From: Stephanie Halley <SHalley@interstarinc.com>
To: Stephanie Halley <SHalley@interstarinc.com>
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Interstar Technologies Launches LightningFAX 7.0
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 21:41:35 -0500 


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   For Immediate Release
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Interstar Technologies Launches LightningFAX 7.0 
- Enterprise Fax Software Set to Dominate Its Class

Feature-Rich Version Offers Full Integration with Lotus Notes, 
Support for Super-High Density Boards, and Fax over IP



MONTREAL, Canada - December 7, 2000 - Interstar Technologies Inc. (Interstar
Technologies), a leading developer of advanced fax solutions, today
announced the release of LightningFAX 7.0.  LightningFAX is an award-winning
enterprise fax server solution that gives businesses the power to fax-enable
their entire network, allowing users to send and receive documents directly
from their PC's and through email.  LightningFAX 7.0 presents a host of
vital new features, including superior integration of Lotus Notes, support
for high-density fax boards,  and support for LDAP and T.37, confirming
LightningFAX as the leading cross-platform, cross-application network fax
solution.

"The advanced features of LightningFAX 7.0 are a direct response to what
customers have been telling us they want," said Mr. Guy Blanchette,
President and CEO of Interstar Technologies. "Major enterprises need a
complete range of fax solutions that integrate into any business
environment.  LightningFAX 7.0 shows our customers that we're committed to
developing reliable, cost-effective solutions that deliver mission-critical
documents on time, every time."

"LightningFAX has consistently delivered 24/7 reliability to enterprises of
all sizes," said Mr. Blanchette. "Interstar's commitment to setting the
standard in the fax-messaging arena is the reason why industry giants have
chosen to integrate LightningFAX into their carrier-grade messaging
solutions."

New Features in 7.0
LightningFAX 7.0's robust, superior improved integration with Lotus Notes
has eliminated the learning curve normally involved in new enterprise
implementations.  The new Notes interface can be used to compose faxes,
receive faxes, configure personal information and fax priority, track the
status of fax documents, and unify inboxes and outboxes.  The Notes
administrator can do all day-to-day LightningFAX administration directly
from the Domino interface.  The integration of LightningFAX into Notes makes
learning simple and intuitive for both administrators and users.

LightningFAX 7.0 now supports the highest density fax board on the market,
the NMS AG 4000, which offers fax resources and network interfaces on a
single PCI card for up to 120 channels with 4 T1 or E1 trunks.  LightningFAX
7.0 also supports the new Dialogic DM3 Fax series, which can scale to 96
channels for a T1 configuration.  Support for these high density boards
spells out a higher ROI for companies that don't want the additional costs
of hardware that are associated with high-end channel configurations.

LightningFAX 7.0 has improved its SMTP gateway and Fax over IP integration,
giving the new version full compliancy with the T.37 Internet routing
standard.  This means that documents can be faxed or e-mailed from a single
user interface, and they can be routed over the Internet via any T.37
compliant device.  This reduces long-distance costs for large enterprise
accounts by leveraging LightningFAX Least Cost Routing (LCR), which
automatically identifies and sends messages to satellite server locations,
using the most cost-effective route.

LightningFAX 7.0 includes an advanced billing code format which
administrators can use to track faxes sent to and from specific users,
customers, accounts, or departments.  Sub-billing codes are also available,
e.g., to track individual users' faxes within a particular department.
Extensive reports can then be created, which is an invaluable tool for
tracking department expenditures and identifying sagging budgets before they
drag down profitability.

Other new features include: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
support, which lets LightningFAX use third-party software directory (e.g.,
Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Novell
GroupWise) in conjunction with, or instead of, the LightningFAX database;
Advanced Phone Book, whose extensive new 'find' capabilities let users
search results to create dynamic distribution lists from one or more
databases, as well as search the LightningFAX Phone Book and third party
contact directories (Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, MAPI address book,
etc.) directly from the LightningFAX SendFAX window; and Rasterizer Extended
Format support, which lets users benefit from native conversion of all PCL
and Postscript files to fax format.
  
About LightningFAX
LightningFAX is an award-winning enterprise fax solution that allows
companies to deploy rapid, secure delivery and receipt of mission-critical
fax documents on a global scale.  LightningFAX helps reduce faxing costs and
improves productivity by giving workers complete fax messaging capability
right on their desktops.  The software complements and extends the value of
existing enterprise-wide email infrastructures by allowing users to send and
receive all their faxes directly through Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino,
and other enterprise-level email servers.  LightningFAX supports Windows
NT/2000, Red Had Linux, IBM AIX, and Sun Solaris.  Available in English,
French, Italian, German, Turkish, and Japanese, LightningFAX handles up to
96 lines per server (120 in Europe), up to 3 million fax messages in the
LightningFAX database, and unlimited users.

About Interstar Technologies
Interstar Technologies Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is devoted
to setting the standard for superior, powerful and cost-effective network
fax messaging solutions. The company enjoys global recognition, distribution
spanning five continents, and a client base that includes both Fortune 500
companies and government organizations. Interstar Technologies has forged a
significant position in the fax and data messaging marketplace through
strategic alliances with core computer technology companies such as
Microsoft Corporation, IBM Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation,
Pitney Bowes Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., Groupe SAGEM,
Active Voice Corporation, Dialogic (an Intel company), Brooktrout
Technology, and Natural Microsystems Corporation. For more information about
Interstar Technologies, please visit their web site at www.faxserver.com.


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For more information, please contact:

Stephanie Halley

Interstar Technologies Inc.						
Tel.: +1 (514) 732-4308					
shalley@interstarinc.com