IPcelerate and AIM Team Up

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IPcelerate and the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Service Team to Enable College Students to Connect in Real Time

DALLAS, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their ongoing commitment to connecting communities of online users, IPcelerate, Inc. and America Online, Inc. today announced that they have teamed to weave the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service (http://www.aim.com/) directly into IPcelerate's MyNORA Virtual Student Union (http://www.ipcelerate.com/), making it easy for college students to connect with friends and family in real time.

IPcelerate's MyNORA Virtual Student Union -- a SIP-based digital dashboard and softphone for the college and university market that brings together voice, video, data and collaboration capabilities -- will integrate the AIM service and AIM 'presence' information to make it easy for students to see when AIM Buddies are online and available to chat. Integrating the AIM service into the MyNORA VSU gives students direct access to the more than 41 million Americans on the AIM network, one the largest online communities in the world.

"Incorporating the popular AIM service into MyNORA is the exciting first step in a series of new content and service offerings that we will be providing to colleges and universities as well as their student and parent populations," said Kevin Brown, president and CEO for IPcelerate. "Our goal is to provide educational communities an affordable, 'one stop shop' for text, voice and video communications that meets students' demand for more dynamic, expressive and interactive experiences."

Under the agreement, AOL will be the exclusive provider of instant messaging to IPcelerate. The familiar AOL Running Man icon will be woven into the MyNORA Neighborhood to complement the AOL Buddy List feature and give users another easy way to access friends, family and fellow students. With one click, students can launch an AIM session to exchange text, audio and/or video instant messages with anyone they like.

"College students are ultra connected, and the AIM service is a way of life for them. It's not unusual for students to exchange instant messages and check email, while downloading music and writing a term paper," said Chamath Palihapitiya, vice president and general manager, AIM and ICQ, America Online, Inc. "We're excited to integrate the AIM service into IPcelerate's MyNORA VSU, helping to ensure that students all across the country enjoy access to the hottest content, features and communications services."

About IPcelerate
IPcelerate, Inc. is a Dallas-based software development company with a focus on business-impacting applications in a VoIP communications environment. IPcelerate's suite of customized solutions is designed to accelerate the Return-on-Investment (ROI) and business impact by focusing on business processes. Examples of business impacting solutions include: personnel safety, asset protection, supply chain management and controlling employee costs. Additionally, IPcelerate's advanced applications enhance a VoIP solution by converging basic telephony functions with business initiatives. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ipcelerate.com/.

About the AOL Instant Messenger Service
The AOL(R) Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) service (http://www.aim.com/) is at the center of one of the largest and most active communities online, and is available for use on computers, mobile phones and other handheld devices. With a network infrastructure that handles more than 2 billion instant messages each day, the AIM service enables people around the world to connect in real time via text, audio or video instant messaging, and to engage in shared activities, such as casual gaming and picture-sharing.

About America Online, Inc.
America Online, Inc. (http://www.aol.com/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
IPcelerate, Inc.

CONTACT: Jim Mills of J.F. Mills/Worldwide, +1-303-639-6186,jfmills@jfmillsworldwide.com, for IPcelerate, Inc.; or Kevin Brown, CEO ofIPcelerate, Inc., +1-972-512-7102, kbrown@ipcelerate.com; or Krista Thomas,+1-703-265-5880, kristadthomas@aol.com, for America Online, Inc.

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