Novatec recently participated in Interop Tokyo 2006 this past June where they exhibited Ojo for the first time. "The interest in Ojo was enthusiastic and we are very anxious to follow up with our customers to bring them this very attractive product to further utilize the capabilities of their networks," said Ichiro Saji, President and CEO of Novatec. "With our network solutions and our IP-PBX products, we expect to capitalize further on the interest we began to generate at Interop Tokyo and be the first to bring Ojo to the Japanese market," he added.

Novatec, as the leading Solution integrator in Japan, provides various network and VoIP solutions such as VoIP Gateways and IP-PBX products. Ojo has been working with a variety of companies around the world to make these digital voice services attractive to customers by adding the special nature of video communication to differentiate from traditional telephone services.

"This is a very proud moment for us at WorldGate to partner with such a respected company in Japan which is at the forefront of the communications revolution. Japan has been a key objective for us since the beginning of Ojo and we are very happy to have attracted Novatec to work with us to bring Ojo to this progressive country," said Hal Krisbergh, Chairman and CEO, WorldGate. The companies are working with customers and shipments are expected to begin for deployments this month. Targets include the telephone companies, VoIP providers as well as businesses and Internet Service Providers.

Ojo product brochure is available (PDF file, 363kB)

More information on WorldGate and Ojo Personal Video Phones can be accessed at www.WGATE.com.

ABOUT WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 
WorldGate Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes personal video phones. WorldGate's products will be marketed to consumers through cable, DSL, VoIP and satellite service providers as well as through retail stores worldwide under the Ojo brand name. Ojo personal video phones offer high quality, real-time, two-way video communications with video messaging and an optional cordless handset. Ojo is easy to install, and is as easy to operate as a regular telephone; it plugs into a broadband connection, no PC is required, and uses the existing phone number. Ojo (PVP 1000) also makes conventional (or VoIP) voice-only phone calls using the existing household telephone service. Ojo's iconic and functional design features an eye-level screen and camera, a self-viewer, a full-duplex speakerphone, photo-based caller ID and phonebook and one-touch controls for video and voice privacy. Ojo video phone is designed to conform to industry standard protocols (SIP) and utilizes enhancements to the latest technology for voice and video compression (H.264) to achieve superior quality at data rates as low as 100 Kbps. WorldGate has been awarded a patent for its distinctive design and has patents pending for its specialized technology. This unique combination of functional design, advanced technology and use of broadband networks provides real-time video communication experiences that bring families and friends closer together, and for the first time provides consumers with a high-quality, affordable video phone. More information on WorldGate and the Ojo video phone can be accessed at www.wgate.com.

WorldGate is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol WGAT. WorldGate and Ojo are trademarks of WorldGate Service Inc. Any other trademarks used in this document are the property of their respective owners.

ABOUT NOVATEC CORPORATION
Novatec Corporation has been recognized of its technical skills and expertise from Intel Corporation and has been officially certified as the first technical representative in Japan in 2002 for Intel's network processor products and Embedded Intel® Architecture products. As a Solutions integrator, Novatec Corporation provides hardware and software application solutions, development kits, and turnkey solutions for network and communications related products such as VoIP, IP-PBX, and routers, and networked CE products in order to shorten the time-to-market for OEM manufacturers.

More information on Novatec Corporation can be accessed at: www.novatec.co.jp/eng/index_e.htm