Paragon Wireless Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year Award

Paragon hipi-2200 Dual Mode Handset Recognized
For Outstanding Innovation

Richardson, Texas, February 1, 2007.  Paragon Wireless announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC^®)’s INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com) has named Paragon Wireless’ hipi-2200 dual mode handset as a recipient of a 2006 Product of the Year Award.  INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998™.

Launched in 2006, the hipi-2200 sparked the next generation in integrated dual-mode handsets. Utilizing Paragon Wireless’ proven VoWLAN/GSM dual-mode voice technology, the hipi-2200 added the Windows Mobile 5.0® operating system to further expand the usability and functionality of this extremely versatile handset. Paragon Wireless proudly announced the world’s first SIP/Windows Mobile-based dual-mode phone in September 2006.

According to Ilkka Pouttu, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Paragon Wireless, “Winning the Product of the Year award from Internet Telephony confirms that we’re moving in the right direction and positions us as a true industry leader. The Product of the Year award clearly recognizes Paragon Wireless for our strength and innovations in these mission critical areas of telecommunications,” said Pouttu.

“INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow Paragon Wireless and their hipi-2200 handset with a 2006 Product of the Year Award.  Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.  “Paragon Wireless has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace.  We’re proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”

A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February, 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. (www.itmag.com).

For more information about TMC and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, please visit www.tmcnet.com.

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About INTERNET TELEPHONY^® magazine
Since the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY is the only magazine that focuses on providing information in IP communications technologies. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs and Miercom. The only BPA-audited publication that’s 100% dedicated to providing the highest quality content for the IP communications market, INTERNET TELEPHONY has 55,000 dedicated readers.  

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Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications: Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 2,600 sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves more than one million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, Communications Developer Conference, VoIP Demo, IMS Expo and Call Center 2.0 Conference. TMCnet.com publishes more than 15 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.)

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