Press Release

KoolSpan Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine's 2006 Product-of-the-Year Award

KoolSpan recognized for outstanding innovation, excellence in technological advancement

Bethesda, Md., Jan. 4, 2007 - KoolSpan, Inc., the Information Security industry's leading innovator of embeddable security technology for network-aware devices, today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®)'s INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com) has named KoolSpan's SecurEdge, a recipient of the 2006 Product of the Year Award.

KoolSpan is the first company to deliver secure communications technology for data, voice and video that is flexible, cost-effective and easy to use. As reliable as a dial tone, KoolSpan-secured communications work and perform seamlessly. KoolSpan's innovation is based on proven Smart Card technology. Embedded in each side of the link, KoolSpan's Smart Card to Smart Card architecture with mutual authentication and per packet 256-bit AES encryption protects sensitive information without impacting bandwidth utilization or performance.
"We are honored to receive TMC's Product of the Year award, which represents yet another validation of our innovation and increasing market traction as the go-to solution for secure VoIP, video and data needs in the marketplace," said KoolSpan Chief Executive Officer Tony Fascenda.

KoolSpan technology has been rigorously tested and favorably reviewed by top security research organizations in the United States government, as well as many commercial publications. Last month, KoolSpan was profiled by Network World as one of the top ten 'Security Companies to Watch.' In September, KoolSpan scored five stars and topped a group product review of 13 two-factor authentication solutions in SC Magazine, earning the publication's 'SC Recommended' designation. Earlier this year, KoolSpan was short-listed for the Red Herring 100 North America, a prestigious ranking of some of the most innovative marketplace solutions. The company also received glowing reviews in Information Security Magazine and Today, a leading Asian business daily.
"INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow KoolSpan 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.  "KoolSpan has proven it is committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We're proud to honor KoolSpan's 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.

About KoolSpan, Inc.

Based in Bethesda, Md., KoolSpan effectively and efficiently creates secure communications on any device, wired or wireless. From servers to smart phones, KoolSpan automatically creates secure and trusted connections between any two points on any network, eliminating complexity and cost by always establishing secure Ethernet connections.  KoolSpan technology has been heralded as one of the easiest solutions to deploy, allowing local and remote workers to securely connect and communicate. KoolSpan secures networks and critical infrastructure for government agencies, Fortune 1000 companies, and medium-to-small enterprises. To learn more, visit www.koolspan.com or call 240.880.4400.

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.  

About TMC

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, The VoIP 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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