published monthly since October 1998. INTERNET TELEPHONY® provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services they need to take advantage of Internet telephony.

About TMC

Since 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and telecommunications. TMC publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions and Internet Telephony, and two online publications, Planet PDA Magazine and BiometriTech Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs, and provide factual and unbiased product reviews. TMC also produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & Expo, Planet PDA: The Enterprise PDA Event and BiometriTech Conference & Expo. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at http://www.tmcnet.com/.