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Linda Freeman or David McGillivray
MediaPhonics, Inc. (508) 870-0901
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MEDIAPHONICS GETS "BEST OF SHOW"AWARD AT CTI EXPO

PhoneRider CyberDesk - a revolutionary personal CTI desktop solution -receives another "Best of Show" award

DALLAS, Texas / Bevaix, Switzerland - June 17, 1998 - MediaPhonics has announced that its leading edge computer messaging solution for road warriors - PhoneRider CyberDesk - was given the prestigious "Best of Show" award at CTI EXPO, Baltimore, USA. This solution, which consists of the PhoneRider telephony board and CyberDesk application software, provides advanced messaging services to desktop PCs and also extends all the functionality into the field for use on regular or mobile phones. For example, road warriors can not only hear their e-mails but also "reply to author" using a telephone. The spoken reply is converted into an audio file that is attached to the e-mail and this is transmitted according to the instructions given by the recipient. In addition, the PC can automatically forward all calls received at the desktop to a designated telephone number. If calls are not answered they default to voice mail.

PhoneRider CyberDesk therefore provides unified messaging at the desktop (e-mail, voice mail and faxes) and becomes a virtual messaging assistant when users are on the move. Thus, there is no longer any need to carry a notebook PC or PDA when the user requirement is for a fully featured messaging solution. All that is needed is just a phone.

The advanced functionality provided by the MediaPhonics solution is, as far as the company is aware, still unique and it derives from the custom-designed PhoneRider CT board. This product, which has also won various awards, was designed from the chip level up in order to eliminate the limitations of conventional modems and most importantly, adds a super-set of telephony and voice processing features.

CyberDesk is MAPI compliant and is integrated with MS-Exchange. The client (or stand-alone) version of MS-Exchange is located on the desktop running under Windows 95. When the solution is employed on a network, the MS-Exchange server will normally run on a Windows NT server with clients on each of the PCs in the network. The MediaPhonics solution is therefore ideal for both stand-alone platforms as well as networks of any size. As a stand-alone solution the board will normally connect ectly to the public network; when in a network configuration PhoneRider connects to a PBX or key system.

PhoneRider CyberDesk is available today through major retail outlets, VARS and Interconnect companies at an affordable user cost of $299.

For further details, please contact MediaPhonics Inc. at (214) 321-2780, Suite 143-2331 Gus Thomasson Road, Dallas, TX 75228 or MediaPhonics SA at +41 32 729 8200, Puits-Godet 12, P.O. Box 128, CH-2005 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

About MediaPhonics

MediaPhonics, whose headquarters are located in Switzerland and in Dallas, TX, designs and markets award winning hardware, firmware and software CTI architectures and products for computer telephony applications. MediaPhonics core CTI technology enables computers to power telephones and the telephone to control computers. The company's mission is to create a bridge between telecommunications and computers by providing companies and users with solutions to meet today's telecomputing challenges

All product names and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of MediaPhonics and their respective owners.