AltiGen Announces MaxACD Contact Center for Microsoft Lync Has Passed Microsoft Lync ISV Qualification Program Requirements

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/08/2012 -- AltiGen Communications, Inc. (OTCQX: ATGN) (PINKSHEETS: ATGN), a leading provider of Microsoft Unified Communications solutions, is pleased to announce that MaxACD Contact Center for Microsoft Lync is a qualified contact center solution and has passed Microsoft Lync ISV Qualification Program requirements.

The Microsoft Lync ISV Qualification Program is for Independent Software Vendors that have built solutions for Microsoft Lync. Testing is performed between Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and third party ISV applications to validate interoperability, feature set, system performance and stability.

"This program is designed to help ensure that customers have a quality experience with setup, support and use of qualified ISV solutions with Microsoft Lync," said BJ Haberkorn, Group Product Marketing Manager, for Lync at Microsoft. "Now that AltiGen has completed its qualification testing, businesses can use its MaxACD call center solutions for Lync 2010."

"Business sponsorship and IT system compatibility play a significant role in our purchasing decision process," states MaxACD customer Craig Mueller, Senior Manager, Infrastructure, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. "AltiGen achieving Lync ISV Qualification provides a high level of confidence that we have selected the right partner to fulfill our Lync call center requirements."

"Qualified interoperability with Microsoft Lync is a significant strategic milestone for AltiGen," said Niel Levonius, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy, AltiGen. "Demonstrating the high standards of quality that we strive to achieve, it positions us well within the Lync ISV partner ecosystem of which contact center is a key component."

AltiGen's MaxACD Contact Center for Lync helps provide a simple to deploy, simple to use, and simple to manage feature-rich call center for Lync. Powerful features such as skills-based routing, multi-level Auto Attendant, a flexible and adaptable IVR with CRM integration capabilities, Call Recording and monitoring and reporting are all tightly integrated to provide a compelling communications solution either on premise or delivered through the cloud.

About AltiGen Communications
AltiGen Communications, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ATGN) (OTCQX: ATGN) is a leading provider of Microsoft VoIP business phone systems and Unified Communications solutions. Having more than 10,000 customers around the world, AltiGen solutions are designed for ease of use, to work with Microsoft infrastructure technologies, and are built on a scalable, open standards platform. AltiGen's worldwide headquarters is in Silicon Valley, California, with international operations based in Shanghai, China. Local sales, service and support are provided by AltiGen's worldwide network of over 300 certified partners. For more information, call 1-888-ALTIGEN or visit the web site at www.altigen.com.

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