Hardware Compatibility to Include the Brooktrout Technology® TR114™ Series of Multi-Channel Universal Port™ Fax Boards

Montreal, Quebec, May 5, 1998

Interstar Technologies Inc.® (Interstar Technologies), a leading developer of advanced fax solutions, recently expanded its hardware compatibility to include the Brooktrout Technology® TR114™ series of multi-channel Universal Port™ fax boards. Support for the Brooktrout boards will be initially available with the newly announced LightningFAX™ 6.0 client/server fax solution.

LightningFAX 6.0 is a true enterprise application that offers enhanced computer-based fax functionality and unparalleled scalability. Natively written for Microsoft® Windows NT™ and IBM® AIX™ server platforms, LightningFAX is powerful, robust, and flexible enough to address any organization’s faxing requirements. Clients are available for Microsoft Windows 95™, Microsoft Windows NT, and Java-enabled web browsers.

"Brooktrout offers one of the most comprehensive and highly regarded lines of fax boards for departmental and corporate LANs," says Eric Melka, Senior Vice-President of Sales and Business Development at Interstar Technologies. "With this new offering, customers of both Interstar and Brooktrout will be able to take advantage of our highly flexible and scalable fax server software, coupled with industry-leading fax boards that offer the highest port density."

"This relationship is a clear winner for both Brooktrout and Interstar Technologies and we are pleased to support Interstar’s efforts with LightningFAX," adds Leonard Heinrich, Market Development Manager, LAN-fax at Brooktrout. "Brooktrout’s TR114 Series is designed to support mission-critical fax messaging applications and now LightningFAX users can benefit from this reliable platform."

Support for Brooktrout’s TR114 Series multi-channel fax boards will be initially provided for the Windows NT version of the LightningFAX 6.0 software. Support for other operating systems, including Sun® Solaris™ and AIX, is scheduled for future releases.

Brooktrout Technology, Inc., headquartered in Needham, Mass., is a leading supplier of advanced software and hardware products for system vendors and service providers in the electronic messaging market. Brooktrout’s products include a broad range of multi-channel fax and voice boards, application development tools, fax and voice systems. Through its Netaccess Inc.® subsidiary, Brooktrout supplies network interface cards and modems, enabling its customers to deliver a wide range of solutions for the integration and cost-effective management of fax, voice and data communications in telecommunications and networking environments. For more information, visit Brooktrout on the web at www.brooktrout.com.

Interstar Technologies is recognized as the innovative leader in the fax server industry. Strategic partnerships with established vendors include IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation®, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ericsson®, Dialogic Corporation®, and Brooktrout Technology Inc. These alliances have enabled the company to develop the most powerful, integrated fax messaging solutions available today. Serving as the superior platform in desktop faxing, Interstar Technologies' scalable and robust enterprise solutions have been implemented by organizations worldwide.

Interstar Technologies is a privately held company based in Montreal and can be reached at + 1 (514) 766-1668.

For more information, please contact:
Peter Godber
Interstar Technologies Inc.
Phone: (514) 732-4318
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