West Palm Beach, FL, and Netanya, Israel – May 20, 2011 – VocalTec Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:CALL, news, filings), the company that invented voice over IP (VoIP) and sold over seven million magicJacks®, announced today it has officially changed its name to magicJack VocalTec Ltd. from VocalTec Communications Ltd. after approval by shareholders in late April and the Israel Registrar of Companies in May. The company’s new CUSIP (Committee of Uniform Security Identification Procedures) number is M6787E 101.
This new name leverages the popularity and brand recognition of the company’s flagship consumer product, the magicJack, as well as the historic value of the inventor of VoIP and intellectual property of VocalTec. This change comes almost one year after the merger of YMax Corporation, the original parent company of magicJack, and VocalTec and represents the completion of a transition to unite these brands and move from a private to public company.
The company has performed a very small sales test of their upcoming product, magicJackPLUS, using one of the forms of direct sales. With a sampling of only 200 new magicJackPLUS devices sold, efforts were up to twice as efficient in dollars spent per sale by magicJack VocalTec. “While encouraging, this is too small of a test to bank on and we might find it harder to sell the new magicJackPLUS than the original magicJack. The company will continue to test and keep investors informed of the progress. We are hoping to introduce magicJackPLUS in early July and at the same time introduce magicJack App for the computer, iPhone® and iPad®,” said magicJack VocalTec CEO Dan Borislow.
magicJack VocalTec will continue to be traded as the symbol CALL on the NASDAQ stock market. For now, the company’s web sites remain www.vocaltec.com, and www.magicjack.com to buy the magicJack.
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Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things: changes to our business resulting from increased competition; any operational or cultural difficulties associated with the integration of the businesses of VocalTec and YMax; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the merger; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the merger; the ability of the combined company to achieve the estimated potential synergies or the longer time it may take, and increased costs required, to achieve those synergies; our ability to develop, introduce and market innovative products, services and applications; our customer turnover rate and our customer acceptance rate; changes in general economic, business, political and regulatory conditions; availability and costs associated with operating our network; potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation, or from changes in the laws, regulations or policies; the degree of legal protection afforded to our products; changes in the composition or restructuring of us or our subsidiaries and the successful completion of acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture activities; and the various other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Forms 6-K and 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such factors, among others, could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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About magicJack VocalTec Ltd.
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (NASDAQ: CALL), the inventor of VoIP including the softphone and magicJack, has the goal of becoming the leading international provider of global voice over many platforms. The company has achieved sales of over seven million of the easy-to-use, award-winning magicJack since the device’s launch in 2008, and has the use of over 30 patents, some dating to when VocalTec invented VoIP. It is the largest reaching CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) in the United States in terms of area codes available and certification in number of states, and the network has historically had uptime of over 99.99 percent.
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