Allworx Presents Texas Instruments with Award of Excellence
TI Honored for Helping Allworx Become a Leading IP-based
Phone System Supplier to Small and Medium Businesses
EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y., October 7, 2008 —Allworx (www.allworx.com), which develops Internet Protocol-based (IP) phone systems that are redefining small and medium-size business communications, has presented Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) with the Allworx 2008 Partnership Excellence Awards. The award recognizes TI for its commitment to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology and its development partnership with Allworx.
Rich Templeton, TI chairman, president and chief executive officer, accepted the award during a recent ceremony at PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) headquarters in Fairport, N.Y.. Allworx, based in nearby East Rochester, N.Y., is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAETEC.
The Allworx Partnership Excellence Award recognizes companies that consistently support Allworx’ mission to provide comprehensive communications features to small and medium businesses at a cost-effective price.
“Allworx has used TI chipsets to help tens of thousands of small and medium businesses expand their communications capabilities and improve overall business operations,” said Jeff Szczepanski, an Allworx founder and Chief Technical Officer. “We’ve collaborated with TI from our inception a decade ago, and the results of our cooperation have benefited both companies and helped to advance the VoIP industry.”
Allworx is widely recognized for its award-winning, premises-based VoIP PBX/key-systems, which offer the most comprehensive features at the most cost-effective price. By supporting both traditional Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) technology as well as modern VoIP environments, Allworx provides great flexibility that helps customers succeed both today and into the future.
“TI is pleased to accept this award, and we are very proud of our support for Allworx,” Templeton said. “We work with many of the most innovative companies and design engineers in the world, and Allworx definitely fits into that category. Everyone at TI congratulates Allworx for their success in making VoIP a mainstream technology that provides real value for businesses.”
About Texas Instruments:
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 25 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com.
About Allworx:
Allworx, a wholly owned subsidiary of PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), is redefining SMB communications with a family of award-winning phone and network systems for small-to-medium sized businesses distributed through a network of Authorized Resellers. The product line includes the Allworx 6x, 10x and 24x systems and Allworx 9100 and 9200 series of phones along with a complete package of software options. By combining the advanced features of today's VoIP systems with the key system features SMBs have grown to rely on, Allworx systems are ideal replacements for the millions of aging TDM PBX and key phone systems in use today. Allworx' Consulting Division delivers elite software and digital hardware engineering services to both large and small companies seeking to enhance and compliment their research and product development capabilities. For more information please visit www.allworx.com
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