| Zoom Begins Shipping
VoIP Products To Nationwide Retailers
VoIP ADSL modems with bundled
Global Village™ service ship to leading computer
retailers
Boston, MA, September 23, 2004 -
Zoom Technologies [NASDAQ: ZOOM],
announced that today it began shipping the first product
in its ZoomTel™ Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
product line to five prominent U.S. computer products retailers – CDW,
CompUSA, Micro Center, PC Connection, and PC Mall.
The first product in the ZoomTel line is the ADSL X5v, a
DSL modem with a built-in VoIP jack that lets users make
VoIP calls using “plain old telephones.”. The
X5v is bundled with Zoom’s Global Village VoIP phone
service, which offers users a unique pay-as-you-go way to
discover the revolutionary benefits of VoIP.
With the X5v and Global Village, users can make free VoIP
to VoIP calls right out of the box. They can also register
for one of several Global Village calling plans that provide
low-cost direct dial service to virtually any phone in the
world, including a pay-as-you-go service with no monthly
minimum service charge. Global Village also offers unlimited
dialing plans. Other VoIP companies typically require an
advance payment and a monthly charge.
In addition, the X5v’s VoIP jack effectively provides
two-line capability for DSL users, allowing customers to
make VoIP or regular calls over a single DSL-enabled phone
line.
“
We are pleased with the support our first VoIP product has
received from prestigious computer product retailers in the
U.S.,” said Frank Manning, President of Zoom Technologies. “The
X5v makes it easy for people to try VoIP while enjoying the
benefits of a powerful multi-function DSL modem. We welcome
comparisons to Vonage and AT&T’s offerings, because
we provide powerful, easy-to-use VoIP without requiring customers
to sign up for a monthly commitment.”
About Zoom Technologies
Zoom Technologies, Inc. designs and produces Voice over
IP Gateways, ADSL modems, cable modems, dial-up modems,
Bluetooth
products, and other communications products under the
Zoom, Hayes and Global Village brands. Zoom is headquartered
in Boston, and its European sales and support center
is
in the
UK. Zoom markets its products in over forty countries,
and provides multi-lingual support from its offices in
Boston,
Florida, and the UK. For more information about Zoom
and its products, please see: www.zoomtel.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking information relating
to Zoom's plans,
expectations and intentions, including statements relating
to Zoom's
introduction of new VoIP products and services, and the
characteristics,
advantages and potential success of such products and services.
Actual
results may be materially different from those expectations
as a result of
known and unknown risks, including uncertainty of new product
development
and introduction, including the risk that newly introduced
products and
services may contain undetected errors or defects or otherwise
not perform
as anticipated, and other delays in shipments of products;
Zoom's dependence
on one or a limited number of suppliers for certain key
components; rapid
technological change; competition; Zoom's initial orders
for VoIP products
may not be indicative of future sales; regulatory risks;
and other risks set
forth in Zoom's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Zoom
cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such
forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made. Zoom
expressly disclaims
any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates
or revisions
to any such statements to reflect any change in the Zoom's
expectations or
any change in events, conditions or circumstance on which
any such statement
is based. |
