/C O R R E C T I O N -- AltiGen Communications, Inc./
July 25 2006 - 8:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
In the news release, Miramar Mining Strikes Gold With AltiGen VoIP
Phone System, issued yesterday, July 24, by AltiGen Communications,
Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the
headline should read "Miramar Mining Selects AltiGen VoIP Phone
System" rather than "Miramar Mining Strikes Gold With AltiGen VoIP
Phone System" as originally issued inadvertently. FREMONT, Calif.,
July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AltiGen(R) Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ATGN) a pioneering manufacturer of VoIP business phone
systems and call center solutions, announced today that Canadian
based Miramar Mining Corporation (TSX: MAE; Amex: MNG) has deployed
AltiGen's VoIP Phone System at two locations to meet its multi-site
voice over IP (VoIP) requirements and expansion efforts. Miramar
Mining Corporation is a gold exploration company that controls the
Hope Bay project, one of the largest, best-grade undeveloped gold
deposits in Canada. The Company has significantly increased its
exploration program and needed a system that could keep up with new
requirements. "After narrowing our decision to three products, we
chose AltiGen based upon its capability, flexibility and ease of
use," said Director of IT, Paulo Coan. "Some of the other systems
required multiple products to meet our requirements. AltiGen's
all-in-one model solved not only our immediate challenges but also
future needs such as tying in mobile phones as extensions, VoIP
phones for remote employees and tying in new locations as they are
added." Miramar deployed AltiGen's phone system at its corporate
headquarters in North Vancouver and will add another system at its
ConMine site, located in Yellowknife, Canada. By connecting the two
locations with Voice over IP, the Company will recognize enough
savings to pay for the new systems in less than two years. By
managing the day-to-day changes themselves, the Company will save
even more. "Although the system is advanced, it is simple to
manage," said Coan. "It's very flexible. With a few clicks you can
add an extension or change a feature. Our business is mining, but
we like to take advantage of new technology when it provides clear
benefits and can be managed in-house." One of the other challenges
Miramar faced was migrating users from an existing legacy phone
system with most of the "key-system-like" features located on the
telephone. Denise Hodges of Optinet Systems, a Canadian AltiGen
Authorized Partner helped Miramar overcome this problem by
deploying AltiGen's IP 710 VoIP phone. The IP 710 phone provides
all of the traditional capabilities such as intercom, line
appearance and busy lamp fields while adding VoIP, 15 user
programmable keys and one-button access to voicemail, conference
calling, call transferring, and call logs. "We have deployed
AltiGen at Miramar and other Canadian mining companies because the
system is great for operations with multiple locations and
requirements that may change on a daily basis," said Hodges. "With
AltiGen we help companies reinvest their savings into improving how
their employees communicate, whether they're in Vancouver or at a
remote location in the Arctic." "The ability of AltiGen's phone
system to tie remote locations together, regardless of distance, is
a strong selling point with multi-site businesses," said AltiGen
CEO Gilbert Hu. "As a pioneer of IP phone systems since 1996, we
have a mature product that our customers can rely and trust on for
mission critical applications." About Miramar Mining Corporation
Miramar Mining Corporation is a gold exploration company that
controls the Hope Bay project, one of the largest, best-grade
undeveloped gold deposits in Canada. About AltiGen Communications
AltiGen Communications, Inc. is a pioneering manufacturer of VoIP
business phone systems and call centers solutions. AltiGen designs,
manufactures and markets advanced, IP-PBX telephone systems and IP
call centers that leverage both the Internet and the public
telephone network. These products enable an array of applications
that take advantage of the convergence of voice and data
communications to achieve superior business results. AltiGen
Communications products are available from independent authorized
resellers and strategic partners. AltiGen's AltiServ(TM) family of
telephony solutions has been recognized for excellence with more
than 40 industry awards since 1996. Focused on the small to mid
sized and multi-site businesses, AltiGen customers benefit from
integrated solutions that protect their existing investments, while
providing new ways to be more competitive, productive and to save
money. For more information, call 1-888-ALTIGEN or visit the Web
site at http://www.altigen.com/ . Safe Harbor Statement This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including,
without limitation, statements regarding the continued market
acceptance of our Voice over IP telephone systems and call center
solutions in the North American markets. These statements reflect
management's current expectation. However, actual results could
differ materially as a result of unknown risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to, risks related to AltiGen's limited
operating history. For a more detailed description of these and
other risks and uncertainties affecting AltiGen's performance,
please refer to AltiGen's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2005 and all subsequent current reports on
Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking
statements in this press release are based on information available
to AltiGen as of the date hereof and AltiGen assumes no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: AltiGen
Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Niel Levonius, Sr. Product Marketing
Manager of AltiGen, +1-510-252-9712, ext. 415, or ; or Investor
Relations, Jason Golz, , or Quynh Nguyen, both of Financial
Dynamics, +1-415-439-4532 Web site: http://www.altigen.com/
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