VocalTec and YMAX/magicJack Announce Merger

vocaltec.jpgVocalTec and YMAX Corp., the creator of magicJack and other products and services have successfully merged and will be traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol: CALL. VocalTec stock will seize to be trading using the symbol (NasdaqCM:VOCL) after close of business today July, 16th 2010. It will commence trading using the symbol (Nasdaq: CALL) on Monday, July 19th, 2010. The parties believe that the combined company has an enterprise value of $245 million and a per share value at least $17.50. The previous holders of VocalTec will have 1,173,294 shares of common stock following the merger. VocalTec expects to have revenues ranging from $110 million to $125 million this year. With over $40 million cash/securities on hand and no debt, VocalTec expects to show a profit in the current quarter. For additional information on this announcement we recommend that investors read the entire press release and the VocalTec press release describing the stock split and review the form 6-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that we expect to be filed on or before Monday, July 19th, 2010, described below.

The combined companies have the use of over 30 patents, some dating to when VocalTec invented VOIP. In the current legal world we live in, this protection is crucial. The company believes that its patents, technology, and inventions are prior art to other existing patents and may also expose patent invalidity. The combination of patents and softphone/softswitch technology were the primary drivers of the merger. The combined company is much stronger now.

YMAX brings the success of the magicJack in the form of brand equity, distribution and advertising across many outlets and over 6,500,000 magicJacks sold since 2009. The largest reaching CLEC in the United States in terms of area codes available and certification in number of states, it has its own chip development and application server/softswitch company. VocalTec also adds softswitch, application servers and the softphone to the mix. The combined company will have cost reductions through different synergies.

VocalTec's advantages over its competitors, including Skype, include:

1.A softphone, sharing a user's favorite numbers, available across many platforms:

a.A computer
b.A computer with a magicJack connected enabling the use of a regular telephone (corded or portable) with the ability to be the second line in a house or the primary number
c.A computer with a femtocell-enabled magicJack allowing calls from a user's cell phone to go through a home computer and achieving superior call quality in your house while saving valuable cellular plan minutes (to be available later this year)
d.Via mobile applications on iPhone and iPad mobile digital devices and mobile devices running the Android and Blackberry mobile technology platforms (beta versions today, formal release in Q4 of 2010)

2.Free phone numbers given out to all our customers and easily dialed from any telephone
3.Free telephone services for magicJack to magicJack calls
4.Free telephone calls from our softphone users to anybody in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
5.Underlying network carrying these calls is a dedicated telephone network with over 130 very powerful servers, session border controllers and application servers. This network has proven to have 99.99% uptime in the last year
6.Free voicemail, directory assistance, and local and long distance calling in the U.S. and Canada
7.User contacts stored on our network so where ever they might use the softphone, the contact list will be downloaded to the app
8.We believe we have the best VOIP call quality using in the U.S.
9.magicJack received the 2009 Most Innovative Product of the Year award from RadioShack
10.The ease of use of the magicJack and softphones particularly when traveling

Ido Gur, who will remain in charge of VocalTec's Israeli operations, states, "I am excited about the potential to become the worldwide, leading provider of VOIP and softphone applications using SIP. I strongly believe that the synergies enabled by this business combination will allow us to achieve this target. I trust the leadership and of Dan Borislow to make this a reality."

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