Sagem-Interstar Ranks #1 in the Global IP Fax Market for the 5th Consecutive Year

Sagem-Interstar (SAFRAN Group) maintains its global leadership in the burgeoning IP fax segment, while also climbing to the #2 position in the overall fax server market, according to industry analyst Davidson Consulting.

Montreal, Canada, February 21, 2007 – Sagem-Interstar Inc. (www.faxserver.com), the global leader in boardless IP fax software for VoIP networks since 2002, announced today that it holds its #1 market leadership title for the 5th consecutive year. Sagem-Interstar’s XMediusFAX T.38 Fax over IP (FoIP) solutions still dominate with over 50% market share (a 30% global market share advantage over all other vendors) in the rapidly growing IP fax server segment, according to fax industry analyst firm Davidson Consulting’s (www.davidsonconsulting.biz)) recent “Computer-Based Fax Markets, 2005-2010” report.

With the acceleration of VoIP implementations, 2005 FoIP sales increased to $31.5 million. “FoIP sales are expected to grow by a 50.7% CAGR to $245 million in 2010, with non-FoIP fax server sales dipping to $155 million in 2010,” predicts Davidson Consulting.

Aside from being the boardless IP fax leader for the 5th consecutive year, the report also indicates that Sagem-Interstar:
• Moved up dramatically in the overall fax server standings, leaping to the #2 position from #9, and owning over 20% of the global fax server market (a 7% difference from the #1 position)
• Leads the European market as the #1 fax server supplier

About XMediusFAX, Fax Servers and VoIP Networks

XMediusFAX is an award-winning boardless T.38 FoIP server solution that fax-enables VoIP networks by plugging seamlessly into voice gateways to leverage an organization’s IP investment. It does not require expensive, dedicated fax board hardware and third-party communications products.

Available in Express, Enterprise and SP editions, XMediusFAX integrates with leading VoIP gateways, such as Cisco, Avaya, AudioCodes, 3Com, Alcatel, Vegastream and Quintum.

XMediusFAX recently underscored its technological leadership by also becoming the world’s first boardless T.38 FoIP server to:
• Support Cisco Unified CallManager in MGCP mode,
• Be certified Avaya Compliant-Tested for the Avaya Communication Manager VoIP platform,
• Win a 2006 Product of the Year Award for its multi-tenant, redundant and highly scalable XMediusFAX SP solution targeting service providers and large enterprises.

Sagem-Interstar’s XMediusFAX boardless (software-only) T.38 FoIP technology is field-proven in thousands of mission-critical environments worldwide. For more information, go to: http://www.faxserver.com/fax-server-software/index.htm.

About Sagem-Interstar Inc.

Sagem-Interstar Inc., the North American subsidiary of European mobile/broadband communications leader Sagem Communication (SAFRAN Group [Paris: SAF.PA]; www.safran-na.com), is the global pioneer and leader in boardless T.38 Fax over IP (FoIP) fax server solutions for VoIP networks.

Sagem-Interstar (formerly Interstar Technologies Inc.) is well-known for its award-winning XMediusFAX^® (boardless T.38 FoIP) and LightningFAX^® (for legacy fax boards) fax server software, catering to enterprise, government and service provider accounts of all sizes in more than 40 countries. Sagem-Interstar has been “Changing the Way You Fax” with software-only FoIP since 2002. Visit Sagem-Interstar’s website at: www.faxserver.com.

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