NEW YORK, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Antepo, Inc. (http://www.antepo.com/), a pioneer of secure, scalable Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Presence technology, today announced that the company's flagship EIM solution, Open Presence Network (OPN) System(TM), has received the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Award for Technology Innovation. This prestigious award is presented to companies that demonstrate innovative technology development within their market space, and whose innovations are expected to have significant industry-wide impact in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture. The winner is selected after a thorough research and examination of emerging and existing technologies by Frost & Sullivan's analyst team.

Frost & Sullivan's analyst team highlighted several key capabilities of OPN System that deliver business velocity, and differentiate it from other EIM and Presence solutions in the industry. This includes the solution's flexible support for both the XMPP and SIP/SIMPLE standards, which allows OPN System users to seamlessly communicate with global business units, customers, and partners that may already be using legacy systems such as IBM Sametime or Jabber, or proprietary products such as Microsoft Live Communication Server. In addition, the upcoming release of the new OPN System XT in August will further extend the reach of EIM to the vast AOL(R) Messaging Network, offering built-in, federated connectivity between OPN System and AOL Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) and ICQ(R) services, as well as Netscape(R) and Apple(R) iChat(R).

"With OPN System, Antepo delivers the interoperability, reliability, security, and stability that enterprises require from an IM solution. At the same time, it takes business communications to a new level, extending it beyond the traditional confines of the workplace and physical borders of enterprise networks," said Vedavalli Rangan, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. "This demonstrated to us that OPN System is more than just a simple business solution, but a true business innovation - one that is changing the EIM industry as we know it today, and will continue to have a long-term impact."

Frost & Sullivan also lauded OPN System's ability to integrate within existing and ever-changing IT environments, offering extensive support for a range of leading directories, operating systems, and databases to ensure a seamless, non-disruptive EIM deployment. And with its all-in-one approach, OPN System can further reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with built-in modules for archiving, logging/reporting, encryption, and policy management. Finally, Antepo's OPN System SDK, a real-time application development toolkit, allows Presence to be built into other applications and utilities to help transform workflow and business processes by reducing latencies in information exchange.

"Antepo has always been committed to being a thought leader in the industry, delivering solutions that can not only increase enterprise productivity, but the overall velocity of business processes through real-time enablement," said Maxime Seguineau, Chairman and CEO of Antepo. "We're honored that Frost & Sullivan has acknowledged our vision for Enterprise IM and Presence, and recognized the value of the OPN System in driving this vision and leading industry-wide technology innovation."

About the Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation is presented to the company that has demonstrated significant innovation in technology development within its industry. This Award recognizes the ability of the company to successfully develop and introduce new technology, formulate a well-designed product family, and make significant product performance contributions to the industry.

About Antepo

Antepo provides secure, scalable Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Presence capabilities to enterprises, carriers, developers, and SMBs through its innovative Open Presence Network (OPN) System(TM). OPN System enables real-time communication and collaboration between employees, customers, suppliers, and partners, while meeting critical requirements for control, security, integration, and compliance. As an official AOL Enterprise Federation Partner, Antepo also provides OPN System enterprises with seamless connectivity to business contacts on the AOL Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) network, in addition to supporting interoperability and server federation between EIM solutions based on XMPP or SIP/SIMPLE industry-standard protocols. Antepo is a FIMA (Financial Services Instant Messaging Association) affiliated vendor, with worldwide customers in financial, telecom, healthcare, retail, and other markets. For more information, visit http://www.antepo.com/.

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CONTACT: Kevin McLaughlin for Antepo, +1-877-505-2258, ext. 902, or
kmclaughlin@publicipartners.com

Web site: http://www.antepo.com/