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Dear Reader,
Perhaps you missed the funeral announcement. Landline phones are
dead.
Well, at least that’s what we think is going to happen. Due to the rise
of mobile phones, service bundling, and innovation, landline phones will
soon join the junkyard of oil lamps and Edsels.
Today’s Internet Telephony, once a rogue challenger in telecommunications,
is now a category. We’ve seen major cable companies offer it blended with
their television products while pure Internet Telephony services like Vonage
persevere to capture your phone biz outright.
And as always, a better mousetrap innovator will emerge with an ingenious
twist on the existing, in this instance bringing the power of Internet
Telephony TO YOUR MOBILE PHONE.
Today’s featured company, i2Telecom International,
Inc. (OTCBB: ITUI), using a simple device, turns your cell
phone into a global communications monster with literally borderless communication
possibilities. Perhaps that’s why the industry’s top magazine honored
it as “Product of the Year.”
Take a look at the brief profile below and ask yourself if this company
might be about to change the way we all communicate… again.
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Breaking *NEWS*
From i2Telecom |
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Breaking News * Breaking
News * Breaking News * Breaking News * Breaking
News
i2Telecom International Sells VoiceStick®
Patent
Company Retains Worldwide Non-Exclusive
License
ATLANTA, GEORGIA –
June 3, 2008 -- i2Telecom International, Inc. ("i2Telecom®") (OTCBB:
ITUI),
a developer of award-winning patented and innovative high-quality Voice-over-Internet
Protocol ("VoIP") products and services, today announced that it has sold
a selected patent, along with certain patent applications, to Sinon Data
LLC for $6.5 million in cash. The patent, along with the certain
patent applications sold, relate to i2Telecom International, Inc.’s Voice
Service Access Module (“VSAM”), which is marketed under the VoiceStick®
label.
i2Telecom International,
Inc. retains a non-exclusive license without geographic limitation under
the patents for the VSAM. The transaction closed on May 30, 2008.
The VoiceStick® product
is a plug-and-play, portable key chain-sized device that inserts directly
into the USB port of desktop or notebook computers, PDAs, and certain smart
devices. The VoiceStick® instantly allows the user to make domestic
and international long distance calls via the Internet, with the use of
an included headset. Once the VoiceStick® is inserted into a
USB port, a dial pad display enables the user to call any telephone in
the world directly from the computer, using VoIP technology at a fraction
of normal long-distance rates.
“Selling this patent
represents an initial step towards the validation of the underlying value
of our intellectual property portfolio and other patent-pending technology,”
stated Paul Arena, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of i2Telecom International,
Inc. “We will continue to offer user-friendly VoIP services through
our exciting VoiceStick® and MyGlobalTalk™ offerings, which enable
users to make calls anywhere in the world over the i2Telecom network on
a very cost-effective basis.” More information is available at www.voicestick.com and www.myglobaltalk.com.
About i2Telecom International,
Inc.
i2Telecom International,
Inc. is a developer of award-winning patented and innovative high-quality
Voice-over-Internet Protocol ("VoIP") products and services that employ
best-of-breed VoIP technology and use a combination of the Company's own
services network and the Internet to deliver high-quality phone calls,
streaming video and text chat to customers on a global scale. i2Telecom
International provides its VoiceStick®, MyGlobalTalk™, Digital Portal
communications and microgateway adapters for VoIP long-distance and other
enhanced communication services to its subscribers. Its patent pending
services technology platform is compliant with the Session Initiation Protocol
("SIP") telecommunications industry standard. For additional information
visit www.i2telecom.com or www.voicestick.com or www.myglobaltalk.com or call
404-567-4750.
SAFE HARBOR Statement
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. With the exception
of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described
herein contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties
that may individually or mutually impact the matters herein described,
including, but not limited to, product acceptance, economic, competitive,
governmental, results of litigation, technological and/or other factors
which are outside the control of the company. Actual results and developments
may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements depending
on such factors as changes in general economic conditions and financial
or equity markets, technological changes, and other business risk factors.
i2Telecom® does not assume, and expressly disclaims, any obligation
to update these forward-looking statements.
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Investor Relations Contact:
Alan Sheinwald
Alliance Advisors
(914) 669-0222
investor@i2telecom.com |
Public
Relations Contact:
Kelly Cinelli or Veronica Welch
CW&R Partners
(508) 222-4802
media@i2telecom.com |
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About i2Telecom |
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i2Telecom International, Inc. ("i2""i2Telecom""ITUI") provides high-quality international and domestic long distance calling
services to subscribers at a fraction of the cost of traditional carriers
by leveraging the power of the Internet. i2Telecom was founded in 2002
and is headquarterd in Roswell, GA. i2Telecom shares trade Over-the-Counter
at approximately $.10 per share. ITUI has a market cap of over $22M
and an enterprise value of $26M.
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The patented VoiceStick™ device enables any telephone or business
phone system (PBX) to access our global network and advanced routing technologies
to complete most of the call over the Internet, paying only for the last
leg of the connection. |
MyGlobalTalk™ (U.S. Patent Pending:
60/014,324) is an Internet Gateway for Cellular Phones that obviates the
need for WiFi phones and obviates the need for Internet Hotspots. Once
MyGlobalTalk is installed on cellular handsets the users are able to call
any telephone in the world directly from their cellular phones using VoIP
technology, at a fraction of normal long-distance rates. MyGlobalTalk does
not require carriers to participate and as a Global Calling Service, is
as low as 2¢/minute on cell phones. MyGlobalTalk is a FREE SERVICE
with NO CONTRACTS, NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS and NO CONNECTION FEES and is poised
to grow rapidly as more users sign onto this low-cost and reliable service
for worldwide calling.
MyGlobalTalk™ (www.myglobaltalk.com),
was just awarded Internet Telephony Magazine’s “Product of the Year 2007”
and Unified Communications® Magazine 2007 “Product of the Year Award”.
MyGlobalTalk™ leverages i2Telecom’s® patented technology and previous
Internet Telephony Magazine awards for “Product of the Year 2004” and “VoIP
Service Provider of the Year 2005”. In an industry “first”, MyGlobalTalk™
places Internet telephony in the hands of every cell phone user, independent
of wireless carrier technology, handset manufacturer or the type of wireless
carrier voice/data plan involved. In addition, MyGlobalTalk™ is fully functional
without local access to the Internet or proximity to an Internet “hotspot”.
Users also need not wait for the availability of a dual-mode WiFi phone,
because MyGlobalTalk™ provides the benefits of a dual-mode phone at a fraction
of the cost using the customer’s existing mobile handset.
MyGlobalTalk™ itself is a patent-pending
proprietary software application developed by i2Telecom International,
Inc., a leader in innovative VOIP products and services. It is a new class
of mobile application intended to run on the user’s cell phone and automatically
route calls over i2Telecom’s VOIP network.
Your MyGlobalTalk™ phone number
follows you around the world – whether you carry the cell phone with you
or you forward your MyGlobalTalk™ number to any other number in the world
thru its Global Call Forwarding feature. And the best part is . . . it’s
so ridiculously inexpensive! MyGlobalTalk™ allows the user to call around
the world, as often as they wish, for as low a price as 2 cents per minute!
One of the unique features of MyGlobalTalk™ relates to how the service
takes advantage of the particular custom features offered by specific wireless
carriers. While MyGlobalTalk™ offers customers significant cost savings
and is very easy to use, there are a number of carriers with certain branded
features that, when coupled with MyGlobalTalk™, can substantially reduce
the cost of these cellular plans.
For example:
- T-Mobile: myFaves™
- Sprint: Sprint-to-Home™
- AllTel: myCircle™
- Select UK, European, Asian, S. American, and N. American (non-US) Wireless
Carriers
These carriers, through their unique branded features, allow MyGlobalTalk™
users to designate their MyGlobalTalk™ phone number as their “home” number.
T-Mobile’s myFaves,™ for example, allows users to designate up to five
(5) “favorite” numbers, while Sprint’s Sprint-to-Home™ allows users to
designate a single number, and AllTel’s myCircle™ lets users designate
up to ten (10) numbers. In each case, if MyGlobalTalk™ users designate
their MyGlobalTalk™ phone number as one of the designated numbers, then
every time the user dials using the MyGlobalTalk™ application, the call
does not subtract minutes from the cell phone calling plan. However, there
is still a charge for calls over the MyGlobalTalk network for domestic
calls of about 2 cents per minute, but this is still substantially less
than any plan currently being offered by any of the major carriers. The
savings for business travelers, students, military users, ex-patriates,
etc. who need to make frequent international calls, can be very substantial.
With MyGlobalTalk™, these users can complete these calls from their mobile
handsets without being charged exorbitantly high per minute fees. By enabling
the MyGlobalTalk™ feature for all international calls plus domestic calls,
or selecting the “All Calls” option, all of the user’s calls can be completed
without ever using the user’s cellular calling plan minutes. This will
allow users to sign up for the minimum-cost plans offered by wireless carriers
(typically around $40 - $50 a month) and yet still be able to make an unlimited
number of international and domestic long-distance calls. MetroPCS has
unlimited local plans for as little as $29 per month.
MyGlobalTalk™ is simple to use and,
once activated, requires no further adjustments. The Download and Setup
process utilizes standard SMS text messaging for acquiring the application
and occurs automatically once the user completes the sign up process. The
user simply signs up for the service and an SMS message is automatically
sent to their cell phone along with the application download link within
the body of the SMS message.
To use the MyGlobalTalk™ service,
users simply dial as normal; the MyGlobalTalk™ application determines the
proper call routing based on the set-up options. In addition, MyGlobalTalk™
permits three methods of dialing: 1) Keypad, 2) Contacts, and 3) Call History.
In each case, the application analyzes the number being dialed and routes
it according to the user’s set up parameters. The MyGlobalTalk™ application
also remembers its users, and whenever an update, new feature, or newer
version of the application becomes available, the user will receive a notification
on their handset with instructions on how to acquire the updates. All updates
and the initial MyGlobalTalk™ mobile application are FREE and available
to the users, regardless of which carrier they use as their wireless service
provider.
A D D I T I O N A L
F E A T U R E S
1) MyGlobalTalk™ for
a) International Calling
b) International & Domestic Calling
c) All Calling
2) MyGlobalTalk™ Presence
3) MyGlobalTalk™ Buddy Lists
4) MyGlobalTalk™ Friends & Family (account sharing)
5) MyGlobalTalk™ Party Line (conferencing)
6) MyGlobalTalk™ Hide-n-Seek (in-bound call parsing/screening)
7) MyGlobalTalk™ Neighborhood Dialing (FREE MyGlobalTalk™ to MyGlobalTalk™
calling)
8) MyGlobalTalk™ Speed Dials (Dial “special” numbers with a single
click)
9) MyGlobalTalk™ V-Bridge™ (Direct Dial other VoIP users e.g. Skype,
GoogleTalk)
10) MyGlobalTalk™ RealTime (Real-time feedback to user on cost of
call just completed)
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The VOIP Market |
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According to Frost & Sullivan, VoIP is the fastest-growing
market
in global communications with sales exceeding $171
billion by the end of 2007.
According to In-Stat,
consumer VoIP services will grow to
over $15.1 billion in 2008,
a compounded annual growth rate of over 95%
The VoIP industry topped $2.6 billion in revenue in 2007
Domestic broadband households exceeded 50% in 2007
Local User International VOIP Gateway Bridge to local PSTN
iLocus reports $2.2 billion in revenue generated in 2006
Current mobile users world wide exceed 2.6 billion and growing
48.2 million Analog Telephone Adaptors were shipped in 2006
There is a clear opportunity to take MyGlobalTalk™
to major global communications system companies like Avaya, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco,
and Nortel, and provide them with the ability to finally deliver
on their long-stated promise to their own big enterprise customers; namely
to provide them with a
"Unified Corporate Communication Network",
whereby all communications of a large corporation's employees' go through
the company's own data center including, for the first time, cell phone
calls. In this way, all employee communications with the outside world
can be captured, monitored, stored and archived.
S t r a t e g y
Initially, maximize the value of
the VoiceStick® patent through a sale and retain the rights to use
Enforce remaining IP Portfolio as
we are granted new patents through various strategies to guarantee monetization
of our assets
Patent assertion aimed at maximizing
the value of the revenue stream through licensing agreements and strategic
partnerships
The Intellectual Property
ROAD MAP
Institutional & Consumer
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NOW
i2Telecom 1st Patent issued Patent #7,336,654
Packet Transmission–Broadband-DMTR
Internet Protocol Address Sharing
Multiple Communications Protocols
in Memory Limited Processors |
NEXT
Transferring Mobile Calls
over Voice & Data Networks
Binding Small Network Appliances to NOC’s
Transferring Calls over Voice & Data Networks
to PSTN via Micro-gateways
MyGlobalTalk |
Portable Internet Telephone
on a “stick”
Patent issued on February
26, 2008
Continuation-in-Part patents
in stages of filing
Market already widely deploying
versions of the i2Telecom product set
Extensive Patent Infringement
Portfolio;
Legal Representation: Vinson
& Elkins
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Awards for MyGlobalTalk and VoiceStick |
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PROOF of CONCEPT
The VoiceStick® adaptor was
recognized by Internet Telephony Magazine as the “2004 Product of the Year
Award,” “Best of Show – 2005 Miami” for Internet Telephony Products and
i2Telecom was “Internet Service Provider of the Year 2005.”
   
Our newest product, MyGlobalTalk™,
was just awarded Internet Telephony Magazine’s “Product of the Year 2007”
and Unified Communications® Magazine 2007 “Product of the Year Award.” MyGlobalTalk™ leverages i2Telecom’s® patented technology and previous Internet Telephony
Magazine awards for “Product of the Year 2004” and “VoIP Service Provider
of the Year 2005.”
In an industry first,
MyGlobalTalk™ places Internet telephony in the hands of every cell phone
user, independent of wireless carrier technology, handset manufacturer
or the type of wireless carrier voice/data plan involved. In addition,
MyGlobalTalk is fully functional without local access to the Internet or
proximity to an Internet hotspot. Users also need not wait for the availability
of a dual-mode WiFi phone, because MyGlobalTalk provides the benefits of
a dual-mode phone at a fraction of the cost using the customer’s existing
mobile handset.
i2Telecom was also awarded the
2007 UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS®
Magazine’s “Product of the Year”
Award
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A Testimonial from Amazon.com |
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"Anyone who travels needs the convenience
of this USB phone. I can't even begin to tell you how delighted I was.
I was traveling in France, and I own my own business. I was on vacation
and did not bring my PC, or cell phone. I got an email that there were
some very unexpected problems with a very key deal I was working on. I
had to call back to the States and have some long and involved conversations.
Had I done this on the hotel phone, it would have cost my business literally
thousands of dollars. But a friend had given me a Voicestick (that she
basically got free on Amazon with a rebate) before I left. What a great
little package!
"I plugged the Voicestick into the back of
the hotel's "business center" computer (just a laptop in the corner of
the lobby - it was a small hotel). I was able to register on screen in
minutes, and then plugged in the headset that came with the VoiceStick,
and was able to talk for a literal fraction of what it would have cost
me otherwise. And further, once I had registered the first time, I could
use the Voicestick over and over, with no problem at all. This is a great
deal -- you can throw it in your pocket, and in a flash have full connectivity
through VOIP -- something I'd never dealt with previously, and always assumed
would be a hassle to set up and use.
"A couple of things you should note on the
Voicestick -- it does not work on Mac -- a friend ordered one after I raved
about the product, and didn't realize it was Windows-only until he plugged
it in. Not a big deal, because again, with the rebate, he got it free.
Also, you do need to have a broadband connection. Most Internet cafes,
etc. have these, so even if you're on the road in fairly remote places,
you can usually just plug the Voicestick and your headset in and turn the
cafe phone into a VOIP phone. I can't recommend this product highly enough.
Great design, small, compact, and it offers unparalleled convenience."
Testimonials From the Military
"I am a Sergeant in the United States
Army, currently serving overseas. I sincerely appreciate what you do for
me and the Soldier's under and around me (everyone in my section is a proud
and satisfied VoiceStick customer) THANK YOU!"
"My name is SGT Payten E. Redfearn and I have
been a customer for a couple of years now. I am a Sergeant in the United
States Army and I'm currently serving overseas (stationed in Germany) and
about to deploy for the second time (to Iraq). During my first deployment
a buddy of mine told me about VoiceStick. My first reaction? This is way
too good to be true. To be honest, I didn't even bother looking you up
online, because I've always been told that if it sounds too good to be
true, it probably is.
Thankfully my friend didn't let it die, and
he eventually bugged me enough to where I decided to check out VoiceStick
on my own. After thoroughly reading every word on your website (and comparing
you to other VOIP's), I knew that this was the best thing going on the
net, and that nothing else even compared. I signed up immediately.
As I previously stated, that was a couple years
ago. I've used VoiceStick just about everyday since then. I'm sure I've
used THOUSANDS (if not hundreds of thousands) of minutes keeping connected
with VoiceStick. I've also passed along the knowledge to every Soldier
or Civilian that I come in contact with."
"Constant year long (now 15 month) deployments
to the 'sand box' from an overseas location can make communication with
loved ones difficult for the average Soldier. VoiceStick eliminates that,
and does so in an affordable way. I sincerely appreciate what you do for
me and the Soldier's under and around me (everyone in my section is a proud
and satisfied VoiceStick customer). THANK YOU!"
THE ITUI MICROGATEWAY
The company also offers digital
communications portal communications services and microgateway adapters for VoIP long-distance streaming video, text chat, and other communication
services to subscribers. i2 Telecom was founded in 2002 and is headquartered
in Roswell, Georgia.
In January, 2003, i2Telecom acquired
SuperCaller Community, Inc., a small engineering company with a big idea;
the world's most advanced VoIP "microgateway". This microgateway enables any telephone to plug into the Internet and use it as a virtual
private phone network.
i2Telecom's switching centers in
Atlanta , Georgia provide comprehensive access to global telecommunications
carriers, enabling microgateway users to complete calls to any phone in the world at the lowest possible
cost with unprecedented quality.
The
Next Generation of Communications: Now
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Leading Companies in the Telecom and VOIP Sectors
Include:
China VoIP & Digital Corp (OTCBB:CVDT)
- Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE: NT)
Children’s Internet Inc. (OTCBB:CITC) - 8X8
Inc. (NasdaqCM: EGHT)
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (NYSE:SKM) – FiberNet
Telecom Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FTGX)
NII Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD) - Globalstar
Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT) –
Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP)
– Sunrise Telecom Inc. (PK:SRTI)
Wireless Telecom Group Inc. (AMEX:WTT) - Vonage
Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG)
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)
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Recent News from
i2Telecom |
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Press
Release Source: i2Telecom International
Monday
April 28, 9:01 am ET
i2Telecom
Announces Marketing Agreement With Virenta, LLC
Virenta to
Market MyGlobalTalk(TM) Service Through Strategic Partner Network
ATLANTA,
GA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 28, 2008 -- i2Telecom International, Inc. ("i2Telecom®")
(OTC BB:ITUI.OB - News),
a developer of patented and innovative high-quality Voice-over-Internet
Protocol ("VoIP") products and services, today announced that it has executed
an agreement with Virenta, LLC ("Virenta") to market and expand the channel
network of the award winning MyGlobalTalk(TM) mobile VoIP platform to their
strategic partners and corresponding global customer base.
Virenta
has extensive relationships in the cellular industry, the IT industry and
the online marketing communities. Virenta will utilize its expertise to
help establish marketing channels for MyGlobalTalk and i2Telecom's related
products.
"Virenta
will make MyGlobalTalk™ available to strategic partners throughout its
global network," stated Chris Miltenberger, Director of Virenta. "We are
very excited about marketing a mobile VoIP calling solution that delivers
high quality service and is priced competitively in the marketplace. The
MyGlobalTalk™ rate plans, which start at a 'pay-as-you-go' rate without
any hidden charges for low domestic and international long distance mobile
phone calling rates, are clearly the most competitive in the industry." More
Press Release Source:
i2 Telecom International
Monday April 21,
9:01 am ET
i2Telecom International Licenses
Mobile Payment System Patents
Intellectual Property to Be Used
in Value-Added Service for MyGlobalTalk(TM) Platform
ATLANTA, GA--(MARKET
WIRE)--Apr 21, 2008 -- i2Telecom International, Inc. ("i2Telecom®")
(OTC BB:ITUI.OB - News), a developer of patented
and innovative high-quality Voice-over-Internet Protocol ("VoIP") products
and services, today announced that it has licensed U.S.P.T.O. Patent 7,120,606
and U.S.P.T.O. Patent 7,343,349 and all related international rights, including
published or pending patent filings in Europe, Canada, India and under
the worldwide Patent Cooperation Treaty, from the owner, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based
Jove Corporation. i2Telecom intends to utilize the non-exclusive license
in conjunction with a value-added mobile payment service for its award
winning MyGlobalTalk(TM) platform. More
Press Release Source:
i2Telecom International, Inc.
Monday March 3,
8:30 am ET
i2Telecom Issued U.S. Patent #7,336,654
for Portable VoIP Service
Access Module ("VSAM") or VoiceStick(R)
Technology
ATLANTA, GA--(MARKET
WIRE)--Mar 3, 2008 -- i2Telecom International, Inc. ("i2Telecom®")
(OTC BB:ITUI.OB - News), a developer of proprietary high-quality Voice-over-Internet
Protocol ("VoIP") products and services, today announced that it has received
U.S. Patent #7,336,654, for portable VoIP Service Access Module (VSAM)
or VoiceStick® technology. This new patent will add the Company's VoiceStick®
technology to i2Telecom's growing Intellectual Property Portfolio. Patent
protection on the VoiceStick® encompasses 30 claims and will run until
2025. Additionally, i2Telecom is seeking patent protection in several other
countries throughout the world.
The VoiceStick® product
is a plug-and-play, portable key chain-sized device that inserts directly
into the USB port of desktop or notebook computers, PDAs, and smart devices.
The VoiceStick® instantly allows the user to make domestic and international
long distance calls via the Internet, with the use of an included headset.
Once the VoiceStick® is inserted into a USB port, a dial pad display
enables the user to call any telephone in the world directly from the computer,
using VoIP technology, at a fraction of normal long-distance rates. Given
the ubiquitous presence of USB ports and the auto-run capabilities of the
softclient application, the VoiceStick® patent positions i2Telecom®
to create additional IP value by integrating with numerous other applications
now available in today's marketplace. More
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Management at i2Telecom |
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Paul R. Arena, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Mr. Arena has served as Chief Executive
Officer, Chairman of the Board and Secretary of the Company since February
2004. Furthermore, Mr. Arena has served as President of the Company from
September 2004 to April 2005 and from November 2005 to present. Mr. Arena
was the founder of i2 Telecom and has served as Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s subsidiary since inception in
February 2002. From April 2000 to the present, Mr. Arena has been Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of AIM Group, Inc., a holding company specializing
in materials for the wire and cable industry. In July 1994, Mr. Arena founded
and was Chairman and CEO of Cereus Technology Partners, Inc. (“Cereus”),
a publicly traded technology company (NASDAQ: SmallCap “CEUS”) which achieved
a $350+ million market capitalization. In 1998, Mr. Arena emerged
with the vision to deliver a thin client information technology solution
to middle market companies with sales of $50 to $500 million. He
acquired several Enterprise Resource Planning, (ERP) companies and integrated
an Internet Service Provider, (ISP) to deliver the product offering.
Initially, this was referred to as a Total Service Provider and later grew
to be one of the largest Application Service Providers, (ASPs) in the Southeast.
Mr. Arena served in an executive capacity with Cereus and its predecessor
companies, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, from May 1991
to April 2000. From June 1990 to May 1991, Mr. Arena was a financial
business consultant. From February 1988 to January 1990, he served as a
Senior Vice President and partner of Gulfstream Financial Associates, Inc.,
a subsidiary of the Kemper Group.
Through Mr. Arena’s entrepreneurial
efforts he performed various corporate finance, syndication and distribution
functions which participated in the successful completion of over $2 billion
of combined financings during his career. Some of these ventures
included such technology as; cable television, conversion of black and
white motion picture films into color, mercury detection device for drilling
rigs, ATM debit cards, color video telephones, color fax transmissions
and; various types of manufacturing, commercial real estate for hotels
and shopping centers; and multi-family housing projects. Mr. Arena
was also a Financial Advisor to one of the World’s largest paper recycling
facilities.
Mark Hewitt, Chief Strategic
Officer
Mr. Hewitt was appointed Chief Strategic
Officer in October 2007 and has served has been a member of the Company’s
advisory board since December 2005. He is a partner with EcoSystem
Partners and Nextbend. He has over 26 years of experience in the
communications and entertainment technologies. Mr. Hewitt provides
in depth technological guidance for these companies as well as many other
companies in the communications industry.
Mr. Hewitt started his career in
Alaska with the creation of the paging network, which was later acquired
by Craig McCaw. He was then elected Chairman of the Public Utilities
Board to help rebuild the utility systems and the telephone, electric,
water, sewer, and steam/hot water utilities. He later joined Motorola Communications
where he first worked on the design of the trunk radio system (core to
the Nextel system), the ARDIS Network (core to the Blackberry system),
and finally the IRIDIUM system in the areas of ground segment support and
network design. He later joined Sterling Cellular where he led overall
program management, engineering, site selection, market development, and
regulatory areas.
Later, Mr. Hewitt joined Frontier
Communications as Sr. Director, Engineering and Product Development where
he led technology in the emerging IP systems field. Global Crossing
later acquired Frontier. Mr. Hewitt then joined I-Link as Sr. Vice President
of Business Development and Product Marketing. There he launched
the first softswitch/IAD in the United States . The associated service
became the first national broadband voice network in the United States
. He received numerous product of the year awards that were instrumental
in increasing the shareholder’s value more than ten fold to $800+ million.
Following the successful venture with I-Link, Mr. Hewitt has operated as
CTO at a number of communications, portal, and entertainment device companies.
He is well known in the industry as a visionary and a technology guru.
Mr. Hewitt has degrees from the
University of Alaska in Electronics Engineering, Business Administration,
and Police Administration. He has been a member of the City Council,
the FNSB Emergency Management Team, and the Governor’s Telecommunications
Task Force in Alaska .
Larry Stessel, Chief Marketing
Officer
Mr. Stessel was appointed Chief
Marketing Officer in May 2007 and has been acting in that capacity since
November 2006. During his tenure with Sony Music from 1975 to 1991, Mr.
Stessel was the executive responsible for the marketing strategies for
Michael Jackson (including Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time),
Babyface, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Charlie Daniels Band, Pearl Jam,
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luther Vandross and numerous others. As Senior
VP/Marketing for Epic Records, Mr. Stessel oversaw and directed all marketing
and advertising campaigns, music video production, touring and media relations
for that label’s U.S. operations. Subsequently Senior VP/International
Marketing for Sony Music, he was responsible for implementing all strategic
marketing plans for the international market as it related to U.S. based
artists.
As General Manager and Senior VP
of Mercury Records from 1992 to 1994, Mr. Stessel oversaw the development
of seven new platinum artists including Vanessa Williams, Black Sheep,
Rusted Root, Billy Ray Cyrus and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He also initiated
marketing campaigns with third party companies such as MasterCard, Discover
Card, The National Football League and the Playboy Media Corporation.
As General Manager and Senior VP of EMI Records from 1994 to 1996, Mr.
Stessel oversaw all of the activities of the marketing, sales, promotion,
media relations, creative services, artist development, touring and video
production departments.
As President of Alliance Entertainment’s
Independent National Distribution (INDI) from 1996 to 1998, Mr. Stessel
directed all aspects of the company from label development and acquisition
to sales campaigns and marketing operations. In 1997, Mr. Stessel founded
Trillium Entertainment, an independent marketing and consulting company
emphasizing strategic marketing campaigns, business plans, event marketing
and corporate sponsorship opportunities for recording artists, start-up
entertainment ventures, independent music labels, Internet companies and
others entertainment driven businesses. Mr. Stessel is an associate member
of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and
a voting member of the Country Music Association (CMA). He received
his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida in 1975.
Phillip C. Rapp, Managing Director
– Business Development
Mr. Rapp joined the Company as Managing
Director – Business Development in October 2007. During the past 30 years,
Mr. Rapp has been engaged in senior executive positions in the financial
services industry. Most recently from May 2002 through September
2007, Mr. Rapp was head of institutional trading for Labranche & Co.,
the New York Stock Exchange’s largest specialist firm. Prior thereto,
from June 1996 to March 2002, Mr. Rapp was employed in a similar capacity
for Knight Securities and from April 1993 to May 1996, Mr. Rapp was in
Broker Dealer sales at D.E. Shaw, a multi-billion dollar asset management
company. Mr. Rapp has extensive experience developing real estate
and computer related technologies.
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Financial Highlights For i2Telecom |
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- Proven innovative developer of intellectual
property
- Currently have 5,000 VoiceStick®
subscribers
- Competition deployed i2Telecom technology
in marketplace today
- Secure Global Communications Enabler
- The timing in the market is right
for ITUI Products and Services
- i2Telecom owns unlocked value in
several pending patents ready to be monetized
PATENTS
Strong IP Portfolio - U.S. Patent
No. 7,336,654, covering the VoIP Service Access Module (VSAM) or VoiceStick®
technology. Issued on Feb 26, 2008.
VSAM patent covers 30 claims and
expires in 2025.
VSAM patent application has also
been filed in the European Union
which includes 17 countries.
Vinson & Elkins, one of the world’s
leading intellectual property law firms has accepted the representation
of the VoiceStick patents on a straight contingency basis including costs
and defense.
i2 Telecom International, Inc. (OTCBB: ITUI)
Sector: Technology
Industry: Wireless Communications
Full Time Employees: 18
Fiscal Year End: 12-31
Recent Price: $0.12
Approx Market Cap: $22.25M (as of
6/2/08)
Avg Vol (3m): 193,144
To view ITUI's SEC filings, click
here
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Corporate
Headquarters
5070
Old Ellis Pointe, Suite 110, Roswell, GA 30076 - (404) 567-4750
Media
Contact
Ronnie Welch or Kelly Cinelli
CWR & Partners, LLP - (508)
222-4802 - press@i2telecom.com
Investor
Contact
Alan Sheinwald
Alliance Advisors - (914) 669-0222
- investor@i2telecom.com
Web Site: http://www.i2telecom.com
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