<p><strong>WARP, the PIKA Appliance, now generally available</strong><br>
Company ready to ship Asterisk and Linux versions of voice applications development-deployment platform<br>
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<strong>OTTAWA, Canada – June 5, 2008 – PIKA Technologies Inc.,</strong>
a leading developer of media processing hardware and software, today
announced its family of Appliances is now ready to ship to its
customers. The <strong>Appliance for Asterisk</strong> and the <strong>Appliance for Linux</strong>
are smaller-sized and lower-cost alternatives to the traditional
deployment platform of an off-the-shelf computer with plug-in voice
boards, and have been purpose built for voice-application deployment.
They are ideal for deploying small-medium sized IP-PBX systems,
integrated voice response (IVR) self-service systems, predictive
dialing systems, fax servers and many others.<br>
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The PIKA WARP Appliance product portfolio brings application developers
the hardware functionality of traditional purpose-built business
telephone systems at a fraction of the cost and in a smaller, more
reliable footprint than the off-the-shelf computer/voice board
alternative. Typically, a business telephone system contains many
features that are not available using computers. PIKA has included
these features, and more, in its customizable Appliances that are
compatible with Voice Over IP (VoIP) and analog trunks and telephones.<br>
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Having announced plans for the WARP product portfolio last September,
PIKA has since engaged with partners and customers to test and validate
the value proposition of these new out-of-the-box platforms that
combine PIKA's years of expertise in telephony voice-processing and its
robust, low-cost hardware components. The PIKA WARP Appliance was
recently named a Product of the Year Award winner for 2007 by the
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) and its web site Communications
Solutions. <br>
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Customers have also been impressed.<br>
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"Our success is about more than our services," said <strong>Stephane Monette, operations director, Unlimitel</strong>,
a VoIP service provider to SMBs. "We're not the cheapest option and we
never will be, but people are referred to us because of the quality and
stability of our services. By using PIKA products, we know we're
offering a high-quality product that fits really well with our
services."<br>
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"Not just a VoIP IP telephony device, PIKA's experience in the development of voice processing boards shines through," said <strong>Clayton Hayward, CTO, Xelnex.com</strong>
, a voice recording service provider. "We needed a plug-and-play edge
device for passive IP and trunk voice recording, and the high quality
development API makes this appliance truly multi-faceted!"<br>
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"The PIKA WARP Appliance provides us with a cost-effective, solid state
device with a small form factor to deploy our solutions," said <strong>Don Williams, chief operating officer for CTL, Inc</strong>.,
a designer, manufacturer and distributor of telecommunication solutions
in the areas of IP telephony, unified communications, voice processing,
self-service automation and pre-packaged interactive voice response
(IVR). "Using PIKA WARP gives CTL the ability to truly deploy an
end-to-end solution in an attractive package with a reliable design and
powerful processor."<br>
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On the VoIP side, the PIKA WARP Appliance can accommodate up to a
combination of 75 trunk and telephone IP end points. In addition, each
unit comes equipped with one analog telephone (FXS) port for portable
phones, fax machines or answering machines, and can be expanded with up
to eight additional analog ports to be used for either trunks (FXO) or
telephones (FXS).<br>
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"The one thing that sets PIKA`s Appliance apart from all the others on
the market more than any other single feature is PADS, our PIKA
Application Development Suite," said <strong>Terry Atwood, PIKA`s vice president of sales, marketing and customer care</strong>.
"Through PADS, Asterisk and Linux developers are able to easily take
the unique, value added features and applications they have developed,
modify them for the appliance embedded environment, and compile a
complete package to load on the box."<br>
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PIKA WARP features include:<br>
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<ul><li>Up to 75 IP trunk/station end points</li><li>Up to 9 additional analog FXO/FXS ports</li><li>Traditional telephony features:<br>
• Power failure transfer RJ11 jack(s)<br>
• Music-on-hold audio input jack<br>
• Paging system audio output jack</li><li> Ethernet and USB ports</li><li>2x20 LCD display: Backlit, API controlled, with front panel scroll button</li><li>Powerful embedded processor</li><li>Customizable look: developers can private label Appliance to build their own brand</li>
<li>SD flash memory</li><li>Dynamic thermal management</li></ul>
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For more information about the PIKA WARP Appliance product portfolio, see: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pikatechnologies.com/english/View.asp?x=652">http://www.pikatechnologies.com/english/View.asp?x=652</a><br>
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<strong>About PIKA Technologies</strong><br>
PIKA Technologies for over 20 years has been providing developers with
the tools they need to build advanced voice and fax applications like
IP PBX, fax broadcast and self-service IVR. As the technology landscape
has changed, so too has PIKA, building out its product offering so its
customers can choose the right tool set for their applications. Whether
building applications using board-based media processing or using
host-based solutions, application developers of all kinds turn to PIKA
for their development tools.<br>
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In addition to its traditional line of hardware and software solutions,
PIKA now offers a family of appliances that provide top-quality
performance out of the box. PIKA sells these appliances directly and
also makes them available through its growing network of resellers and
distributors. Known for its exceptional customer service, PIKA's
customers can expect the same high level of personalized, fast and free
support that the company has always delivered. Headquartered in Ottawa,
Canada, the company has ranked in The Branham 300, an authoritative
ranking of successful Canadian high tech firms, for six consecutive
years. Visit <a href="http://www.pikatechnologies.com">www.pikatechnologies.com</a> or call +1-613-591-1555 for more
information.</p>